Overview

This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because of a rival actor's attention to the former's wife. When he kills his rival, it is only when he is strapped to the electric chair that he realizes that this is his last live scene. The second episode has the wife of an elderly British nobleman having an affair with the young gamekeeper of their estate. Part three finds a peasant woman taking a lover when her husband goes off to fight the war.

Cast

Walter Giller, Gitte Hænning, Juraj Herz, Václav Lohniský, Jaroslav Štercl, Karel Effa, Josef Hlinomaz, Vladimír Hrubý

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What is "The Pipes" about?

This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because of a rival actor's attention to the former's wife. When he kills his rival, it is only when he is strapped to the electric chair that he realizes that this is his last live scene. The second episode has the wife of an elderly British nobleman having an affair with the young gamekeeper of their estate. Part three finds a peasant woman taking a lover when her husband goes off to fight the war.

When was "The Pipes" released?

The Pipes was released in 1966.

Who stars in "The Pipes"?

The cast includes Walter Giller, Gitte Hænning, Juraj Herz, Václav Lohniský.