Happy End (1967)
A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes back to explore his previous actions and motivations.
- Date of release
- 1967-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (57)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Oldřich Lipský
Casting
- Vladimír Menšík — Řezník Bedřich Frydrych
- Jaroslava Obermaierová — Jůlie
- Josef Abrhám — Ptáček
- Bohuš Záhorský — Tchán
- Stella Zázvorková — Tchýně
- Jiří Steimar
- Martin Růžek — Žalobce
- Bedřich Prokoš — Knéz
- Josef Hlinomaz — Komisař
- Jaroslav Štercl — Strážník
- Helena Růžičková — Černovláska
- Mirko Musil — Dozorce
Interesting facts
Happy End is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave absurdist dark comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Theodor Pištěk designed the costumes for the film. The film is told backwards, beginning with the protagonist's death and ending with his birth.
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