The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians( literally" The Mystery/ Secret of the Castle in the Carpathians") is a 1981 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský.
It is based on Jules Verne's novel" The Carpathian Castle"( called" Tajemný hrad v Karpatech" in Czech translations).
The film marks Lipský's third and final collaboration with the humorist Jiří Brdečka, and also features special props by Jan Svankmajer and music by Luboš Fišer.
The film had star casting of Czechoslovakian actors.
It remains one of few very popular comedy films even today, being often played on public holidays on main TV channels.
A low cost, paper cover DVD of the film was released and to October 20, 2014 is still available in Czech eshops.
Oldřich Lipský
Oldřich Lipský (4 July 1924 – 19 October 1986) was a popular and influential Czech film director, brother of actor Lubomír Lipský.
Fanfare for a Death Scene
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Oldřich Velen
Oldřich Velen, birth name Oldřich Volek( 15 September 1921 in Brno-Tuřany- 4 May 2013) was a Czech actor.
He is known from the successful television series" Slovácko sa nesúdí", after the books by Zdeněk Galuška where he played a major role( figure Jura Klásek) together with the popular actor Slovak Jozef Kroner.
He also appeared in 5 episodes of" Křeček v noční košili" and 5 episodes of" Arabela se vrací".
Velen played nearly 300 different film roles.
After graduating high school in Brno Conservatory and began playing in theater in České Budějovice, this theater was later by the Nazis forcibly relocated to Tábor.
During the Nazi occupation he was also imprisoned in Brno Kounic college, which during World War II served as the main Moravian Brno Gestapo prison.
For sixteen years he worked in the theater in Olomouc; he was also a member of the Barrandov Studios acting group, and played at the legendary Theatre on the Balustrade in Prague.
He appeared in movies like" The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians", but most of his movie roles were very minor.
An Alibi for Death
An Alibi for Death( German: Ein Alibi zerbricht) is a 1963 Austrian- German crime drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck and Charles Regnier.
It was shot in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner- Jonstorff.
Alibi for Murder
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Ben Palmer
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Jiří Brdečka
Jiří Brdečka (December 24, 1917 – June 2, 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director.
Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family; his father, Otakar Brdečka, wrote under the pseudonym Alfa.
Brdečka studied at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939.
He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum (
Městském muzeu v Praze) and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist.
He worked as a press agent for the studio from summer 1941 to the end of 1942.
In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios.
He began directing animated films on his own in 1958.
His writing credits include "Springman and the SSThe Emperor's NightingaleThe Emperor and the GolemLost ChildrenThe Fabulous World of Jules VerneA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Fabulous Baron MunchausenThe Cassandra CatLemonade JoeDinner for Adele", and "The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians".
Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an extensive use of hyperbole, satire, and literary illusions.
In 1952, Brdečka's daughter, the writer and film critic , was born.
Brdečka died in 1982 in Prague.
John Nevison
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The story inspired William Harrison Ainsworth to include a modified version in his novel" Rookwood", in which he attributed the feat to Dick Turpin.
There are suggestions that the feat was actually undertaken by Samuel Nicks.
Alfred Vohrer
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He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984.
His 1969 film" Seven Days Grace" was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.
His 1972 film" Tears of Blood" was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
His 1974 film" Only the Wind Knows the Answer" was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

Question: Which film has the director who died first, The Mysterious Castle In The Carpathians or An Alibi For Death?
Answer: An Alibi For Death