A Star Is Falling Upwards

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Švand, a room painter from Strakonice, begins a dizzying career as a pop music star, but he soon discovers that fame is not the most important thing in life or what he is looking for and what he longs for in life.

Cast

Jana Kittnarová-Čižinská

Irma Lehárová-Cieglerová

Milada Rožková-Havlíková

Vladislav Jáchymovský

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