Dívka Na Koštěti
''The Girl on the Broomstick'' (''Dívka na koštěti'') is a 1972 Czechoslovak fantasy-comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček based on a book by . A sequel ''Saxána a Lexikon kouzel'' was released in 2011. Plot A teenage witch, Saxana, who faces 300 years' detention for failing her classes, escapes to the human world with the help of a school janitor. Once in the human world, she meets Honza, a teenage boy, who takes her to school with him. At school, Saxana becomes acquainted with three of the schools' teenage delinquents, who convince her to turn the faculty into rabbits by lying and promising her that they will help in her quest to stay in the human world. Cast * Petra Černocká as Saxana *Jan Hrušínský as Honza Bláha * Jan Kraus as Miky Rousek *František Filipovský as Mr. Rousek *Vladimír Menšík as Retired vampire, janitor * as Bohouš Adámek * as Čenda Bujnoch *Stella Zázvorková as Mrs. Vondráčková *Míla Myslíková Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Václav Vorlíček
Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'' (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries. The director was a widower and father of two daughters. He died in his hometown Prague, aged 88, from cancer. Selected filmography * '' Who Wants to Kill Jessie?'' (1966) * '' The End of Agent W4C'' (1967) * '' You Are a Widow, Sir'' (1970) * '' Dívka na koštěti'' (1971) * ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'' (1973) * '' How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' (1974) * ''Což takhle dát si špenát'' (1977) * ''The Prince and the Evening Star The Prince and the Evening Star (Czech:Princ a Večernice) is a 1979 Czechoslovak fairy tale film. Plot O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Míla Myslíková
Bohumila "Míla" Myslíková (14 February 1933 – 11 February 2005) was a Czech actress. She appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993. She starred in the 1974 film ''Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964) * '' Capricious Summer'' (1968) * ''The Cremator'' (1969) * ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'' (1973) * ''Who Looks for Gold?'' (1974) * '' How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' (1974) * ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' (1982) * ''Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping'' (1983) * ''How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions'' (1985) * ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives ''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' ( cs, Jak básníkům chutná život) is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Dušan Klein and written by Klein with Ladislav Pecháček. The third installment in the "Poets hexalogy", the title is ...'' (1988) References External l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Directed By Václav Vorlíček
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1970s Fantasy Comedy Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Czechoslovak Fantasy Films
Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Fourth Czechoslovak Republic (1960–89) **Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Fifth Czechoslovak Republic (1989–93) *''Czechoslovak'', also ''Czecho-Slovak'', any grouping of the Czechs, Czech and Slovaks, Slovak ethnicities: **As a national identity, see Czechoslovakism **The title of Symphony No. 8 (Dvorak), Symphony no. 8 in G Major op. 88 by Antonín Dvořák in 1889/90 *The Czech–Slovak languages, a West Slavic dialect continuum **The Czechoslovak language, a theoretical standardized form defined as the state language of Czechoslovakia in its Constitution of 1920 **Comparison of Czech and Slovak See also * Slovak Republic (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (dis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1970s Czech-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies American films of 1972, United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 American films of 1972, United States unless stated # *''The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho (actress), Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong films of 1972 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jaromír Spal
:''Note - Jaromír Spal may refer to a Czechoslovak linguist (1913–1990)'' Jaromír Spal (18 July 1916 – 22 March 1981) was a Czechoslovak film actor.Cowie p.77 Selected filmography * '' The Avalanche'' (1946) * ''Bohemian Rapture'' (1947) * ''Silent Barricade ''Silent Barricade'' ( cs, Němá barikáda) is a 1949 Czechoslovak war film about the Prague uprising at the end of World War II directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Jaroslav Průcha as Hošek * Barbara Drapińska as Halina * Jaroslav Marvan a ...'' (1949) References Bibliography * https://slavistik-portal.de/en/datenpool/czechling-db.html?data=1992CZ019733&title=Odesel-Jaromir-Spal * Peter Cowie. World Filmography 1968''. Tantivy Press, 1968. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spal, Jaromir 1916 births 1981 deaths Czechoslovak male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stella Zázvorková
Stella Zázvorková (14 April 1922 – 18 May 2005) was a Czech actress from Prague. Zázvorková, an alumnus of Prague's theatre school of E.F. Burian, appeared in more than a hundred films and series. She was married to the actor Miloš Kopecký. She became known abroad through series including '' Arabela'', ''The Territory of White Deer'', and ''Hospital at the End of the City,'' and also through her role in the Oscar-winning movie ''Kolya'' by Jan Svěrák Jan Svěrák () (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award, .... Filmography External links * Stella Zázvorková within TSFSI(in German) 1922 births 2005 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses Czech television actresses Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Actresses from Prague 20th-century ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miloš Macourek
Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter. Biography During his career, Macourek worked in various professions. From 1953 to 1960, he was a teacher of the art history; later he worked as a dramaturgist at the Barrandov Film Studios. He created children's books, TV series and film comedies. Works Books * ''Živočichopis'' * ''Pohádky'' * ''Mravenečník v početnici'' * ''Ostrov pro šest tisíc budíků'' * ''Světe, div se'' * ''Žofka'' * ''Žofka ředitelkou zoo'' * ''Láska a dělová koule : povídky a bajky'' * ''Člověk by nevěřil svým očím'' * ''Jakub a dvě stě dědečků'' * ''Mach a Šebestová'' * ''Žirafa nebo tulipán?'' Film and TV screenplays * '' Kdo chce zabít Jessii?'' * '' Čtyři vraždy stačí, drahoušku'' * ''I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen'' (''Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové'') 1969 * '' Pane, vy jste vdova!'' * ''Straw Hat'' (''Slaměný klobouk'') ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Both comedian and serious actor, he created a wide range of lively characters. He starred in more than 120 movies (''September Nights'', ''Král Šumavy'', ''Hledá se táta'', ''The Cassandra Cat'', ''Lemonade Joe'', ''Loves of a Blonde'', ''The Cremator'', ''Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem'', ''Marketa Lazarová'', ''Všichni dobří rodáci'', ''Tři oříšky pro Popelku'', ''Jak utopit doktora Mráčka'', ''Dobří holubi se vracejí''), television films (''Zlatí úhoři'') and TV miniseries (''Byl jednou jeden dům'', '' Arabela'', ''Pan Tau Pan Tau (Czech for "Mr. Tau") is a character created for a children's television series. There were 33 episodes in 3 series made by the Czechoslovak Television (ČST) in cooperation with Barrandov Studios and the West German TV network Westdeuts ...'', Návštěvníci, ''Létající Čestmí ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Austria-Hungary. His father was musician František Filipovský Sr., who was 62 by the time his son was born. The young Filipovský was interested in acting from an early age and began performing in theatre in the 1930s, with stints in Emil František Burian's Voice-band, as well as Osvobozené divadlo. Among other engagements, he worked as stage director in Jára Kohout's Divadlo U Nováků in 1939, later moving to Švandovo divadlo, and eventually holding a post at Prague's National Theatre. Television, film, and dubbing Throughout his career, Filipovský acted in numerous Czechoslovak films and television productions, as well as lending his voice to various dubbing projects. Family and death Filipovský's daughter is actress and sing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |