The film Adéla has not yet dined is a legendary Czech parody of detective stories and horror films, directed by Oldřich Lipský († 62). The story takes place in Prague in the 1920s, where American detective Nick Carter solves the case of a mysterious professor and his carnivorous plant Adély. As the website says, the legendary detective could be played by a world-famous star.
Screenwriter Jiří Brdečka († 64) and director Lipský dreamed of casting American actor Robert Redford († 89) in the main role. The Hollywood star was even sent a script, which Redford studied and sent his agent to Prague.
But in the end, they did not close the cooperation. The reasons vary according to the memorials. “The agent calculated how much the actor would receive in dollar terms, and Redford then politely declined,” stated Lipský years later.
The second version says that the world-famous actor was willing to perform for a symbolic reward that would cover the costs in Czechoslovakia at the time. The official party seats were supposed to block this idea.
In the end, the great Slovak Michal Dočolomanský († 66) starred in the role of Nick Carter. which was dubbed by the actor František Nemec. “I found out that I became a substitute only during the filming. But I didn’t mind,” Docholomanský let himself be heard.
The world-famous American actor and director Robert Redford died on Tuesday, September 16, at the age of 89. said The New York Times, citing his publicist.
Redford died in his sleep in the early hours of local time at his home in the US state of Utah surrounded by his closest friends. The exact cause of his death has not yet been immediately specified, Cindi Berger, CEO of the publicist company Rogers & Cowan PMK, told the New York Times.
The AP agency reminds that Redford went from Hollywood’s “golden boy” to Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather of independent cinema. After rising to fame in the 1960s, Redford was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s with films like The Candidate, All the President’s Men, and That’s How We Were. He rounded off his success with an Oscar for Best Director for the film Ordinary People, which also won the Best Film Award in 1980.
His wavy blond hair and boyish smile made him one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors, however, he has worked hard to transcend his looks — whether through his political involvement, his willingness to play low-key film roles or his commitment to providing a platform for low-budget films, the AP adds.
