How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer () is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček. It was released in 1974. Plot The plot follows a family of water spirits (vodníci) who live in a river and enter through a house next to the river. As part of a regular inspection, the house is found to have mold and water damage, and they must find a way to drown the lawyer foreseeing the case of the house, otherwise they will have nowhere to live and be discovered. Cast Jaromír Hanzlík - Dr. Jindřich Mráček Libuše Šafránková - Jana Vodičková František Filipovský - Bertík Miloš Kopecký - Mr. Wassermann Vladimír Menšík - Karel Zdeněk Řehoř - Alois Stella Zázvorková - Doc. Mráčková Eva Trejtnarová - Polly Wassermann Čestmír Řanda - Albert Bach Míla Myslíková - Matilda Wassermann Vlastimil Hašek - Honza Jiří Hrzán - Tomáš Miroslav Masopust - Rolf Gabriela Wilhelmová - Růženka Milena Steinmasslová - Krista External links 1970s fantasy comedy films 1974 films Czechoslovak fantasy films Films directed by Václav Vorlíček Czech fantasy comedy films 1974 comedy films Films about fairies and sprites 1970s Czech films