Čapek's Tales
# Čapek's Tales

Čapek's Tales (Czech: Čapkovy povídky) is a 1947 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on 5 short detective stories by Karel Čapek. It was nominated for the Grand International Award at the Venice Film Festival, 1947.

## Cast

* Jaroslav Průcha as Zedník Zaruba
* Jaroslav Marvan as Bartosek, Police Superintendent and narrator
* Lída Chválová as Paní Landová
* František Kovařík as Juraj Cup
* Vladimír Šmeral as Ferdinand Kugler
* František Smolík as Starec, witness
* František Filipovský as Police Agent Pistora
* Paľo Bielik as Police Chief Havelka
* Theodor Pištěk as Karel Hampl
* Antonie Nedošinská as Mary
* Gustav Hilmar as Senate President
