Murder Czech Style (1967) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1967 · 90 mins · Czech

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Directed by

Jiří Weiss

Starring

Rudolf Hrušínský, Květa Fialová, Věra Uzelacová, Josef Vondráček, František Husák, Jindřich Narenta

Rudolf Hrusinsky, a shy clerk, loves fellow clerk Květá Fiolová, urged by his superior. In flashback he attempts suicide by gassing his bathtub. The “Murder” is the imagined killing he plotted after learning his wife’s affair with his trusted friend. Lost in visions of his funeral and mourners, he aborts the suicide and imagines a better future.