While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.
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Jan Werich
Oliva
Emília Vášáryová
Diana
Vlastimil Brodský
Robert
Jiří Sovák
Karel
Vladimír Menšík
School Janitor
Jiřina Bohdalová
Julie
Karel Effa
Janek
Vlasta Chramostová
Marjánka
Alena Kreuzmannová
Gossipy Woman
Stella Zázvorková
Růžena
When the Cat Comes is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1964 exploring themes of cat, taxidermy, magician. Directed by Vojtěch Jasný, it stars Jan Werich, Emília Vášáryová, Vlastimil Brodský. While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.
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