The Genius
1969, Slovak. Directed by Štefan Uher.
A metaphorical story about the conflict of human reason and ideals with the dehumanizing mechanism of social institutions. A satire criticizing the negative relations between people, condemning the evils of human characters and the resulting qualities - pride, envy, malicious gloating, hatred and mammonism.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Slovak
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Štefan UherDirector
- Vlado MüllerPeter Tobiás
- Elena Zvaríková-PappováMariana Tobiášová
- Vlasta FialováViola Hluchová
- Jozef BudskýSupermagician
- Viliam PolónyiAccused
- Mikuláš LadižinskýMagician
- Jozef RehákCast
- Milan BačkoCast
- Augustín KubánDevil / Collegium Member
- Štefan WinklerCast
- František BubíkCollegium Member
- František TörökCast
Details
- Released
- 27 November 1969
- Original title
- Génius
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Alfonz Bednár
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The Genius runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Genius isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 November 1969. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Genius?
If you liked The Genius, try All Day and a Night, Hardball, The Nest.
Who directed The Genius?
The Genius (1969) was directed by Štefan Uher and stars Vlado Müller, Elena Zvaríková-Pappová, Vlasta Fialová.