Detective Lieutenant Boruvka (Lubomír Lipský) is called to the State Scientific Library to investigate the loss of a precious manuscript, the Infernal Psalter of the Occult Sciences by Master Peregrinus from the eleventh century, written in a secret script which has only recently been deciphered by senior lecturer Zajíc (Josef Chvalina). Chaos is reigning in the labyrinth of passages and halls of the former monastery where the library is housed. In order to save space the director of the library has introduced a peculiar system. The books are arranged in the bookcases according to height and six girls dressed in black, the library assistants, are quite happy to cut volumes down to size in case of need. Boruvka refuses the case, since he is specialist in murders. He has to return to the investigation, however, when senior lecturer Zajíc disappears.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Filmové studio Barrandov
Keywords
- based on short story
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Top Cast

Lubomír Lipský as Borůvka

Zdeněk Řehoř as ředitel
Josef Chvalina as docent Zajíc

František Peterka as dr. Libera

Vladimír Menšík as vrátný

Václav Trégl as prof. Tejlibenovský

Josef Kemr as
Top Crew

Ladislav Rychman · Director, Screenplay
Josef Škvorecký · Screenplay
Jiří Bažant · Composer
Jiří Malásek · Composer
Rudolf Milič · Cinematographer
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