Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977)
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 95 min
- Released: 1977-04-15
- TMDB rating: 6.7 / 10 (10)
In this character study by Czech director Frantisek Vlacil, a stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town. Gradually he's drawn into the lives of his patients—a childless couple, a pregnant girl with a stern mother, the son of a duck farmer—and each relationship reveals a bit more about him and the idyllic but insular community.
- Director: František Vláčil
- Writer: Václav Nývlt, František Vláčil
- Music: Zdeněk Liška
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František Vláčil was a Czech film director, one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century Czech cinema. He is best known for his visually poetic historical films Marketa Lazarová and Údolí včel (The Valley of the Bees). After the onset of normalization he was barred from working at Barrandov studios and made seve…
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Václav Lohniský was a Czech film and theatre actor, best known for his roles in Czechoslovak comedies. He appeared in the comedy film „Marečku, podejte mi pero!" (1976), directed by Oldřich Lipský, in one of the lead roles. His acting style was marked by natural humour and an earthy, likeable charm.
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František Vláčil (1924–1999) was a Czech film director regarded as one of the most important figures in Czech cinema. He is best known for his visually poetic historical films Marketa Lazarová and The Valley of the Bees. His later work includes Dým bramborové natě (Smoke on the Potato Fields).
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