Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Kdo chce zabít Jessii?
“A comedy about a prohibited beauty.”
Synopsis
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!
Top Cast
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Dana Medřická
Doc. Ruzenka Beránková
Jiří Sovák
Doc. Jindrich Beránek
Olga Schoberová
Jessie
Juraj Višný
Superman
Karel Effa
Pistolník
Jan Libíček
Prison Guard
Walter Taub
Bedřich Prokoš
Ilja Racek
Colleague
Otto Šimánek
Svatopluk Skládal
Čestmír Řanda
Jaromír Spal
Jan Pohan
Jiří Lír
Richard Lederer
Láďa Kokeš
Alena Bradáčová
Jiří Steimar
Release History & Theatrical Window
September 22, 1966
Wide Cinema Exhibition
August 25, 2025
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Václav Vorlíček
- Screenplay & Story
- Miloš Macourek, Václav Vorlíček
- Original Score
- Svatopluk Havelka
- Original Title
- Kdo chce zabít Jessii?
- Country of Origin
- Czechoslovakia
- Spoken Languages
- Czech
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Production Studios
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Václav Vorlíček
Miloš Macourek, Václav Vorlíček, Bedřich Kubala
Svatopluk Havelka
Jan Němeček
Jaromír Janáček, Jan Chaloupek
Ladislav Novotný
Department Leadership Roster
Václav Vorlíček
Director
Miloš Macourek
Screenplay
Jan Němeček
Director of Photography
Bohumil Pokorný
Production Design
Karel Postřehovský
Costume Design
Jaromír Janáček
Editor
Václav Vorlíček
Screenplay
Svatopluk Havelka
Original Music Composer
Jan Chaloupek
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Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Suitable only for 12 years and over.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Who Wants to Kill Jessie? about?
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!
Who directed Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? was directed by Václav Vorlíček.
Who stars in Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
The principal cast of Who Wants to Kill Jessie? includes Dana Medřická, Jiří Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Višný, Karel Effa.
When was Who Wants to Kill Jessie? released and how long is it?
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? was released in 1966 with a total runtime of 1h 21m.
Who composed the musical score for Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Who Wants to Kill Jessie? was composed by Svatopluk Havelka.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Who Wants to Kill Jessie??
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? holds official age classifications: GB: 12 (Suitable only for 12 years and over.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).