Summary
When intensively working on the famous TV series Pan Tau (Tau, 1969–1978), director Jindřich Polák had little time for feature films, the notable exceptions being the sci-fi comedy Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem (I’ll Get Up and Scald Myself with Tea Tomorrow, 1977), and the crime drama Noc klavíristy (Piano Player’s Night, 1976). Written by Polák and Vojtěch Měšťan, it stars Václav Voska in one of his many great dramatic roles. The seasoned actor plays a bar pianist and amateur sleuth, who tries to find the murderer of a young man. His quiet, dogged determination helps him to find the perpetrator – a wealthy architect who has landed himself in trouble for accepting bribes and illegally trading in flats... Otakar Brousek plays the confident, immoral adversary who does not stop at murder to cover his tracks.
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