I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (Czech: Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové) is a 1970 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. The film starred Jiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová and Petr Čepek. The plot revolves around time travel to the past to change the future.

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Directed byOldřich Lipský
Written byJosef Nesvadba, Miloš Macourek, Oldřich Lipský
Produced byJiří Krejčí
StarringJiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová, Petr Čepek
CinematographyIvan Šlapeta
Music byVlastimil Hála
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Distributed byÚstřední půjčovna filmů
Release date
  • 27 February 1970 (27 February 1970)
(Czechoslovakia)[1]
CountryCzechoslovakia (Czechia)
LanguageCzech

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in late summer 1968[2] and premiered in Czechoslovakia on 27 February 1970.[3]

Analysis

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In the film, a character uses a device which has been likened to a selfie stick, several decades before its modern design was developed.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969)".
  2. ^ "Hezky tady počkej, já se hned vrátím. Jen co zabiju pana Einsteina". Prima Max. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové... (1969)".
  4. ^ "A sci-fi film from 1970 predicted the selfie stick, but better". 3 March 2016.
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