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Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (1937)

Camel Through the Eye of a Needle poster
Original title
Velbloud uchem jehly
Directed by
Otakar Vávra, Hugo Haas
Genre
comedy film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man tries to marry his daughter into a respected family. Their plans get complicated when she falls for a poor suitor.

light-heartedwhimsicalfast-pacedplayfulcomedicquirkyclassic

What happens

Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (Czech: Velbloud uchem jehly) is a 1936 Czech comedy film directed by and starring Hugo Haas. The title is an allusion to the "eye of a needle" aphorism. It's a second movie adaptation of the play by František Langer after the 1926 film Never the Twain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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