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Hostivař Studios
The Hostivař Studios () are film studios located in the Hostivař district in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1934, the studios cover an area of about 20,000 square metres. History Businessman Karel Krečmer built a complex of bakeries and a steam mill in 1921. He sold the pastry under the name Host. The company went bankrupt in 1924 and the stake-holders sold the complex which was then rebuilt as a film studio with three sound stages, a film laboratory, a restaurant and a hotel. The first productions shot in the studio were commercials for Baťa shoes company in 1934. Jan Antonín Baťa rented the studios in 1937 with a plan to make feature films. However, the plan was never realized, because in 1939 the World War II broke out and Baťa left the country. During the Nazi Occupation of Czechoslovakia from 1939 to 1945, the Nazis used Barrandov Studios to make their movies, so any Czech films could only be filmed in the smaller Hostivař Studios. A Nazi controlled company Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostivař - Kulisy Ulice
Hostivař () is a cadastral area in southern Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics References External links * Districts of Prague {{Prague-geo-stub Cadastral territories in Prague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbina
''Turbine'' () is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod. Synopsis The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to. Production It was shot at the Hostivař Studios in Prague. Cast * František Smolík as Mills owner Imperial councilman Ullík * Lída Baarová as Tynda, Ullík's daughter * Vlasta Matulová as Marie, Ullík's daughter * Rudolf Hrušínský as Bonďa, Ullík's son * Eduard Kohout as Artuš Fabian, Ullík's brother-in-law * Marie Glázrová as Žofka, Fabian's lover * Jaroslav Vojta as Night Guard Nezmara * Vítězslav Vejražka as Václav, Nezmara's son * Karel Höger as Dr. Arnošt Zouplna * Jindřich Plachta Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Studios
A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company that makes films. Today, studios are mostly financing and distribution entities. In addition, they may have their own studio facility or facilities; however, most firms in the entertainment industry have never had their own studios, but have rented space from other companies instead. Day-to-day filming operations are generally handled by a production company subsidiary. Another type of company is an privately held company, independently owned studio facility, which does not produce motion pictures by itself; such facilities only sell studio space. Beginnings In 1893, Thomas Edison built the first movie studio in the United States: he constructed the Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria, a tarpaper-covered structure near his laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey, West Orange, New Jersey, and he asked circus, vaudeville, and dramatic actors to perform for the camera. He distributed these fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef
''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with MasterChef (British TV series), the British version in July 1990. The show aims to discover the culinary talent of chefs of varying skill levels, through a series of cooking challenges, watched over by various acclaimed food critics and chefs. Dave Ross commissioned the show for the BBC and gave it the name; he had already produced ''Masterteam'', a quiz show hosted by Angela Rippon, and worked on the long-running ''Mastermind (British game show), Mastermind'', and so the name was a continuation of that. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive producers Roddam and John Silver with series producer Karen Ross. The revived format is sold internationally by Banijay. Its first international adaptation was ''MasterChef Australia'', which began in 2009. The show has since been adapted in several other countries. Format The show's format h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordinace V Růžové Zahradě 2
Ordinace v růžové zahradě 2 (until 2008 Ordinace v růžové zahradě, meaning: ''Doctor's office in the rose garden 2'') is a Czech medical drama and soap opera broadcast from 2005 to 2021 on TV Nova channel, from 2021 to 2025 on Voyo.cz and from 2025 on Oneplay.cz. The soap opera plot is about a hospital in fictive town of Kamenice located in Hradec Králové District, its employees (like doctors and nurses, or even the patients) and their life stories, families and relationships. Until March 2020, the soap opera was broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday in the prime time. In September 2020, after a long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the broadcast time has changed; every Thursday two episodes have been broadcast, and in 2021, only one episode was broadcast each Thursday. Until 2020, every episode was watched by more than a million viewers; when the filming method has changed, the viewership dropped under 900,000 viewers per episode. On 23 November 2020 TV Nova announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulice
''Ulice'' (meaning 'street') is a Czech soap opera produced by Nova. It is aired five times a week. The show describes the lives of the Farský, Jordán, Boháč, Nykl, Liška and Maléř families and many other people that live in Prague. Their daily battle against real problems of living in a modern world like divorce, love, betrayal, drug addiction, gay rights, and illness or disease. ''Ulice'' often shows crime (for example a group of Ukrainian mafia, assassination of mafia boss Ševčenko, stalking by Mr. Kukačka). Cast * Václav Svoboda as Lumír Nykl * Rudolf Hrušínský jr. as Vlastimil Pešek * Ilona Svobodová as Jitka Farská * Daniel Brown as Henry Rettig * Ljuba Krbová as Anna Málková-Lišková * Martin Hofmann as Jaroslav Hejl * Jaroslava Obermaierová as Vilma Nyklová * Zdena Hadrbolcová as Růžena Habartová * Tereza Bebarová as Světlana Lisečko-Nyklová * Jakub Štáfek as Matěj Jordán * Petr Vacek as Tomáš Jordán * Aneta Krejčíkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Shows
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platforms. This generally excludes breaking news or advertisements that are aired between shows or between segments of a show. A regularly recurring show is called a television series, and an individual segment of such a series is called an episode. Content is produced either in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies. Episodes are usually broadcast in annual sets, which are called seasons in North America and series in other regions. A one-off television show may be called a television special, while a short series of episodes is a miniseries. A television film, or telefilm, is a feature film created for transmitting on television. Television shows are most often scheduled for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behold Homolka
''Behold Homolka'' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Jaroslav Papoušek. It was released in 1970. Production In the role of the grandfather Papoušek cast Josef Šebánek, with whom he already worked on ''Loves of a Blonde'', '' Firemen's Ball'' and ''The Most Beautiful Age''. In the roles of the twins he cast Miloš Forman's sons Petr and Matěj. Plot The film follows a three generation family household in Prague. Cast * Josef Šebánek as Grandfather * Marie Motlová as Grandmother * František Husák as Ludva * Helena Růžičková Helena Růžičková (13 June 1936 – 4 January 2004) was a Czechs, Czech actress. She was known for her characteristic corpulent figure and comedic talents. She became popular especially thanks to her roles in Jaroslav Papoušek's ''Homolka'' co ... as Heduš * Petr Forman as Twin Péťa * Matěj Forman as Twin Máťa * Yvonne Kodonová as Pavlínka * Miroslav Jelínek as Jirka * Jiří Dědík as Man in car * Růžena Pružinová as N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of Agent W4C
''Konec agenta W4C prostřednictvím psa pana Foustky'' () is a 1967 Czechoslovak film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. Directed by Václav Vorlíček based on the story by Oldřich Daněk. Runtime 87 min. Mono. Produced by Filmové Studio Barrandov and distributed by Central Office of Film Distribution, Prague. Produced by Věra Kadlecová. Composer - Svatopluk Havelka, musical director - František Belfín. Cinematography by František Uldrich. Editor - Jaromír Janáček. Film had a great success in USSR theatrical distribution of the 1960s. Plot summary It's a spy films parody, specially James Bond movies. Main hero - Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C is superspy. Equipped by last invention - Alarm clock (with knife, gun, gas, geiger-muller, microphone-jammer and small atombomb - all inside) is he sent in Prague. There is saltbox with plans of military use of Venus. Agent must play with international spy network. And on his steps is going accountant Foustka. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Principle
''Higher Principle'' () is a Czech drama film based on the eponymous short story from the book ''Silent Barricade'' () written by Jan Drda in 1946. The movie was released in 1960 and was temporarily banned in West Germany as the "anti-German film". Plot The story takes place in the town of Kostelec in 1942, during the Nazi occupation, shortly after Czech and Slovak resistance fighters assassinated Reinhard Heydrich, the Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia, precipitating a vengeful Nazi crackdown. When the movie opens, the owner of the town bookstore is placing a comical maquette in his shop window, featuring photos of students who are soon to graduate from the local high school as well as a photo of their elderly Latin teacher, Professor Málek (played by František Smolík), as he points to the words "Higher Principle," the nickname that the students have given him on account of his frequent quotation of Seneca's moral precepts. A local Nazi official takes offense at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To The Beginning Of Time
''Journey to the Beginning of Time'' (, literally "Journey into prehistory") is a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman, produced in color using a combination of 2-D and 3-D models. It was the first of Zeman's productions to include actors in conjunction with stop-motion and special effects. It won awards at the International Film Festivals of Venice and Mannheim. In 1966, ''Cesta do pravěku'' was dubbed into English, creating the US version, ''Journey to the Beginning of Time''. Plot The story involves four teenagers: Petr, the main narrator (Josef Lukáš); Toník, who also narrates (Petr Herrmann); Jenda (Zdeněk Husták); and Jirka (Vladimír Bejval). The teens want to find a living trilobite. During a break from school, they undertake a journey in a rowboat on a "river of time" that flows through a mysterious cave, emerging on a strange, primeval landscape. As they make their way upstream, they realize that they are travelling progressively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantáta Bezoušek
''Pantáta Bezoušek'' is a 1941 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'' (1 .... References External links * 1941 films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak comedy films 1941 comedy films 1940s Czech films {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
