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I'll Be Good, Old Man! (1979)

Original title: „Já už budu hodný, dědečku!“

1979-07-27 · 1h 23m · CS
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To the intolerant and bloody-minded Prague actor Bergner (Milos Kopecký) is the lead in Moliere's Misanthrope which he is studying now as tailor-made. On top of that he is malicious and he advises to the new actress Helenka (Dagmar Havlová) in such a way that she upsets the theatre director. If Bergner accuses somebody of a mischief and he is wrong, he never apologizes. When he almost crashes an older elegant lady by his car on the zebra crossing, instead of an apology he calls her an old ballet dancer... But in Brno's TV he takes part in a discussion on manners and he gives himself as an example of good manners and grace. In the train he meets a magic old man (Ladislav Pesek) who warns him and admonishes him to change his behavior. After he arrives to Prague the old man's threat comes true.

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Miloš KopeckýMiloš Kopeckýherec Theodor "Dóďa" BergnerAlena VránováAlena VránováOlga BergnerováFrantišek FilipovskýFrantišek Filipovskýpsychiatr MUDr. Maudr / metařLadislav PešekLadislav Pešekkouzelný dědečekSvatopluk BenešSvatopluk Benešherec BaštaDarja HajskáDarja Hajskásousedka-drbnaMarie MotlováMarie Motlovásousedka-drbnaNelly GaierováNelly Gaierováteta DitaJosef VětrovecJosef Větrovecředitel divadla Josef KábrtDagmar Havlová VeškrnováDagmar Havlová Veškrnováherečka Helenka TicháJiří LírJiří Lírinspicient KubíčekMíla MyslíkováMíla Myslíkovákostymérka Anička

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SatireSupernatural being

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinitySatire · Supernatural BeingDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference623145Actor preference338274 · 376377 · 403216

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What is I'll Be Good, Old Man! about?

To the intolerant and bloody-minded Prague actor Bergner (Milos Kopecký) is the lead in Moliere's Misanthrope which he is studying now as tailor-made. On top of that he is malicious and he advises to the new actress Helenka (Dagmar Havlová) in such a way that she upsets the theatre director. If Bergner accuses somebody of a mischief and he is wrong, he never apologizes. When he almost crashes an older elegant lady by his car on the zebra crossing, instead of an apology he calls her an old ballet dancer... But in Brno's TV he takes part in a discussion on manners and he gives himself as an example of good manners and grace. In the train he meets a magic old man (Ladislav Pesek) who warns him and admonishes him to change his behavior. After he arrives to Prague the old man's threat comes true.

How long is I'll Be Good, Old Man!?

I'll Be Good, Old Man! has a runtime of 83 minutes.