I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
{{Short description|1970 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
| image = I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen, Czechoslovak film 1970, DVD cover.jpg
| alt = DVD cover
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Oldřich Lipský
| producer = Jiří Krejčí
| writer = Josef Nesvadba, Miloš Macourek, Oldřich Lipský
| narrator =
| starring = Jiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová, Petr Čepek
| music = Vlastimil Hála
| cinematography = Ivan Šlapeta
| editing = Miroslav Hájek
| studio = Filmové studio Barrandov
| distributor = Ústřední půjčovna filmů
| released = {{Film date|1970|02|27|Czechoslovakia|ref1={{Cite web|url=http://www.fdb.cz/film/zabil-jsem-einsteina-panove/23422|title = Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969)}}}}
| runtime = 95 min.
| country = Czechoslovakia (Czechia)
| language = Czech
| budget =
| gross =
}}
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen ({{langx|cs|Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové}}) is a 1970 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. The film starred Jiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová and Petr Čepek. The plot revolves around time travel to the past to change the future.
Cast
- Jiří Sovák - Professor David Moore
- Jana Brejchová - Gwen Williamsová
- Lubomír Lipský - Professor Frank Pech
- Iva Janžurová - Betsy
- Petr Čepek - Albert Einstein
- Radoslav Brzobohatý - Robert
- Svatopluk Beneš - Giacometti
- Jan Libícek - Smith
- Viktor Maurer - Snyder
- Miloš Kopecký - Wertheim
- Stella Zázvorková - Wertheimová
- Oldrich Musil - Rektor Rath
- Josef Hlinomaz - Velitel policie
- Karel Effa - Zástupce velitele policie
- Josef Bláha - reditel Fizikálního ustávu
- Josef Kemr - Professor Hughes
Production
The film was shot in late summer 1968{{cite web |title=Hezky tady počkej, já se hned vrátím. Jen co zabiju pana Einsteina |url=https://max.iprima.cz/novinky/hezky-tady-pockej-ja-se-hned-vratim-jen-co-zabiju-pana-einsteina |access-date=29 May 2021 |website=Prima Max}} and premiered in Czechoslovakia on 27 February 1970.{{Cite web |title=Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969) |url=http://www.fdb.cz/film/zabil-jsem-einsteina-panove/23422}}
Analysis
In the film, a character uses a device which has been likened to a selfie stick, several decades before its modern design was developed.{{Cite web |date=3 March 2016 |title=A sci-fi film from 1970 predicted the selfie stick, but better |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/3/11157362/sci-fi-film-selfie-stick-1970}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0065235}}
{{Oldřich Lipský}}
Category:1970s science fiction comedy films
Category:1970s Czech-language films
Category:Czechoslovak science fiction comedy films
Category:Films directed by Oldřich Lipský
Category:Czech science fiction comedy films
Category:Cultural depictions of Albert Einstein
Category:Czech post-apocalyptic films
Category:1970s films about time travel
Category:1970 science fiction films
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