Czech fantasy comedy directed by Václav Vorlíček How to drown Dr. A cloud is one of the most popular films of Czech cinematography. Legendary actors such as Libuše Šafránková, Jaromír Hanzlík, František Filipovský, Miloš Kopecký, Vladimír Menšík and Stella Zázvorková. As he writes, some of them suffered severe blows of fate in their lives.
Czech actor Jan Libíček († 42) he was one of director Vorlíček’s favorites and he found a role for him in almost every one of his films. Thanks to his appearance, he was given the roles of good guys, inept men and various fraudsters, but he really left an indelible mark on the hearts of the audience. He starred mainly in supporting roles, in which he was always well remembered thanks to his great talent.
But the actor was very afraid of doctors and hid his problems from everyone. Neither his wife nor his daughters could ever get him to the doctors. He had severe diabetes but apparently didn’t know it because he never got tested. It was the panicky fear of doctors that eventually drove the chubby actor to another world, writes .
It happened during the filming of the aforementioned film, when he was drinking spoiled milk from his colleague Menšík. “He suddenly got up as if he wanted to go somewhere and fell on his back into the Vltava,” the famous director described terrible moments in the past. Divers were also ready on the scene to supervise safety and they immediately provided him with help. “We tried to revive him, we immediately called an ambulance, which arrived immediately, Ján actually half recovered from the gloom for a while,” he mentioned.
However, the stabilized situation turned upside down when Libíček saw a paramedic in a white coat above him. He had a panic attack and suffered a severe collapse, although he still tried with the last of his strength to get up and run. “He only took a few steps and passed out again. He died on the way to the hospital.” added the sad director with the fact that Zdeněk Řehoř replaced him in the film.
The daughter of the acting couple Zázvorková – Kopecký also had a tragic end. Famous parents did not pay enough attention to Jane and as a 15-year-old she decided to force their attention. A young girl unintentionally committed suicide. For Kopecky, the loss of his first child was such a blow that he refused to talk about it.
Vlastimil Hašek also caught up with the “curse of watermen”. He died two months before his 64th birthday. A little later his son hanged himself who suffered from severe depression. Actress Daša Neblechová († 60) aka the Inn waterman’s wife, she died again after a car accident, which occurred in 1990.
