Underplayed Gems

Thirty Cases of Major Zeman (1975)

Thirty Cases of Major Zeman poster
Original title
30 případů majora Zemana
Directed by
Jiří Sequens
Genre
action television series, drama television series, police television drama, crime television series, adventure television series, propaganda film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Length
3 seasons, 30 episodes
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The series follows police investigator Jan Zeman across a thirty-year career in Czechoslovakia. Each episode handles a criminal case that is often based on real events.

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What happens

Thirty Cases of Major Zeman (Třicet případů majora Zemana) is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official image and attitude of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The series was filmed in the 1970s. Most of the episodes are inspired by real criminal cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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