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Three Wishes (1963)

The sad hero of the story, Petr, an ordinary lawyer in a construction company, is crowded into a small apartment in Žižkov with his wife and grandparents, desperately struggling with the lack of money. One day he offers an old man a seat on a crowded trolley bus and is generously rewarded for his good deed, for the unknown old man is a fabulous grandfather. He gives Peter a magic bell and the opportunity to make three wishes, but the first two slip through his fingers. For the third, the astonished man must take time to think...

Released June 21, 1963 94 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Production Companies: Filmové studio Barrandov

Country: Czechoslovakia
Languages: German, English, Czech, French

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Runtime: 94 min.
Released: June 21, 1963
Status: Released
Certification: NR

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