Murder in the Excelsior Hotel

Vražda v hotelu Excelsior

In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…

Director

Jiří Sequens

Music

Zdeněk Liška

Screenplay

Jiří Marek

Screenplay

Jiří Sequens

Status

Released

Release date

08/10/1971

Original language

Czech