

Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply increases, Camel is mistakenly regarded as a mass murderer and cunningly uses his horrifying reputation to get the respect and heart of his beloved Sabrina, a journalist from a local newspaper. But this game turns out to be risky and in the end, both gangs don't hesitate to seize the check at all costs, including an improvised operation
Direction
Lipský's Rube Goldberg death sequences are pure sadistic poetry
Production
Grotty 1970s Prague locations that reek ofauthentic Eastern Bloc grime
Acting
Lubomír Lipský's nervous energy makes Buster Keaton look chill

Director
Oldřich Lipský
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lubomír Lipský and director Oldřich Lipský were brothers—their comedic timing was literally genetic.
Made during the Prague Spring's aftermath, its bureaucratic buffoonery subtly mocked Soviet-controlled structures without getting banned.
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