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Me, brother and the name Hrušínský

Me, brother and the name Hrušínský

DEC 13, 2025 · 68 MIN · DIR. JAKUB WEHRENBERG

Documentary

According to family legend, the name Hrušínský was born after Rudolf and Jan Hrušínský's grandfather Rudolf Böhm was caught stealing pears on a theater stage. The German name Böhm suddenly became Hruškovský and shortly after that Hrušínský. Grandfather Rudolf, later known as Rudolf Hrušínský the eldest, adopted the surname as his own and began using it in 1935. However, the history of the Hrušínský acting family goes back much further. It is therefore not surprising that the brothers Rudolf and Jan also took the same path. The documentary charts their acting beginnings alongside their father Rudolf Hrušínský Sr., from their first roles, through theater engagements at the Drama Studio in Ústí nad Labem and the Drama Club in Prague, to unforgettable film and television roles, when three generations of Hrušínskýs often met in front of the camera.

Cast

  • Jan Hrušínský

    Jan Hrušínský

    self

  • Rudolf Hrušínský

    Rudolf Hrušínský

    self

  • Miluše Šplechtová

    Miluše Šplechtová

    self

  • Rudolf Hrušínský

    Rudolf Hrušínský

    self (archive footage)

  • Kristýna Hrušínská

    Kristýna Hrušínská

    self

  • Rudolf Hrušínský

    Rudolf Hrušínský

    self

Crew

Writer

Kateřina Lhotská

Editor

Pavel Podracký

Producer

Roman Blaas

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