As Good as Poison (1986)
Overview
Engineer Pavel Hnyk is successful at work, but not very happy in his private life. He is approaching his fiftieth birthday and he can't shake the feeling that life is slipping away from him. The most effective medicine for such woes is amorous adventures, and Pavel indulges in them. His wife Alice is a lawyer by profession, so she knows about such cases, and because she is a wise woman, she passes them over in silence. One day, however, a new colleague appears at Pavel's workplace - the charming Slovakian Julie. A friendly relationship soon turns into a love affair, and over time it grows into a headless, destructive passion that cares for nothing and no one...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 2.9215 |
Directed By
Vít Olmer
Crew
Vít Olmer
Ota Kopřiva
Ivana Kačírková
Karel Zídek
Ivan Ernyei
Jiří Just
Boris Halmi
Jiří Stivín
Jiří Blažek
Jan Křížek
Alena Zoubková
Roman Pavlíček
Naděžda Nováková
Zdena Prchlíková
Tomáš Hampl
Ondřej Trojan
Sonja Kroupová
Jiří Libánský
Yvona Limberská
František Pilný
Vít Olmer
Dana Smržová
Blanka Haltufová
Eliška Willigová
Jiří Stivín
Olga Rosenfelderová
Ivana Šislerová
Jindra Pospíšilová
Anna Mejtská
Hana Forejtová
Pavel Kopta
Jaromír Lukáš
Alena Červená
Jaroslav Tomsa
Jiří Moudrý
Ivan Bareš
Dagmar Pitráková
Jana Hauserová
Jiří Synek
Jana Goetzová
TOP CAST
Zdeněk Svěrák
Pavel Hnyk
Ivona Krajčovičová
Julka Tomčányová
Libuše Švormová
Alice
Václav Švorc
Zounek
Ladislava Kozderková
Vlasta
František Řehák
Hula
František Husák
Gelner
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Martička Krásová
Jaromíra Mílová
Vendulka
Vladimír Švabík
Gatekeeper
Zbyněk Červenka
Musician
Jaroslav Klán
Musician
Karel Kroužil
Musician
František Pokorný
Musician
Karel Sobotka
Musician
František Šůcha
Musician
Miriam Kantorková
Martička Krásová (voice)
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