Hroch

Hroch
Hroch
	Czech cover
Directed by	Karel Steklý
Written by	Karel Steklý
Produced by	Jiří Zika
Starring	Oldo Hlavácek
Cinematography	František Uldrich
Edited by	Jan Kohout
Music by	Jaromír Klempíř
Release date	1 March 1974;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

Hroch is a 1974 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Steklý.^[1] The film was meant as a political satire that would be a parable of Prague Spring.^[2] The film was notable for negative reception, and is often viewed as the worst Czech film ever made.^[3]

Cast

Oldo Hlavácek as Hroch
Helga Cocková as Dása
Svatopluk Matyás as Pip Karen
Helena Blehárová as Sona
Miroslav Homola as Borovec
Zdena Hadrbolcová as Plasilová
Eduard Dubský as Prof. Fibinger
Jirí Lír as Keeper
Slávka Budínová as Majka
Josef Vetrovec as Zoo Director
Oldřich Velen as Veterinary
Josef Kobr as Bank Director
Jiří Holý as Husband of Sona
Jan Skopeček as Dentist

Hroch Awards

Hroch is often called the worst Czech film ever made. Hroch awards that are annually given by the words Czech film of the year are named after the film.^[3]

References

^ "Hroch". Czech Film Database. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "Hroch (1973)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hroch: Příběh nejhoršího českého filmu". iDNES.cz. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2016.