Release Date

01 Jan, 2002

Runtime

00:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In this 1999 documentary, which took three years to shoot, director Jan Mudra reveals Hapka's obsession with creativity, his incredible energy, and his abundance of ideas. He recalls his family background, his studies at the acting conservatory, and his first roles in Czech films. Petr Hapka began his career as a composer in the 1960s. Even then, he began writing for Hana Hegerová, with whom, as he says, he entered into a musical marriage that continues to this day. In the film, his three main lyricists—Petr Rada, Zdeněk Rytíř, and Michal Horáček—recall their work with Hapka. Many viewers may be surprised to learn that Petr Hapka also composed the music for three famous plays by the Divadlo Za branou theater: Provaz o jednom konci (A Rope with One End), Zelený papoušek (The Green Parrot), and Hodina lásky (The Hour of Love), as recalled in the film by director Otomar Krejča. He also composed the music for several films.

Original Title

Petr Hapka

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Actors

Petr Hapka

Michal Horáček

Otomar Krejča

Lucie Bílá

Juraj Herz

Richard Müller

Petr Rada

Hana Hegerová

Zdeněk Rytíř

Věra Plívová-Šimková

Mario Klemens

Kryštof Hanzlík

Juraj Jakubisko

Laco Déczi

Michal Pekárek

Crew