Alois Novák (Oldrich Nový), a minor clerk in a travel agency Read More »
Tag Archives: Czech
Case for a Rookie Hangman AKA Prípad pro zacínajícího kata (1970) Pavel Jurácek, Lubomír Kostelka, Klára Jerneková, Milena Zahrynowska
Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey Read More »
Battalion AKA Batalion (1927) Premysl Prazský, Karel Hasler, Bronislava Livia, Vladimír Pospísil-Born
Dr. Frantisek Uher, is a well-respected member of Prague society Read More »
The Cathedral Builder AKA Stavitel chrámu (1920) Karl Degl, Antonín Novotný, Jakub Seifert, Rudolf Deyl, Karel Kolár
A drama from Czechoslovakian directors Karl Degl and Antonín Novotný about a man who builds a cathedral. Read More »
Anton Spelec, ostrostrelec (1932) Martin Fric, Vlasta Burian, Ruzena Slemrová, Jaroslav Marvan
True, Anton Spelec (Vlasta Burian) is by trade a producer of musical instruments Read More »
The Poacher’s Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire AKA Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár (1949) Martin Fric, Oldrich Nový, Hana Vítová, Ella Nollová
Poor country girl Elen Hadrbolcova sent her photo to a casting agency in a city Read More »
The Jester’s Tale AKA Bláznova kronika (1964) Karel Zeman, Petr Kostka, Emília Vásáryová, Miroslav Holub
The Thirty Years’ War is seen from the point of view in this satirical slapstick Read More »
Adele Hasn’t Had Her Dinner Yet AKA Adéla jeste nevecerela (1978) Oldrich Lipský, Michal Docolomanský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký
When the famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved Read More »
Romance for Bugle AKA Romance pro kridlovku (1967) Otakar Vávra, Jaromír Hanzlík, Zuzana Cigánová, Janusz Strachocki
A lyrical story about first love, death and disappointment, based on a poem of the same title. Read More »
May Fairytale AKA Pohádka máje (1940) Otakar Vávra, Filip Balek-Brodský, Svatopluk Benes, Marie Blazková
Otakar Vávra turned to Mrštík’s love novel, which had already served Read More »
The End of a Priest AKA Faráruv konec (1969) Evald Schorm, Vlastimil Brodský, Jan Libícek, Jana Brejchová
A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers Read More »
The Seventh Day, The Eighth Night AKA Den sedmý osmá noc (1969) Evald Schorm, Jan Libícek, Václav Babka, Josef Bek
An allegory set within an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what occurs when a succession of mystical Read More »
The Smoke AKA Kour (1991) Tomás Vorel, Jan Slovák, Lucie Zednícková, Simon Caban
As a matter of fact only axis of the story stayed: young engineer arrives Read More »
Heave Ho! AKA Hej-rup! (1934) Martin Fric, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Helena Busová
A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and Read More »
Funeral Ceremony AKA Smutecni slavnost (1969) Zdenek Sirový, Jaroslava Tichá, Josef Somr, Jana Vychodilová
Matylda, widow of Jan Chladil, decides to bury her husband in the village Read More »