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Eduard Kohout
František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' Happy Journey'' (1943) * '' The Avalanche'' (1946) * ''Sign of the Anchor'' (1947) * ''Bohemian Rapture'' (1947) * ''Jan Hus'' (1954) * '' The King of Kings'' (1963) * ''The Cremator ''The Cremator'' ( cs, Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for ...'' (1969) References Bibliography * Mitchell, Charles P. ''The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002''. McFarland, 2004. External links * 1889 births 1976 deaths Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors Czech male television actors Actors from České Budějovice {{Czech-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
České Budějovice
České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest city in the region and its political and commercial capital, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice, of the University of South Bohemia, and of the Academy of Sciences. It is famous for the Budweiser Budvar Brewery. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts České Budějovice is made up of seven city parts named České Budějovice 1–7. České Budějovice 5 forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name Budějovice is derived from personal Slavic name ''Budivoj'', meaning "the village of the people of Budivoj". The name first appeared as ''Budoywicz'', then it appeared in various similar forms. The Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avalanche (1946 Film)
''The Avalanche '' ( cs, Lavina) is a 1946 Czechoslovak crime drama film directed by Miroslav Cikán and starring Otomar Korbelář, Marie Glázrová and Helena Bušová. Černík p.89 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jan Zázvorka. Plot Cast *Otomar Korbelář as JUDr. Karel Heran *Marie Glázrová as Irena Malíková *Helena Bušová as Olga *Jaroslav Průcha as Ptácek, policejní inspektor *Jaroslav Marvan as Dr. Urban, policejní rada *Dana Medřická as Bendová, kvetinárka *Jiří Dohnal as Pavel Benda *Eduard Kohout as Dr. Malík *Vladimír Repa as Lékar * Antonín Holzinger as Lékar * Frantisek Filipovský as Cerný, vrátný * Nadezda Vladyková as Baruska, komorná * Milos Nedbala s Státmí zástupce * Otto Rubík as Strázník * Jaroslav Seník as Predseda Soudu * Eva Karelová as Osetrovatelka * Viktor Nejedlý as Majitel továrny v likvidaci * Josef Belský as Majitel továrny v likvidaci * Miroslav Homola as Koncipient u herana * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Male Stage Actors
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Male Film Actors
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture Czech culture has been shaped by its geographical position in the middle of Europe. Influences from its neighbours, political and social changes, wars and times of peace have all left their marks on Czech culture. Prague's significance as a Europea ... ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cremator
''The Cremator'' ( cs, Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak dark comedy horror film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1972, it won the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star Rudolf Hrušínský and cinematographer Stanislav Milota. The story is set in 1930s Prague, where the cremator Karel Kopfrkingl lives and works. Kopfrkingl slowly devolves from an odd but relatively well-meaning cremator of the dead into a murderer of his family and mass murderer who proposes to run the ovens at extermination camps due to the influence of the Nazi party and Tibetan Buddhism, as he believes his murders are "liberating" the souls of the deceased into a better life. The film is mostly made up of monologues from Kopfrkingl tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1963 Film)
''The King of Kings'' ( cs, Král Králů) is a 1963 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Plot summary Cast * Jiří Sovák as Lojza Králu - mounter * Miloš Kopecký as Izmail el Sarif ben Serfi * Vlastimil Brodský as Eda Brabec * Jiřina Bohdalová as Coiffeuse Lenka * Walter Taub as Assassin Poupard * Jiří Němeček as Company director * Ilja Prachar as Novák - Officer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Zdeněk Řehoř as Pantucek - Officer of Ministry of Foreign Affairs * Eduard Kohout František Eduard Kohout (6 March 1889 – 25 October 1976) was a Czech stage, film actor and television actor.Mitchell p.57 Selected filmography * ''Battalion'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * '' Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * '' Happy Jou ... as Deputy minister * Jan Skopeček as Chamberlain * Ota Motycka as Janitor in factory * Lubomír Kostelka as Teacher of language * Zdenek Braunschläger as Constructor * Josef Bartunek as Guard * Jitka Frantová as Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hus (film)
''Jan Hus '' is a 1954 Czechoslovak film about Jan Hus, an early Christian reformer. It is the first part of the " Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", one of the most famous works of Otakar Vávra, completed with ''Jan Žižka'' (1955) and ''Against All (1956). Plot The opening part is set in 1412. It portrays the suffering of the poor working on the Týn Temple in Prague. It shows their struggles with rich townspeople and stingy church dignitaries collecting indulgences. Publicly criticizing the Catholic Church, Jan Hus opposes the sale of indulgences in his sermons in the Bethlehem Chapel. In addition to crowds of poor Praguers, his services are attended by Queen Žofia, who defends Hus before King Wenceslas. The ailing king, who is being pressured by the Pope and his brother Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund because of Hus's sermons, prefers to have fun rather than politics and worries. The bull of Pope John XXIII. arrives in Prague. It is about further collection of indulgences. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian Rapture
''Bohemian Rapture'' or ''The Violin and the Dream'' ( cs, Housle a sen) is a 1947 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Krška and starring Jaromír Spal, Václav Voska and Karel Dostal. The film portrays the life of the Czech violinist Josef Slavík, a contemporary of Frédéric Chopin, and a rival of Niccolò Paganini. Cast * Jaromír Spal as Josef Slavík * Václav Voska as Frédéric Chopin * Karel Dostal as Nicolo Paganini * Vlasta Fabianová as Anna Zásmucká * Libuše Zemková as Henrietta Astfeldová * Jiřina Krejčová as Magdalenka * Marie Vášová as The Unknown Woman * Eduard Kohout as Count Pavel Adam Lažanský, * Vladimír Řepa as Teacher W. W. Würfel * František Smolík as Father Quardián * Jarmila Švabíková as Constance Bayerová * Jiří Steimar as Baron Astfeld * Jan W. Speerger as Thug * Zvonimir Rogoz as Conductor * Karel Kalista as General Kučera Release The film premiered on 31 January 1947. In 1948 the film was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sign Of The Anchor
''Sign of the Anchor'' (Czech:''Znamení kotvy'') is a 1947 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Hana Vítová, Zdeňka Baldová and Vlasta Fabianová. The film's art direction was by Štěpán Kopecký. Cast * Hana Vítová as Pavla Marková aka Miss Camilla * Zdeňka Baldová as Pavla's mother * Vlasta Fabianová as Prostitute Černá Fanka * Eduard Kohout as Maestro Lascari * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Captain Troska * Július Pántik as Wheelsman Franta Hojdar * Ladislav H. Struna as Wheelsman Hojdar * Jarmila Smejkalová as Seamstress Růža * Vladimír Salač as Cabin boy Lojza Brůha * Josef Maršálek as Greaser Toník Truneček * Jan W. Speerger as Boatman * Jaroslav Zrotal as Vojta * Karel Effa as Cabin boy Pobříslo * Ota Motyčka OTA or ota may stand for: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Off the Air'', an Adult Swim television series * Otakon, an annual anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland Electronics, science, and technology * Ochr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Journey (1943 Film)
''Happy Journey'' ( cs, Šťastnou cestu) is a 1943 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film featured four leading actresses of 1940s Czech cinema – Adina Mandlová, Jiřina Štěpničková, Hana Vítová and Nataša Gollová. Cast * Adina Mandlová as Shop assistant Helena Truxová * Jiřina Štěpničková as Shop assistant Anna Waltrová-Ortová * Hana Vítová as Shop assistant Milena * Nataša Gollová as Shop assistant Fanynka * Jana Dítětová as Boženka * Otomar Korbelář as Industrialist Jan Klement * Eduard Kohout as Viktor Zych, Helena's boyfriend * Vítězslav Vejražka as Waiter Martin, Milena's fiancé * Karel Hradilák as Fred Valenta * František Kreuzmann as Cheater Pepa Hodek * Nelly Gaierová as Hodek's lover * Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaří ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
