Martin Ťapák

Martin Ťapák

Born: October 13, 1926
Died: February 1, 2015
in Liesek, Česko-Slovensko
Martin Ťapák (* 13 October 1926, Liesek - † 1 February 2015, Bratislava) was a Slovak film director, actor, dancer and choreographer. Father of actor Marek Ťapák.

He studied at the Bratislava Conservatory. In 1956 he graduated in choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts. In the years 1945 - 1950, an actor and assistant director of the SND drama. In the years 1950 - 1958 choreographer and director of SĽUK, in the years 1959 - 1961 Laterna magika in Prague and since 1961 director of Slovak film in Bratislava.

After acting in theater and film, he became a director. He began directing independently on television with short folklore films. His focus was on folk traditions.

In 1969 he was awarded the title of Merited Artist and in 1988 the title of National Artist.

Movies for Martin Ťapák...

Martin Ťapák
Title: Martin Ťapák
Character: archiv
Released: January 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Title: Kronika
Released: August 28, 1974
Type: TV
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Deň, ktorý neumrie
Title: Deň, ktorý neumrie
Character: Captain Rybin
Released: August 23, 1974
Type: Movie
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Drevený chlieb
Title: Drevený chlieb
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A balladic story based on the motifs of M. Urban's short story, in which the arduous work of loggers and the harshness of the environment interlace with the poetry of the Slovak mountains.
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The Sons of Great Bear
Title: The Sons of Great Bear
Character: Schonka
Released: February 18, 1966
Type: Movie
As American settlers encroach on the lands of the Lakota people, Tokei-ihto witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of Red Fox, who wanted information on where the tribe finds its gold. Two years later, at the height of the Great Sioux War, Tokei-ihto and Red Fox meet again.
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Archimedov zákon
Title: Archimedov zákon
Released: September 21, 1964
Type: Movie
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Kto si bez viny...
Title: Kto si bez viny...
Released: January 17, 1964
Type: Movie
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Slnečný kúpeľ
Title: Slnečný kúpeľ
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Jánošík
Title: Jánošík
Character: Uhorčík mladší
Released: August 23, 1963
Type: Movie
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík's childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík's execution.
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Ikarie XB 1
Title: Ikarie XB 1
Character: Petr Kubeš, Biologist
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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Vráťte mi školné
Title: Vráťte mi školné
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
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The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Title: The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Released: May 19, 1961
Type: Movie
Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.
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The Song of the Grey Pigeon
Title: The Song of the Grey Pigeon
Released: May 1, 1961
Type: Movie
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from being captured by the Germans, helping out the resistance fighters, and meeting up with a young Russian woman trained in guerrilla warfare. As they learn more about life and danger, various circumstances constantly recall the reality of war itself. The title comes from a wounded pigeon under the care of one of the youngsters.
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I Survived Certain Death
Title: I Survived Certain Death
Character: Vaska
Released: November 18, 1960
Type: Movie
Telling the prisoners of a death camp. Boxer Tony Majer, who got into a concentration camp for a fight with the Gestapo, remembers the murderous work in quarries, on the cruel torture of the Nazis and prison solidarity that helped him survive.
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Slingboy
Title: Slingboy
Character: Gallo
Released: May 6, 1960
Type: Movie
A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans.
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Kapitán Dabač
Title: Kapitán Dabač
Released: November 6, 1959
Type: Movie
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Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
Title: Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
Released: October 2, 1959
Type: Movie
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Zatoulané dělo
Title: Zatoulané dělo
Released: January 16, 1959
Type: Movie
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St. Peter's Umbrella
Title: St. Peter's Umbrella
Released: December 17, 1958
Type: Movie
A comedy about a lost inheritance, love and a red umbrella, which, according to a local legend, belonged to St. Peter himself.
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Neporažení
Title: Neporažení
Character: Janko
Released: November 16, 1956
Type: Movie
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Red poppy
Title: Red poppy
Released: June 10, 1955
Type: Movie
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Homeland
Title: Homeland
Character: Martin
Released: February 24, 1954
Type: Movie
The first Slovakian colour film. A celebration of traditional Slovakian folklore and creativity expressed through a story of young love .
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Action B
Title: Action B
Character: Pvt. Ondra
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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Priehrada
Title: Priehrada
Character: Paholok
Released: August 23, 1950
Type: Movie
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Katka
Title: Katka
Released: April 22, 1950
Type: Movie
Strong-willed peasant girl Katka disobeys her father and heads to the city to work in a factory, where no one knows quite what to make of her.
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Čertova stena
Title: Čertova stena
Released: March 19, 1949
Type: Movie
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Wolves' Lairs
Title: Wolves' Lairs
Released: December 25, 1948
Type: Movie
This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants.
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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.