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Fourteen at the Table

Fourteen at the Table (Czech: Čtrnáctý u stolu) is a 1943 Czechoslovak crime comedy film directed by Oldřich Nový and Antonín Zelenka, starring Karel Höger, Ludvík Veverka and Helena Friedlová.

It was made in German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The screenplay was based on a story by the retired German silent film actress Ossi Oswalda. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jan Zázvorka.

Plot

Thirteen guests meet at the home of Mayor Bartoš. They are disturbed by the number, so they hope and wait for another guest to appear. A fourteenth guest does arrive, with the coincidental surname of Čtrnáctý ("Fourteenth"). The young man, Pavel Čtrnáctý, is attracted to the mayor's daughter, Ema. He could not resist and kisses her. The girl suddenly becomes the subject of gossip.

Cast

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Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

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