Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)

A struggling bookshop owner poses as a waiter to steal tips from diners for extra cash, a plan that backfires when he becomes a wanted man.

Director: Ladislav Smoljak
Cast: Josef Abrham, Eliška Balzerová, Bedrich Prokos, Dagmar Patrasová, Jiří Hálek, Jiří Kodet, Karel Augusta, Libuše Šafránková, Zdeněk Svěrák, Zuzana Fišerová
Runtime: 01h 24m
Type: Movie

Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)

A struggling bookshop owner poses as a waiter to steal tips from diners for extra cash, a plan that backfires when he becomes a wanted man.

Director: Ladislav Smoljak
Cast: Josef Abrham, Eliška Balzerová, Bedrich Prokos, Dagmar Patrasová, Jiří Hálek, Jiří Kodet, Karel Augusta, Libuše Šafránková, Zdeněk Svěrák, Zuzana Fišerová
Runtime: 01h 24m
Type: Movie
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