A Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970, Czech. Directed by Pavel Juráček.
Lemuel Gulliver has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he finds a dead rabbit dressed like a man and takes a watch from its waistcoat breast pocket. The half-ruined house that he enters reminds Lemuel of his childhood and brings up a painful memory of a dearly loved girl Markéta who was drowned years ago. Gulliver finds himself in Balnibarbi, a country where he doesn't understand the laws and habits and so continually offends against public decency. It is a day when people are ordered to keep their mouths shut and they force their visitor to follow suit. He faces harsh interrogation and finds it difficult to explain that he is not the rabbit Oscar whose watch has been found in his possession.
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- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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A Case for a Rookie Hangman is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Pavel JuráčekDirector
- Lubomír KostelkaLemuel Gulliver
- Pavel LandovskýFízl
- Klára JernekováMarkéta
- Milena ZahrynowskáDominika
- Luděk KopřivaVilém Seid
- Slávka BudínováVilma Seidová
- Pavel Bošekdocent Baux
- František HolarVedoucí dobrovolník
- Miroslav MacháčekMunodi
- Věra FerbasováMunodiová
- Eduard DubskýPrefekt
- Miloš VávraEmil
Details
- Released
- 3 July 1970
- Original title
- Případ pro začínajícího kata
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Pavel Juráček
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What A Case for a Rookie Hangman is based on
A Case for a Rookie Hangman is based on Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift, published by Benjamin Motte.
1726
Gulliver's Travels
By Jonathan Swift
Published by Benjamin Motte
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A Case for a Rookie Hangman runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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A Case for a Rookie Hangman is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Case for a Rookie Hangman?
If you liked A Case for a Rookie Hangman, try Afterlife of the Party, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, Unicorn Store.
Who directed A Case for a Rookie Hangman?
A Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was directed by Pavel Juráček and stars Lubomír Kostelka, Pavel Landovský, Klára Jerneková.
What is A Case for a Rookie Hangman based on?
A Case for a Rookie Hangman is based on Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift, published by Benjamin Motte.