Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

Born: July 6, 1912
Died: November 21, 1967
in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Movies for Rudolf Deyl...

The Wishing Machine
Title: The Wishing Machine
Character: Grandfather
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: Movie
Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in the many marvelous scientific and industrial exhibits, obtain literature, eat food, and generally run amok.
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Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Went to Sleep
Title: Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Went to Sleep
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 13, 1968
Type: Movie
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Lucerna
Title: Lucerna
Released: December 24, 1967
Type: Movie
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The Pickpockets
Title: The Pickpockets
Released: November 16, 1967
Type: Movie
As unbelievable as it sounds, a stint in prison can really fix things. The old seasoned pickpocket will serve many years before he is released, but he comes out a changed man. He even dares to refuse the lures and threats of an all-powerful criminal gang to cooperate with him.
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Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Hold On to Your Hat
Title: Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Hold On to Your Hat
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 5, 1967
Type: Movie
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The Stolen Airship
Title: The Stolen Airship
Released: April 28, 1967
Type: Movie
The Stolen Airship (Czech: Ukradená vzducholod) is a 1967 live-action/animated film by Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman. The story is based loosely on Jules Verne's novels Two Years' Vacation and The Mysterious Island. The film in Art Nouveau style consists of live-action scenes, generally shot in black and white, as well as hand-drawn, stop motion, and cutout animation. Various live-action and animated elements are often composited into the same scene.
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Grandpa, Kylian and I
Title: Grandpa, Kylian and I
Character: děda Karpíšek
Released: April 7, 1967
Type: Movie
The Karpísek married couple, both doctors, are leaving for London for two months on business. They entrust their five-year old son Jozánek to the care of their neighbor, Mrs Pokorná.
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Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Ate Witty Porridge
Title: Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How They Ate Witty Porridge
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 24, 1967
Type: Movie
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Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Princesses Are Not to Be Sniffed At
Title: Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! Princesses Are Not to Be Sniffed At
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 10, 1967
Type: Movie
The third episode of the series "Hey, Mister, let's play", in which the heroes are two bears, one foxy and the other naive. In this episode the big bear out-smarts the small one by convincing him that the fish he caught is a spellbound princess.
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Title: Dobrodružství Huckleberryho Finna
Character: Uncle Silas
Released: December 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Velká kapela
Title: Velká kapela
Released: November 16, 1966
Type: Movie
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The Phantom of Morrisville
Title: The Phantom of Morrisville
Released: July 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Inspector Brumpby (Jaroslav Marvan) and the young crime reporter Allan Pinkerton (Vít Olmer) attend wedding of Sir Hannibal Morris (Oldrich Nový) with beautiful Clarence (Kveta Fialová). After the ceremony, Clarence's ex-husband, criminal Manuel Diaz (Waldemar Matuska), who was believed dead, shows up in her room. He wants to get his hands on Clarence and, most importantly, on the money she would inherit in the eventuality of her new husband's death. Diaz makes attempts on Hannibal's life. He knows his way about an underground labyrinth in the château and the traps he sets up for Hannibal seem to work, since Hannibal is apparently found dead after an explosion in the labyrinth, after which his body vanishes. The inspector tries to solve the countless mysteries. In this, he is joined by Allan, always ahead of the man of the law in his estimation and judgment of the situation.
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Hrdina má strach
Title: Hrdina má strach
Character: úředník Bedřich zvaný Béďa
Released: June 24, 1966
Type: Movie
Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an unjustly convicted worker who mistakenly considers him a parliamentary deputy. Honza as a "deputy" interferes in the case and helps the worker. Encouraged by the success and possibly also out of love for the beautiful secretary Svatava (Blanka Bohdanová), the then shy and fearful Honza stands up for the chief of the department, Hofmánek (Ladislav Pesek), who has been removed from his position.
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Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How the Bears Went Swimming
Title: Hey, Mister, Let’s Play! How the Bears Went Swimming
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 27, 1966
Type: Movie
The second part of the six-part series “Hey, Mister, Let’s Play”. The bears try go to the water, and the big bear is good and makes himself a car for the little bear.
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Hey Mister, Let's Play! How They Met At Kolin
Title: Hey Mister, Let's Play! How They Met At Kolin
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 13, 1966
Type: Movie
Pilot of the series "Hey, Mister, Let's Play". The story of two bears, the older one is experienced and sly, the younger is naive and gullible. This is the story of how they met in the Czech town of Kolín.
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Spravedlnosti se meze nekladou
Title: Spravedlnosti se meze nekladou
Released: January 12, 1966
Type: Movie
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Sedm koní a vavříny
Title: Sedm koní a vavříny
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
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Prostě ani muk
Title: Prostě ani muk
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
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Пущик едет в Прагу
Title: Пущик едет в Прагу
Character: Odvázný
Released: November 5, 1965
Type: Movie
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Title: Případy komisaře Mejzlíka
Released: August 7, 1965
Type: TV
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Noc na Karlštejně
Title: Noc na Karlštejně
Released: June 30, 1965
Type: Movie
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Adventures with a Naked Boy
Title: Adventures with a Naked Boy
Character: Tram Conductor (voice)
Released: April 30, 1965
Type: Movie
A man boards on a tram together with a naked boy. Somebody has stolen the boy's clothes when he was out bathing, leaving him with not even change for the tram. The man has taken care of him and is taking him home. At first nobody notices them but as soon as the people realize they are seeing something out of the ordinary they begin to react to the situation. Some are content with the simple explanation as to why the boy is naked. Others are agitated, for they see the whole situation as something unseemly. An ordinary incident, which might have been passed over in silence, results in a heated argument that turns into a fight. More and more people join in the fight until the police are forced to intervene.
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The House in Karp Lane
Title: The House in Karp Lane
Released: March 12, 1965
Type: Movie
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A Star Named Wormwood
Title: A Star Named Wormwood
Character: Noha
Released: February 26, 1965
Type: Movie
At the end of May 1918, released prisoners return to the Rumburk garrison from Russian captivity, hoping that the war is over for them. The only thing they want is to get their withheld ...
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Strakatí andělé
Title: Strakatí andělé
Released: January 8, 1965
Type: Movie
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Prípad pre obhajcu
Title: Prípad pre obhajcu
Character: Grantner
Released: December 25, 1964
Type: Movie
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Tři chlapi po roce
Title: Tři chlapi po roce
Released: October 31, 1964
Type: Movie
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Lemonade Joe
Title: Lemonade Joe
Character: Doug Badman
Released: October 16, 1964
Type: Movie
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!
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Šach mat
Title: Šach mat
Released: September 2, 1964
Type: Movie
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Einstein kontra Babinský
Title: Einstein kontra Babinský
Released: June 5, 1964
Type: Movie
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A Star Travels South
Title: A Star Travels South
Character: Alfréd Nečásek
Released: May 15, 1964
Type: Movie
The Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer Sona Klánová missed the departure. In the meantime, she managed to buy a ticket to Belgrade at the air-terminal from Mrs Navrátilová, who couldn't make the trip. In the meantime, the orchestra conductor is beside himself with despair. He phoned to Prague from the border, and when he realized that Sona had left her house in a taxi, he thought that she would catch up with them by the road. The orchestra delayed the train's departure with an improvised concert for the custom officers and the passengers.
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Začít znova
Title: Začít znova
Released: March 13, 1964
Type: Movie
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Among Us Thieves
Title: Among Us Thieves
Released: February 21, 1964
Type: Movie
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Preclík
Title: Preclík
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Humor je vážná věc
Title: Humor je vážná věc
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Ikarie XB 1
Title: Ikarie XB 1
Character: Ervin Herold, Pilot
Released: July 26, 1963
Type: Movie
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
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Zámek pro Barborku
Title: Zámek pro Barborku
Released: January 18, 1963
Type: Movie
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Dva z onoho světa
Title: Dva z onoho světa
Released: December 28, 1962
Type: Movie
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Kotrmelec
Title: Kotrmelec
Released: March 9, 1962
Type: Movie
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Reportáž psaná na oprátce
Title: Reportáž psaná na oprátce
Character: Malec
Released: January 5, 1962
Type: Movie
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Daň z pohodlí
Title: Daň z pohodlí
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
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Title: Tři chlapi v chalupě
Released: October 18, 1961
Type: TV
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Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Title: Where an Alibi Is Not Everything
Released: July 28, 1961
Type: Movie
“A bored housewife, a husband who married her for show, and a stupid boy who is full of himself because he is dating a Swiss woman.” The words of Inspector Tůma sound like they’re from a European melodrama, but in fact they come from a Czechoslovak crime story. A pair of detectives, counterfeit medicine, the high-society setting of a Karlovy Vary hotel, and Oldřich Nový as the aging hotel manager Kraus.
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Painting is for the Cats
Title: Painting is for the Cats
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: June 23, 1961
Type: Movie
This is one of three 15 minute cat films made by Bretislav Pojar in 1960-61. It features mime artist Ladislav Fialka as the painter Honza. He gets into all sorts of trouble when he has to look after two little kittens. It's a mixture of live action and animation. The other two films in the trilogy are Cat’s Promise Cat School Narrator Rudolf Deyl also provided the voice for the first series for Pojar’s Pojdte Pane films in the mid 60s.
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Pochodně
Title: Pochodně
Character: Worker Hübner
Released: March 10, 1961
Type: Movie
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On a Cat's Word
Title: On a Cat's Word
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 10, 1961
Type: Movie
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Black Saturday
Title: Black Saturday
Character: poručík VBŽ Václav Hájek
Released: January 6, 1961
Type: Movie
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School for Cats
Title: School for Cats
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
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Lidé jako ty
Title: Lidé jako ty
Released: December 9, 1960
Type: Movie
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Zlé pondělí
Title: Zlé pondělí
Character: Vojta
Released: October 14, 1960
Type: Movie
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U nás v Mechově
Title: U nás v Mechově
Released: July 22, 1960
Type: Movie
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Konec cesty
Title: Konec cesty
Character: Rokoš
Released: March 11, 1960
Type: Movie
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První parta
Title: První parta
Released: February 19, 1960
Type: Movie
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Dařbuján a Pandrhola
Title: Dařbuján a Pandrhola
Released: December 24, 1959
Type: Movie
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Kruh
Title: Kruh
Character: František
Released: November 27, 1959
Type: Movie
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Dům na Ořechovce
Title: Dům na Ořechovce
Released: October 16, 1959
Type: Movie
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Hlavní výhra
Title: Hlavní výhra
Released: May 15, 1959
Type: Movie
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Of Things Supernatural
Title: Of Things Supernatural
Character: (segment "Glorie")
Released: January 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Czech comedy fantasy directed by Jiri Krejcik et al.
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Tenkrát o vánocích
Title: Tenkrát o vánocích
Released: December 5, 1958
Type: Movie
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Bitter Love
Title: Bitter Love
Character: Kosil, farm lawyer
Released: October 10, 1958
Type: Movie
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Povodeň
Title: Povodeň
Released: July 11, 1958
Type: Movie
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Bomba
Title: Bomba
Character: mason Toník Prokop
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
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O lidech okolo stolu
Title: O lidech okolo stolu
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
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The Case Is Not Yet Closed
Title: The Case Is Not Yet Closed
Character: Sebek - captain of SNB
Released: September 19, 1957
Type: Movie
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The Good Soldier Švejk
Title: The Good Soldier Švejk
Released: August 23, 1957
Type: Movie
Good-natured and garrulous, Schweik becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I -- although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards and getting drunk, he uses all his cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the police, clergy, and officers who chivy him toward battle.
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Legend of Love
Title: Legend of Love
Released: August 9, 1957
Type: Movie
A spring is hidden in the Iron Mountain but the people of Arzen cannot get to it and they are suffering from thirst.
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Playing with the Devil
Title: Playing with the Devil
Character: Belial
Released: April 26, 1957
Type: Movie
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Zlatý pavouk
Title: Zlatý pavouk
Character: Starsina Cermák
Released: February 22, 1957
Type: Movie
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Kam s ním?
Title: Kam s ním?
Released: December 14, 1956
Type: Movie
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A Life at Stake
Title: A Life at Stake
Character: jr. caretaker
Released: November 23, 1956
Type: Movie
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Neporažení
Title: Neporažení
Character: illegal worker Jura
Released: November 16, 1956
Type: Movie
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Kudy kam?
Title: Kudy kam?
Character: Pulkrábek
Released: November 9, 1956
Type: Movie
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Nezlob, Kristino
Title: Nezlob, Kristino
Released: August 10, 1956
Type: Movie
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Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Title: Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Character: Vrázek
Released: February 24, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Windy Mountain
Title: The Windy Mountain
Character: Stein
Released: February 3, 1956
Type: Movie
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Angel in the Mountains
Title: Angel in the Mountains
Character: Puleček
Released: November 25, 1955
Type: Movie
Mr. Angel goes winter sporting and at the same time investigates his son's fiancee.
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Tank Brigade
Title: Tank Brigade
Released: October 5, 1955
Type: Movie
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Návštěva z oblak
Title: Návštěva z oblak
Released: August 12, 1955
Type: Movie
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Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
Title: Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
Released: April 15, 1955
Type: Movie
A film about a boy who is protective of a runaway dog and the dog, who is protective of the boy.
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Everything Ends Tonight
Title: Everything Ends Tonight
Character: Liska
Released: February 18, 1955
Type: Movie
Everything Ends Tonight is a Czech movie.
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The Circus Will Be
Title: The Circus Will Be
Character: Rudolfek
Released: October 15, 1954
Type: Movie
A few bus-loads of holidaymakers from the agricultural cooperative on a day trip arrive to see the show at the Slavia Circus. But, they have bad luck. It is Monday, the day on which the employees have their extra day off.
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Severní přístav
Title: Severní přístav
Character: Papousek
Released: May 28, 1954
Type: Movie
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Expres z Norimberka
Title: Expres z Norimberka
Released: March 26, 1954
Type: Movie
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Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Title: Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Released: January 22, 1954
Type: Movie
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Útok neviditelných
Title: Útok neviditelných
Character: Commentary (voice)
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
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The Secret of Blood
Title: The Secret of Blood
Character: Papik
Released: December 25, 1953
Type: Movie
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Dvaasedmdesátka
Title: Dvaasedmdesátka
Released: October 9, 1953
Type: Movie
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Slovo dělá ženu
Title: Slovo dělá ženu
Released: May 29, 1953
Type: Movie
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Kidnapped
Title: Kidnapped
Character: passenger Karfík, engineer
Released: January 30, 1953
Type: Movie
Based on a true story
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Usměvavá zem
Title: Usměvavá zem
Released: June 5, 1952
Type: Movie
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Action B
Title: Action B
Character: Lt. Málek
Released: February 22, 1952
Type: Movie
Film shows the struggle of the Czechoslovak armed forces against groups of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) under command Burlak, who tried to pass through the territory of Slovakia.
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DS-70 nevyjíždí
Title: DS-70 nevyjíždí
Released: November 9, 1951
Type: Movie
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Way Leading to Happiness
Title: Way Leading to Happiness
Released: October 19, 1951
Type: Movie
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Přiznání
Title: Přiznání
Released: June 15, 1951
Type: Movie
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Karhanova parta
Title: Karhanova parta
Character: Lojza
Released: March 23, 1951
Type: Movie
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Victorious Wings
Title: Victorious Wings
Character: Laborer
Released: February 9, 1951
Type: Movie
Workers from the aviation factory near Prague set up a racing club for young people that will take part in the international sailing competition for Czechoslovakia.
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V trestném území
Title: V trestném území
Character: lieutenant SNB Kalousek
Released: January 12, 1951
Type: Movie
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Racek Is Late
Title: Racek Is Late
Character: Kutílek
Released: December 22, 1950
Type: Movie
Baker Jan Racek (Vladimír Repa) is a very hard-working and sensible man. His great passion is pigeon-keeping and also, for many years, Ruzenka (Ludmila Vostrcilová). They are going to get married but Racek is busy waiting for the pigeons' return and misses the wedding. The engaged couple is already getting a little older so the otherwise kind Ruzenka gets very angry at this and gives Racek an ultimatum - it's going to be her or the pigeons.
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Pára nad hrncem
Title: Pára nad hrncem
Released: October 20, 1950
Type: Movie
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Revoluční rok 1848
Title: Revoluční rok 1848
Character: Delník
Released: December 23, 1949
Type: Movie
Year of the Revolution 1848
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Dnes o půl jedenácté
Title: Dnes o půl jedenácté
Released: November 25, 1949
Type: Movie
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Pan Habětín odchází
Title: Pan Habětín odchází
Released: October 28, 1949
Type: Movie
Cold War Spy FIlm
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Pětistovka
Title: Pětistovka
Released: September 2, 1949
Type: Movie
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Distant Journey
Title: Distant Journey
Character: Jarda Noha
Released: June 3, 1949
Type: Movie
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
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Křížová trojka
Title: Křížová trojka
Released: January 7, 1949
Type: Movie
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I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
Title: I andělé ztrácejí trpělivost
Released: January 1, 1949
Type: Movie
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White Darkness
Title: White Darkness
Released: August 27, 1948
Type: Movie
A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers.
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The Portrait
Title: The Portrait
Character: Jáchym
Released: January 9, 1948
Type: Movie
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
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Portáši
Title: Portáši
Released: October 24, 1947
Type: Movie
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Parohy
Title: Parohy
Character: Jára
Released: October 10, 1947
Type: Movie
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A Week in the Quiet House
Title: A Week in the Quiet House
Released: August 22, 1947
Type: Movie
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Alena
Title: Alena
Released: August 8, 1947
Type: Movie
Master armourer Tomás has young wife Alena, of whom he is very jealous. One day the ruler of town sees Alena and decides to win her over for himself. To get a free hand for his love affairs, he sends Master Tomás to acquire more skills in Flanders. Jealous husband does not know how to secure fidelity of his beautiful wife while he is away, and finally accepts aid of the devil, to whom he signs his soul as a reward. Devil in the disguise of Master Ondrej works in Tomás's workshop and protects Alena against various courtiers and the ruler of town. But finally he falls in love with Alena himself and becomes her lover.
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Warriors of Faith
Title: Warriors of Faith
Character: bojovník Hrdinka
Released: March 28, 1947
Type: Movie
Czech history movie.
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The Stolen Border
Title: The Stolen Border
Character: četař Vrba
Released: March 14, 1947
Type: Movie
Czech film tells the story of a border town in World War II. Family members and friends become enemies.
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A Dead Man among the Living
Title: A Dead Man among the Living
Released: February 14, 1947
Type: Movie
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Velký případ
Title: Velký případ
Released: December 20, 1946
Type: Movie
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Právě začínáme
Title: Právě začínáme
Released: November 8, 1946
Type: Movie
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Pancho se žení
Title: Pancho se žení
Released: September 27, 1946
Type: Movie
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Magical River
Title: Magical River
Released: January 25, 1946
Type: Movie
Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love Emča and his beloved river Sázava where he spent his childhood and youth. A visit from an old friend Lebeda brings it all back to him. After a nervous breakdown Leopold secretly visits his home instead of going to the spa. A wandering tramp suggest Leopold should bathe in the magical waters of the Sázava, and slowly his youth returns to him.
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Rozina the Love Child
Title: Rozina the Love Child
Released: December 14, 1945
Type: Movie
Prague, the beginning of the 17th century. Rozina falls in love with Italian glass worker Nikolo, but after returning home, she gets a message that will never come to Prague. She falls for the promise of an older man to marry her, but when Nikolo does return, the tragic fate of Rozina is sealed.
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Mist on the Moors
Title: Mist on the Moors
Released: January 14, 1944
Type: Movie
Mist on the Moors examines fates of just about a few people. Their stories are outlined in a short space of time and are a symbolic representation of the drama of life, struggle for justice, human cognizance and the healing power of love. One of the most important components of the film is the nature, which ceases to be a mere stage for its plot—it serves almost as an autonomous plot agent. The movie landscape is a precisely defined and localized one. Only the South Bohemian ponds can serve as the right environment for development of such earthy and typically human stories as we encounter in the Mist on the Moors.
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Skill of Gold
Title: Skill of Gold
Released: February 7, 1943
Type: Movie
A village shop owner is convinced by his children to move to Prague, where they say he'll be able to enjoy a fine retirement in a modern furnished apartment. Bored by life in Prague with nothing to do, the old man takes to helping a young widow in her stationery shop.
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Okouzlená
Title: Okouzlená
Released: November 6, 1942
Type: Movie
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Velká přehrada
Title: Velká přehrada
Character: hlasatel
Released: October 16, 1942
Type: Movie
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Host do domu
Title: Host do domu
Released: August 21, 1942
Type: Movie
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Jan Cimbura
Title: Jan Cimbura
Character: Jíra
Released: November 21, 1941
Type: Movie
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Hřích mládí
Title: Hřích mládí
Released: February 14, 1936
Type: Movie
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The Cathedral Builder
Title: The Cathedral Builder
Character: Child
Released: March 5, 1920
Type: Movie
The story of the legendary architect Petr Parléř, who is charged by the king Charles IV with the task of building a Gothic cathedral in Prague.