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Juraj Kukura
Juraj Kukura (born 15 March 1947, in Prešov) is a Slovak actor. Kukura studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU). Since 1985, when he emigrated to West Germany, his films were banned in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic until Communist ruled ended through the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Thanks to his charismatic personality he usually portrayed strong, leading characters. In 2004, he received DOSKY Award for performing ''Martin'' in ''The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?'' by Edward Albee. In 2003 he became managing director of Arena Theatre. Filmography Film *''Zbehovia a pútnici'' (1968) - Dominika - hrebenár *''Eden and After'' (1970) - Boris *''Zlozor'' (1971) - Slávo *''N. a pris les dés...'' (1971) *''Letokruhy'' (1973) *''Javor a Juliana'' (1973) - Musician *''Den slnovratu'' (1974) - Pavol Jurek *''Trofej neznámeho strelca'' (1974) - Salo *''Do zbrane kuruci!'' (1974) - Hamzík *'' One Silver Piece'' (1976) - Pitonák *''Koncert pre pozo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prešov
Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros County of the Kingdom of Hungary. With a population of approximately 90,000 for the city, and in total about 110,000 with the metropolitan area, it is the third-largest city in Slovakia. It belongs to the Košice-Prešov agglomeration and is the natural cultural, economic, transport and administrative center of the Šariš region. It lends its name to the Eperjes-Tokaj Hill-Chain which was considered as the geographic entity on the first map of Hungary from 1528. There are many tourist attractions in Prešov such as castles, pools and the old town. Etymology The first written mention is from 1247 (). Several authors derived the name from hu, eper (strawberry). The theory was questioned in the 1940s and newer Slovak language, Slovak works sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ninth Heart
''The Ninth Heart'' ( cs, Deváté srdce) is a 1979 Czechoslovak dark fantasy fairy tale horror film directed by Juraj Herz. The film starred Josef Kemr. Cast *Ondřej Pavelka as Student Martin * Anna Maľová as Puppeteer Tončka *Julie Jurištová as Princess Adriena *Josef Kemr as Principal, Tončka's father *Juraj Kukura as Count Aldobrandini, astrologist *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 Jester References External links * 1979 films Czechoslovak fantasy films 1970s Czech-language films Films directed by Juraj Herz Films scored by Petr Hapka Czech fantasy films Films based on fairy tales 1970s Czech films Czech dark fantasy films {{1970s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Actors
Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkansas, United States See also * Slovák, a surname * Slovák, the official newspaper of the Slovak People's Party Hlinka's Slovak People's Party ( sk, Hlinkova slovenská ľudová strana), also known as the Slovak People's Party (, SĽS) or the Hlinka Party, was a far-right clerico-fascist political party with a strong Catholic fundamentalist and authorit ... * {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Traffik (miniseries)
''Traffik'' is a 1989 British television serial about an illegal drug trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers, dealers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film ''Traffic'', directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on the miniseries. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries ''Traffic'' was based on both versions. Background The six-part serial was produced by Britain's Channel 4, written by Simon Moore and directed by Alastair Reid. In the United States, it first aired on ''Masterpiece Theatre'' in 1990. Cast * Bill Paterson as Jack Lithgow, a Scottish Home Office minister engaged in combating heroin importation from Pakistan. *Julia Ormond as his drug addicted daughter Caroline. *Juraj Kukura as Karl Rosshalde, a German drug smuggler. *Lindsay Duncan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Mala (TV Series)
''Via Mala'' is a 1985 television series, based on the 1934 novel '' Via Mala'' by John Knittel. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France, Italy and Austria. The novel had previously been made into two films '' Via Mala'' (1945) and '' Via Mala'' (1961).Goble p.264 Synopsis Jonas Lauretz the owner of a sawmill in a village in Switzerland is a tyrannical person disliked by all his family and neighbours. When he is killed, almost everyone is suspected of murdering him before prime suspicion falls on his daughter. Partial cast * Mario Adorf as Jonas Lauretz * Maruschka Detmers as Silvie Lauretz * Milena Vukotic as Sophie Lauretz * Dominique Pinon as Niklaus Lauretz * Hans Christian Blech as Maler Lauters * Juraj Kukura as Andreas von Richenau * Sissy Höfferer as Hanna Lauretz * Fritz Eckhardt as Kreispräsident Bonatsch * Jean-Paul Comart as Georg Gumpers * Beppe Chierici as Jöry Wagner * Jutta Maria Luser as Klara * Ingrid Burkhard as Frau Gum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo (2014 Film)
''Sarajevo'' is a 2014 German-Austrian biographical television film that depicts the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Plot On 28 June 1914, the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg are travelling through Sarajevo on the 525th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. As a result of the first attack on the Archduke's life, the Austrian examining magistrate Leo Pfeffer is given the task of capturing the person responsible for the attack. Whilst interrogating the assassin, Pfeffer finds out there has been a second attack on the Archduke and his spouse, in which both were killed. Bosnian Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip is then arrested for his part in the second attack. The magistrate learns that only 36 policemen had been available for patrolling the route the Archduke was travelling on. After the first attack, the convoy headed towards the hospital, but an apparent false turn led to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Lux (film)
''Hotel Lux'' is a 2011 German period film directed by Leander Haußmann. The tragicomedy begins in Nazi Germany and moves to the Soviet Union. Featuring the main character Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, the picture involves him with numerous historical facts and figures of this era. Plot In 1933, as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis come to power in Germany, actor and comedian Hans Zeisig (Michael Herbig) and his partner, Siggi Meyer (Jürgen Vogel), have a successful comedy act at a Berlin cabaret doing impersonations of Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Meyer is politically active in the Communist Party and through him, Zeisig meets the attractive Dutch communist Frida (Thekla Reuten). Zeisig is apolitical; he's dreaming about a career in Hollywood. He finds the growing political tension an unpleasant nuisance, but Meyer is endangered by the Nazis' power grab. He arrives one day at the theater with a black eye from an attack and says he is going to go underground. Another performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Train (2006 Film)
''The Last Train'' (german: Der letzte Zug) is a 2006 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and Dana Vávrová, and starring Gedeon Burkhard, Lale Yavas, and Lena Beyerling. The film depicts the fate of some of the last remaining Jews in Berlin, who in April 1943 were rounded up at the Berlin-Grunewald station and sent to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. The film stands out due to its proximity as well as the unsparing realism with which the brutality of a transport to the Auschwitz concentration camp appears. Casting *Gedeon Burkhard, Henry Neumann * Lale Yavas, Lea Neumann * Lena Beyerling, Nina Neumann *Sibel Kekilli, Ruth Zilbermann * Roman Roth, Albert Rosen * Brigitee Grothum, Gabrielle Hellman * Hans-Jürgen Silbermann, Jakob Noschik * Sharon Brauner, Erika Friedlich *Juraj Kukura, Dr. Friedlich *Ludwig Blochberger, Crewes Background ''Der letze Zug'' was filmed in Germany and Czech Republic and went into production in May 2005 on a budget of €2.7 million. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Better To Be Wealthy And Healthy Than Poor And Ill
Synopsis A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don't want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship. Director about the film “Before the premiere of this last film from united Czechoslovakia in June 1992, the motif of separation of Czechoslovakia was taken as a joke, but when it happened 6 months later, it was a tragedy. Even though I predicted it then, I didn’t pass as a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roaring Fifties
''The Roaring Fifties'' (german: Die wilden Fünfziger ) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Peter Zadek and starring Juraj Kukura, Boy Gobert and Peter Kern. It is based on the novel ''Hurra, wir leben noch'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It is set around the German Wirtschaftswunder economic miracle of the 1950s, with the title alluding to the Roaring Twenties. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at Neuschwanstein Castle. The sets were designed by the art directors Herbert Strabel and Rolf Zehetbauer Rolf Zehetbauer (13 February 1929 – 23 January 2022) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. Zehetbauer won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. He died on 23 January 2022, at .... Cast References External links * 1983 films 1983 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1980s German-language films Films directed by Peter Zadek Films scored by Klaus Doldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
