Král Ubu (1996)

A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of the dead to his royal post, is presented with a touch of the grotesque where naive comic elements meet black humor. Using a human touch, the film- makers were able to transform the original into a film aimed at a contemporary audience while remaining faithful to the vision of Father Ubu and Mother Ubu venturing everything in their efforts to seize power and mammon.

Cast (37)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Marián Labuda

Lucie Bílá

Karel Roden

I

Ivan Zachariáš

Ester Geislerová

Bolek Polívka

Chantal Poullain

Ivan Vyskočil

Marie Drahokoupilová

Zita Kabátová

Tomáš Hanák

Václav Chalupa

Jan Španbauer

R

Roman Krása

Marián Labuda

M

Milan Kasl

S

Stanislav Tyšer

F

František Novotný

Big Soldier

B

Branko Škugor

Marquis Novohorský

Lou Fanánek Hagen

V

Václav Luks

J

Jan Zika

D

Darina Gajovská

Z

Zdena Razýmová

M

Michael Kořínek

J

Jaroslav Havlíček

J

Josef Šimáček

L

Lucie Čerňanská

J

Júlie Čerňanská

S

Sylvie Čerňanská

L

Lucie Chotová

I

Ivana Chotová

I

Ivan Gübel

Big Soldier (voice) (uncredited)

Dalimil Klapka

Marquis Novohorský (voice) (uncredited)

Ivo Novák

Gate Guard (voice) (uncredited)

Václav Kotva

Old Man (voice) (uncredited)

Viola Zinková

Old Woman (voice) (uncredited)

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