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The Cassandra Cat

Original title: Az prijde kocour / When the Cat Comes
1963 · 1 h 44 min
Directed by Vojtěch Jasný
ComedyFamilyFantasy

Cast

Jan Werich Emília Vášáryová Vlastimil Brodský Jiří Sovák Vladimír Menšík Jiřina Bohdalová

Plot

A magical cat wearing dark glasses arrives in a Czech village and shows the true colors of the people, who light up in different shades depending on their character.

Sinekatalog’s take

A colorful, whimsical Czech New Wave fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,467 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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