Murder Czech Style (1967): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1967, Murder Czech Style is a comedy film directed by Jiří Weiss, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. The protagonist (Rudolf Hrusinsky) is a dull, fat, shy government clerk indulging in voyuerism and ego fantasies. In love with another clerk (Kveta Fiolova), he is urged on in his pursuit by a commiserate executive. The story is told in a flashback sequence as the cuckolded Hrusinsky attempts suicide by gassing himself in his bathtub. The "Murder" of the title is not a murder as such, rather the murder that Hrusinsky remembers planning upon discovering his wife's unfaithfulness with his supposed friend and advisor. Both plots failing in his mind, he loses himself in fantastic reveries of his funeral and of hypocritical mourners. ' Deciding (perhaps) that this is not the way out either, he gives up the attempt and imagines a life of reconciliation and eventual affluence.

Who’s in it. Murder Czech Style stars Rudolf Hrušínský as František Pokorný, Květa Fialová as Alice Pokorná, Václav Voska as Námestek and Vladimír Menšík as Emil, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, Murder Czech Style has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Murder Czech Style page.

If you liked it. Fans of Murder Czech Style tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.