Ark of Fools
1990, Czech. Directed by Ivan Balaďa.
Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosophical ramblings of a mental patient more stimulating than the company of "sane" society. As their relationship deepens amidst the grimy and decaying wards, the doctor's own mental health is called into question by his suspicious colleagues.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Ivan BalaďaDirector
- Zlatomír VacekAndrej Jefimyč Ragin
- Vladimír MertaIvan Dmitrič Gromov
- Slavoj UrbanMichail Averjanyč Goljubkin
- Antonín HorákJevgenij Fjodoryč Chobotov
- Pavel MichailovNikita
- André Maroun-GédéonMojsejka
- Ivan KrálíkSergej Sergejevič
- Milica LinhartováNaděžda Osipovna
- Zuzana FišárkováŠtěpka
- Hana SlivkováMarja Prokofjevna Chobotova
- Elena Zvaríková-PappováVarvara
- Vojtěch RonLev Trofimovič
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1990
- Original title
- Archa bláznů aneb Vyprávění z konce života
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Lubor Dohnal
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What Ark of Fools is based on
Ark of Fools is adapted from a short story.
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Ark of Fools isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ark of Fools?
Ark of Fools (1990) was directed by Ivan Balaďa and stars Zlatomír Vacek, Vladimír Merta, Slavoj Urban.
What is Ark of Fools based on?
Ark of Fools is adapted from a short story.