How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer | |
Director: | Václav Vorlíček |
Starring: | Jaromír Hanzlík Libuše Šafránková František Filipovský |
Cinematography: | Vladimír Novotný |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Country: | Czechoslovakia |
Language: | Czech |
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (Czech: Jak utopit dr. Mráčka aneb Konec vodníků v Čechách) is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček. It was released in 1974.
The plot follows a family of water spirits (vodníci) who live in a river and enter through a house next to the river. As part of a regular inspection, the house is found to have mold and water damage, and they must find a way to drown the lawyer foreseeing the case of the house. Otherwise they will have nowhere to live and be discovered.