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Baron Prášil (1961) Costume - 2
Baron Prášil is the Czech name for the historical and literary character Baron Munchausen Baron Munchausen (; ) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book '' Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia''. The character is loosely based on a real .... The name may also refer to: * '' Baron Prášil'' (1940), a comedy film starring Vlasta Burian * '' Baron Prášil'' (1962), a film by Karel Zeman {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Language
Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The main non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of Prague, but is now spoken as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Munchausen
Baron Munchausen (; ) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book '' Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia''. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen. Born in Bodenwerder, Electorate of Hanover, the real-life Münchhausen fought for the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739. Upon retiring in 1760, he became a minor celebrity within German aristocratic circles for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career. After hearing some of Münchhausen's stories, Raspe adapted them anonymously into literary form, first in German as ephemeral magazine pieces and then in English as the 1785 book, which was first published in Oxford by a bookseller named Smith. The book was soon translated into other European languages, including a German version expanded by the poet Gottfried August Bürger. The real-life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Prášil (film)
''Baron Prášil'' is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1940. Cast * Vlasta Burian as Baron Archibald Prásil * Antonin Mikulic as Pepik * Meda Valentová as Baroness Olga * Zorka Průcha as Countess Carla * Anna Steimarová as Aunt Emma * Oldřich Nový as Arnost Benda * Jaroslav Marvan as Bedrich Emanuel Benda * Ella Nollová as Marie Bendova * Čeněk Šlégl as Count Bohdan Kocharowski * Frantisek Roland as Ronald * Václav Trégl as Patocia * Theodor Pištěk as Entertainer * František Filipovský František Filipovský (23 September 1907 – 26 October 1993) was a Czechoslovak stage, television, and film actor. Life and career Early life and theatre Filipovský was born on 23 September 1907 in the Czech town of Přelouč, then part of A ... as Waiter * Karel Postranecký as Hunter References External links * 1940 films 1940 comedy films Baron Munchausen 1940s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
