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Bořivoj Zeman
Bořivoj Zeman (6 March 1912 – 23 December 1991) was a Czechs, Czech film director and screenwriter. Biography Originally a clerk by profession, he started by writing short film scripts just for himself. His real film work began in 1940's in Hostivař Studios in Prague, as well as in film studios in Zlín, where he worked briefly with Karel Zeman, whom he assisted in directing a 1945 short film ''A Christmas Dream.'' However, he is mainly known for his two comedies ''Dovolená s Andělem'' and ''Anděl na horách'', both starring Jaroslav Marvan in a role of an auditor of Prague public transport companies. In addition to his film comedies, he is also known for his work for children. He made the first movie fairy tale in Czechoslovakia, ''The Proud Princess'', starring Vladimír Ráž and Alena Vránová. His next work was ''Byl jednou jeden král…'' based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová, ''Sůl nad zlato'', starring Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian and Milena Dvorská. In 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Werich
Jan Werich (; 6 February 1905 – 31 October 1980) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer. Early life Between 1916 and 1924, Werich attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencova Street in Prague (where his future business partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Charles University Law School from 1924 to 1927, from which he made an early departure to begin his artistic career and forge one of the most important partnerships of his life. Career Theater His collaboration with Jiří Voskovec and Jaroslav Ježek lasted for more than 10 years. Their partnership was a platform for their numerous left-wing political satires, most notably in the Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theatre). The trio's work took inspiration from Dada, with its love of the absurd, a reaction against bourgeois values and the horrors of World War I. In the years leading up to World War II and the closure of Czechoslovak theatres, Werich, Voskovec and Ježek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honza Málem Králem
''Honza málem králem'' is a 1976 Czechoslovak film. The film's cast includes Jiří Korn, Naďa Konvalinková, and Josef Kemr. See also * Hloupý Honza Honza is a very common Czech name which may be informally used interchangeably with Jan ( en, John). It comes from German Johann(es) → Hans → Honza. Possible diminutives are Honzík or Honzíček. In Czech every Jan can be called Honza. ... References External links * 1976 films Czechoslovak fantasy films 1970s Czech-language films Czech fantasy comedy films Films based on fairy tales 1970s Czech films Czechoslovak comedy films {{1970s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páté Kolo U Vozu
''Páté kolo u vozu'' is a 1957 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmography *'' Lízin let do nebe'' (1937) - Jula Plichta *''Škola základ života'' ( .... References External links * 1957 films Czechoslovak comedy films 1950s Czech-language films Czech comedy films 1950s Czech films {{1950s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Vančura
Vladislav Vančura () (23 June 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku – 1 June 1942 in Prague) was an important Czechs, Czech writer active in the 20th century, who was murdered by the Nazis. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter. Early years Vančura was born on 23 June 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku in Austrian Silesia (today the Czech Republic). He was a descendant of an old noble Vančura of Řehnice family. His father Václav Vojtěch Vančura, born 1856 in Čáslav, was a Protestantism, Protestant and worked as an administrator of sugar refinery. His mother, Marie Svobodová was Catholic, born 1863 in Kluky near Čáslav. In 1896, the family moved to Davle on the riverside of Vltava, about 12 miles south of Prague, where they lived in a large country house. His broadminded father became a director of a brick factory. In Davle, young Vladislav was educated by a tutor between 1898-1904. In 1905, he and his older sisters moved to Prague to study there; Vladislav enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Matuška
Waldemar Matuška (; July 2, 1932 – May 30, 2009) was a Czechoslovak singer who became popular in his homeland during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1986, he immigrated to the United States. Early career Waldemar Matuška was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), and spent his whole childhood in Prague. His mother was a singer in the Vienna and Košice operetta theatres. He trained at a glassmaking school and worked in glassworks Poděbrady as a glassmaker. He performed on various musical instruments (mostly banjo, guitar, contrabass or drums with many different bands. In 1960 he recorded his first song ''Suvenýr'' (Souvenir). Later he became an actor and singer of the theatre Semafor. On the stage he performed with Karel Štědrý, Jiří Suchý, Hana Hegerová and others, starting in 1961, with Eva Pilarová. He won the '' Zlatý slavík'' ("Golden Nightingale") music poll twice, in 1962 and 1967, and placed second several times. As his popularity grew he started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřich Nový
Oldřich Nový (7 August 1899, in Prague – 15 March 1983, in Prague) was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturg and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century. Biography His father Antonín Nový, a member of the Prague Fire Brigade, wanted him to become a typographer, but Oldřich showed passion for theatre from a young age. He was supported by his uncle Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague. Fikejz (2007), p. 325-326 In 1916 Nový became involved with the amateur theatre group ''"Řemeslnická beseda"'' and he also appeared in the popular cabaret ''"U labutě"''. A year later he performed in the ''"Varieté"'' in Karlín. In 1918 he was engaged in Ostrava and in 1919 he moved to Brno where he became the director of the operetta ensemble of the National Theatre. Nový remained in Brno for more than fifteen years and came back to Prague in 1935. Fikejz (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of Morrisville
''The Phantom of Morrisville'' ( cs, Fantom Morrisvillu) is a Czech comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. Plot The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film ''The Pit and the Pendulum''. A musician from the symphony orchestra reads an English thriller novel during the concert, while performing his parts of the Georges Bizet's opera ''Carmen''. The book makes so strong an impression on him that he imagines himself to be the novel's protagonist, Sir Hannibal Morris, an owner of a huge Gothic castle. Then come mysterious murders and disappearances, intrigues, kidnappings, and love. Cast * Oldřich Nový as Drummer Emil / Sir Hannibal Morris * Květa Fialová as Lady Clarence Hamilton – Hanibal's fiancée * Jana Novaková as Mabel – Hanibal's secretary * Vít Olmer as Allan Pinkerton * Waldemar Matuška as Manuel Díaz – adventurer * Jaroslav Marvan as Inspector Brumpby from Scotland Yard * František ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Neckář
Václav Neckář (born 23 October 1943 in Prague) is a Czech singer and actor. He is best known for his performance as Miloš Hrma in ''Closely Watched Trains''. Between 1978 and 1979 he cooperated with Polish singer Anna Jantar during their performances in Poland and Czechoslovakia (ČSSR). In 2007, he was accused of having been an StB collaborator from 1978. From 1968 to 1970 he was a singer in Golden Kids with Marta Kubišová and Helena Vondráčková, and from 1970 a singer in the group Bacily. In 2011, Neckař described himself as a non-practising Hussite. Following the death of Neckař’s wife Jaroslava in 2015, Rev. David Frýda described him and his wife as strong believers and frequent congregants. Selected filmography * ''Closely Watched Trains'' (1966) * '' Private Torment'' (1967) * '' Little Summer Blues'' (1968) * '' Kulhavý dábel'' (1968) * ''The Incredibly Sad Princess'' (1968) * ''The Lanfier Colony'' (1969) * '' Pan Vok odchází'' (1979) * ''Sing, Cowboy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Vondráčková
Helena Vondráčková (born 24 June 1947, in Prague) is a Czech people, Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades. Early life/career Beginnings Vondráčková spent her childhood years in the town of Slatiňany. She took piano lessons from an early age. In 1964 Vondráčková came to prominence when she won a national talent contest that 27 April then that 3 September she made her first recording: a Czech rendering of "Red River Valley (song), Red River Valley" entitled "Červená řeka" ("Red River Valley"). In 1965, the year she graduated high school, Vondráčková was voted the most popular singer in Czechoslovakia by the readers of the magazine '':cs:Mladý svět, Mladý svět'' earning the Golden Nightingale award for the only time in her career although Vondráčková would subsequently earn second or third place a total of twenty-seven times with eleven Silver Nightingale awards and sixteen Bronze Nightingale awards. In the summer of 1966 Vondráčková began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
