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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1979 - 18.26 August

Sections & Films

DINNER FOR ADELE

Category: Edition 1979

Synopsis
When the famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes convinced that he is standing against his greatest enemy - the Gardener, who supposedly died years ago in a swamp...

Original Title ADÉLA JESTE NEVECERELA
Italian Title NICK CARTER QUEL PAZZO DI DETECTIVE AMERICANO
Category Official Competition
Festival Awards Special Prize (1979)
Section Official Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 102'
Production Year 1977
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Directed by Oldřich Lipský
Screenplay Jirí Brdecka, Oldrich Lipský
Main cast Michal Docolomanský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký

 regista Oldrich LipskyOLDRICH LIPSKY

Oldřich Lipský (Pelhřimov, 4 July 1924) is a Czech director and screenwriter.
Popular filmmaker in his homeland, he is the brother of the actor Lubomír Lipský.
After studying philosophy in Prague, he began working in theater as an actor and director. He worked as a result of Barrandov's studies, the largest in the Czech Republic and among the most important in Europe. He made his debut as a film director in the fifties. In his career, he has directed thirty films, many of which are comedies or parodies.