The Idiot Returns
| The Idiot Returns | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Saša Gedeon | 
| Written by | Saša Gedeon | 
| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky | 
| Produced by | Petr Oukropec Čestmír Kopecký  | 
| Starring | Pavel Liška Aňa Geislerová Tatiana Vilhelmová  | 
| Cinematography | Štěpán Kučera | 
| Edited by | Petr Turyna | 
| Music by | Vladimír Godár | 
| Distributed by | Cinemart, a. s. | 
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Running time  | 99 minutes | 
| Country | Czech Republic | 
| Language | Czech | 
The Idiot Returns (Czech: Návrat idiota; also released as Return of the Idiot) is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based on The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.