Pearls of the Deep
1966, Czech. Directed by Věra Chytilová & Jaromil Jireš & Jan Němec & Evald Schorm & Jiří Menzel.
A quintet of vignettes based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal: an eventful trip to the motorcycle races results in drunkenness, long-winded discussions, and death; two elderly men create false biographies; insurance agents visit an eccentric painter/goat farmer and his mother; guests at a wedding reception remain oblivious to outlying misery; and a working-class boy romances a Roma girl.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Pearls of the Deep is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Věra ChytilováDirector
- Jaromil JirešDirector
- Jan NěmecDirector
- Evald SchormDirector
- Jiří MenzelDirector
- Pavla MaršálkováMother (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Ferdinand KrůtaFather František (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Alois VachekDisabled Man (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Emil IserleUncle (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miroslav NohýnekLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Slávka ŠpankováLover (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Bohumil HrabalSpectator (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Jiří MenzelCyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
- Miloš ČtrnáctýPatient, Former Singer (segment "Podvodníci")
- František HavelPatient, Former Journalist (segment "Podvodníci")
- Josef HejlBarber (segment "Podvodníci")
- Jan VašákAttendand (segment "Podvodníci")
Details
- Released
- 7 January 1966
- Original title
- Perličky na dně
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Bohumil Hrabal, Věra Chytilová, Jaromil Jireš
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What Pearls of the Deep is based on
Pearls of the Deep is adapted from a short story.
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Pearls of the Deep runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Pearls of the Deep is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Pearls of the Deep, try The Brothers Grimm, Disenchanted, Hard to Die.
Who directed Pearls of the Deep?
Pearls of the Deep (1966) was directed by Věra Chytilová and Jaromil Jireš and Jan Němec and Evald Schorm and Jiří Menzel and stars Pavla Maršálková, Ferdinand Krůta, Alois Vachek.
What is Pearls of the Deep based on?
Pearls of the Deep is adapted from a short story.