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Tag Archives: Czechoslovakia
Devilish Honeymoon (1970) Dábelské líbánky

Black comedy about a genius inventor and two young, smart and beautiful women. Read More »
Jacob the Liar (1974) Jakob, der Lügner

A Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops Read More »
Loves of a Blonde (1965) Lásky jedné plavovlásky

Factory manager gets army reserves to boost female workers’ morale. Local beauty spurns them for jazz pianist who seduces her. Read More »
Three Daughters (1968) Tri dcéry

A classical ballad motif about an aging father and his three daughters is quite unusually Read More »
The Sky Riders (1968) Jindrich Polák

The story of Czech pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in Northern Europe. Read More »
The Limping Devil (1968) Kulhavý dábel

A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness Read More »
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) John Guillermin

In the last days of World War II, the Allied Army desperatly searched for a bridgehead across the impenetrable Rhein River Read More »
Christmas with Elisabeth (1968) Karel Kachyna, Vlado Müller, Pavla Kárníková, Zdena Hadrbolcová

Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds Read More »
Ballad of the Seven Hanged (1968) Martin Hollý, Emília Vásáryová, Jozef Cút, Ivan Mistrík

Seven people waiting for their death. A group of assasins – three men and two women – and Gypsy thief spend their time in prison to be tucked up. Read More »