Smart Philip
Dec 04 2003
•2h 35m
•Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe, a romantic cowboy, who takes the law into his own hands in the rough prairie of a large city.
Cast
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Tomáš Hanák
Philip Marlowe
Vilma Cibulková
Velma
Pavel Liška
Charlie Brown
Jiří Macháček
Gangster
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