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The Cassandra Cat

Play trailer Poster for The Cassandra Cat 1963,  1h 31m,  Kids & Family/ Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Oliva (Jan Werich), the seer in a small village, tells a class of schoolchildren and their teacher, Robert (Vlastimil Brodský), of a mysterious acrobat and her cat, Mokol. The cat wears sunglasses that, when removed, reveal the true character and feelings of the people around her. Later a traveling circus arrives in the town featuring Mokul the cat, the acrobat and a magician who's a dead ringer for Oliva. The cat's powers delight the children but cause anxiety among the adults.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Oct 30, 2023
A marvelous fantasy-cum-social satire in which the titular magic feline reveals all the hypocrises hidden beneath a small town’s placid surface. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Vojtech Jasný

Director

Jan Werich

Magician

Jirí Sovák

School director

Vlastimil Brodský

Teacher Robert

Vaclav Babka

Policeman

Jirina Bohdalova

Julie

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The Cassandra Cat

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Movie Info

Synopsis Oliva (Jan Werich), the seer in a small village, tells a class of schoolchildren and their teacher, Robert (Vlastimil Brodský), of a mysterious acrobat and her cat, Mokol. The cat wears sunglasses that, when removed, reveal the true character and feelings of the people around her. Later a traveling circus arrives in the town featuring Mokul the cat, the acrobat and a magician who's a dead ringer for Oliva. The cat's powers delight the children but cause anxiety among the adults.
Director
Vojtech Jasný
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
Czech
Runtime
1h 31m
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