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Case for a Rookie Hangman

Based On the book by Jonathan Swift

Case for a Rookie Hangman (Czech: Případ pro začínajícího kata) is a Czechoslovak drama film directed by Pavel Juráček. It was released in 1970. The movie belongs to the Czech New Wave. The movie can be classified as a surrealist or absurdist satire, and it is based loosely on the third book of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, but the story is transferred to an early 20th-century world in decay.

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Release date:
1970
Director:
Pavel Juráček
Cast:
Lubomír Kostelka, Klára Jerneková, Slávka Budínová, Milena Zahrynowská, Pavel Landovský
Genre:
Drama, Parable
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Language:
Czech
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Book vs Film

Cover of Gulliver's Travels
The Book · 1726

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

★ 3.6 / 5 88 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Case for a Rookie Hangman
The Film · 1970

Case for a Rookie Hangman

Pavel Juráček

★ 7.0 / 10 770 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 244 years after publication.

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