Africa (2002)

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Released:
2002-10-05

Overview:
The fourteenth Cimrman play takes us to the heart of a continent almost untouched by civilization. Czech travelers encounter a strange tribe of cannibals and almost end up on their menu. The members of this tribe are unusual in two ways: their appearance and their extraordinary docility. These characteristics enabled Cimrman to solve linguistic and staging problems with an elegance that other world playwrights can only envy. If, say, G. B. Shaw had tackled such a theme, the audience would have spent 5 to 7 hours in the auditorium. Cimrman managed to do it in just one hour (not counting the introductory scientific seminar). For the first time in the history of the Jára Cimrman Theater, a live animal appears on stage.

Director:
Ladislav Smoljak

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Zdeněk Svěrák
    as
    Dr. Emil Žába
  • Petr Brukner
    as
    Cyril Metoděj
  • Jaroslav Weigel
    as
    Baron Ludwig von Úvaly u Prahy
  • Genadij Rumlena
    as
    Bohuslav Puchmajer
  • Jan Kašpar
    as
    Náčelník Líná Huba