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Focusing on the Turquoise Mountain

Focusing on the Turquoise Mountain

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Focusing on the Turquoise Mountain

1978

1h 24m

5.0(1 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Overview

It tells about the collaboration of Mongolian-Czech geologists who are discovering treasure deposits in Mongolia, and shows the events that happen to them in a humorous tone.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Josef Langmiler

Josef Langmiler

Josef Pudil

Dagva-Ochir Elbegsaikhan

Tumur

Karel Hlušička

Karel Hlušička

doktor Mares

Zanabazar Jambal

Zanabazar Jambal

Davaasüren

Josef Větrovec

Josef Větrovec

Vrutský

Slávka Budínová

Slávka Budínová

Horáková

Jan Kanyza

Jan Kanyza

Olda Machácek

Petr Pospíchal

Hrubý

Jan Přeučil

Jan Přeučil

Uhlír

Karel Bělohradský

Lorenc

Creative team

Directed by: Ivo Toman
Naydangiyn Nyamdavaa
Written by: Zdeněk Braunschläger
Karel Cop

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