Africa

1h 36min

Comedy

The fourteenth Cimrman play takes us to the heart of a continent almost untouched by civilization. Czech travelers encounter a strange tribe of cannibals and almost end up on their menu. The members of this tribe are unusual in two ways: their appearance and their extraordinary docility. These characteristics enabled Cimrman to solve linguistic and staging problems with an elegance that other world playwrights can only envy. If, say, G. B. Shaw had tackled such a theme, the audience would have spent 5 to 7 hours in the auditorium. Cimrman managed to do it in just one hour (not counting the introductory scientific seminar). For the first time in the history of the Jára Cimrman Theater, a live animal appears on stage.

Production Companies

Česká televize

Originální Videojournal

Cast

Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Dr. Emil Žába
Petr Brukner

Petr Brukner

Cyril Metoděj
Jaroslav Weigel

Jaroslav Weigel

Baron Ludwig von Úvaly u Prahy
Genadij Rumlena

Genadij Rumlena

Bohuslav Puchmajer
Jan Kašpar

Jan Kašpar

Náčelník Líná Huba

Release date

5th Oct 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Český