A Ridiculous Gentleman

A Ridiculous Gentleman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 28, 1969

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Směšný pán

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Director

Karel Kachyňa

Description

When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor's orders, he is determined to live out his final days on his own terms and fulfill his fantasies. He saves the life of a young woman who tries to kill herself after his recovery from heart surgery in this symbolic story of a man trying to determine his own fate in his last days alive.