A Big Case (Czech: Velký případ) is a 1946 Czech comedy film directed by Václav Kubásek and Josef Mach and starring Jaroslav Průcha, Vítězslav Boček and Helena Busová.Wohl, Eugen & Păcurar, Elena. Language of the Revolution: The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the "Eastern Bloc" Countries: Case Studies. Springer Nature, 2023. p. 348 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alois Mecera.
Synopsis In a small town, towards the end of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), a patriotic Czech miller disguises himself in the uniform of the local German commander who he strongly resembles, causing confusion amongst the Wehrmacht forces and their Czech collaborators.
Cast Jaroslav Průcha as miller Vítězslav Boček as Hermann Hähne Bedřich Vrbský as forester Helena Busová as wine bar owner Dagmar Frýbortová as the miller's daughter Vladimír Řepa as mayor Bohuš Záhorský as station master František Filipovský as editor Rudolf Deyl as veterinarian Bolek Prchal as farmer Stanislav Neumann as watchmaker Martin Raus as Wohryzka Václav Švorc as police officer Vladimír Hlavatý as Mítonoha Rudolf Morávek as Vrtátko František Paul as Volkssturm leader Alois Dvorský as savings bank cashier Gabriel Hart as Prof. Weissenberger Zita Bergerová as Kraus's wife Jan Fifka as Němec Jindra Hermanová as Gossip Karolína Vávrová as old woman with a clock
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