Burglar and Umbrella (1971): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1971, Burglar and Umbrella is a drama, crime and family film directed by Jiří Sequens, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. In the morning twilight of Prague, the dead body of the safe-breaker Toufar is found floating on the river Vltava with a knife in his back. Police inspectors visit Toufar's lover, the prostitute Anna Kulatá (Jirina Bohdalová), nicknamed Umbrella, and it is apparent that the moment before she opened the door of her flat, someone fled through the window. Umbrella is summoned for examination to the head of the criminal police - Police Councilman Vacátko Jaroslav Marvan, but although shocked by the photograph of the dead man, she does not confess to anything. Before Toufar, Umbrella lived with the safe-breaker Penicka (Radoslav Brzobohatý), who loved her very much and made her quit her street trade. But when he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, Umbrella began to live with the brute Toufar, who chased her to street again. In the case of the murder, Penicka is therefore the prime suspect.

Who’s in it. Burglar and Umbrella stars Jaroslav Marvan as Policejní rada Vacátko, Josef Bláha as Brůžek, Josef Vinklář as Bouše and Jiřina Bohdalová as Anča 'Paraplíčko' Kulatá, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, Burglar and Umbrella has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Burglar and Umbrella page.

If you liked it. Fans of Burglar and Umbrella tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.