Summary
The journalist Egon Erwin Kisch (1885–1948) was the subject of two films of the late 1980s directed by Martin Hollý. Zuřivý reportér (The Zealous Reporter, 1987) and Lovec senzací (The Sensation Hunter, 1988) were both created by cutting a made-to-order coproduction television series. The celebrated journalist was played in both by the actor and singer Josef Laufer. The film highlights Kisch’s professionalism and his desire to be always “at the scene” while retelling some of his stories. A thief named Litera kills a pub keeper and the journalist deftly overturns his apparently unassailable alibi. Later he becomes involved in the romance of the poor lawyer Mändl, who wants to marry the daughter of the head of the stock exchange Samek (Leoš Suchařípa). In order to secure the happiness of his pregnant daughter, the proud father ends up begging all day in the Old Town Square... The stylish narrative, full of Jewish humour, evokes the Old Prague atmosphere of the First Republic.
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