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Pacientka Dr. Hegla
''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' is a 1940 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Adina Mandlová as Karla Janotová * Otomar Korbelář as Dr. Jindrich Hegl * Svetla Svozilová as Dr. Hegl's wife * Zorka Janů as Dr. Hegl's daughter Ela * Svatopluk Beneš as Dr. Jaroslav Kriz * Jaroslav Průcha as Pharmacist Janota * Zdeňka Baldová as Mrs. Janota * Gustav Hilmar as Mr. Kriz * Růžena Šlemrová Růžena Šlemrová, née Růžena Machová (10 November 1886 – 24 August 1962) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Two Mothers'' (1921) * '' Affair at the ... as Mrs. Kriz * Jana Ebertová as Milada Svarcová References External links * 1940 films 1940 drama films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czechoslovak drama films 1940s Czech films {{1940s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otakar Vávra
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. He was born in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Czech Republic. Biography and career Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movie scripts. In 1931, he produced the experimental film ''Světlo proniká tmou''. The first movie he directed was 1937's '' Panenství''. His 1938 film ''The Merry Wives'' was praised in Variety for "first-rate direction, a salty yarn and elaborate production effort", even though it had undergone certain cuts because it was considered too "ribald" by American censors. Vávra was a member of the Communist Party from 1945 to 1989. After the Communists seized power in 1948, Vávra adapted quickly to the new political climate and produced films praising the current regime and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Hilmar
Gustav Hilmar, real name Gustav Černý (30 January 1891 – 19 March 1967) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1927 and 1964. He is buried at the Vinohrady Cemetery. Selected filmography * ''Hordubalové'' (1937) * ''Andula Won'' (1937) * ''The Lantern'' (1938) * ''Škola základ života'' (1938) * ''Eva tropí hlouposti'' (1939) * '' Muzikantská Liduška'' (1940) * ''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * ''The Girl from Beskydy Mountains'' (1944) * ''Rozina, the Love Child'' (1945) * ''The Adventurous Bachelor'' (1946) * ''Průlom'' (1946) * '' Capek's Tales'' (1947) * ''The Secret of Blood'' (1953) * ''Jan Hus'' (1954) * ''Jan Žižka'' (1955) * ''Against All ''Against All'' ( cs, Proti všem) is a 1956 Czechoslovak historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is based on the novel '' Proti všem'' by Alois Jirásek. The film's budget was 25 million KČs which made it the most expensive Czech f ...'' (1956) References External links * 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Otakar Vávra
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Black-and-white Films
Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Republic (1960–89) **Fifth Czechoslovak Republic (1989–93) *''Czechoslovak'', also ''Czecho-Slovak'', any grouping of the Czech and Slovak ethnicities: **As a national identity, see Czechoslovakism **The title of 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 (other) * Slovak (other) * Czech (other) Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Czech-language Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Drama Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Films
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films ''Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1940 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 10 – Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon '' Puss Gets the Boot''. *February 23 – Walt Disney's second animated feature film ''Pinocchio'' is released. Although not a box office success upon its initial release, the film receives critical acclaim and wins two Academy Awards, including one for Best Original Song for " When You Wish Upon a Star". Over the years, ''Pinocchio'' has gained a cult following and is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. * April 12 – Alfred Hitchcock's first American film '' Rebecca'' is released, under the production of David O. Selznick. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture the following year. * May 17 – ''My Favorite Wife'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Růžena Šlemrová
Růžena Šlemrová, née Růžena Machová (10 November 1886 – 24 August 1962) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Two Mothers'' (1921) * '' Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * ''Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''The Undertaker'' (1932) * ''Camel Through the Eye of a Needle'' (1936) * '' The Seamstress'' (1936) * ''Delightful Story'' (1936) * '' Krok do tmy'' (1937) * ''Andula Won'' (1937) * '' Lidé na kře'' (1937) * ''Lawyer Vera'' (1937) * ''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * ''Dívka v modrém'' (1940) * '' The Catacombs'' (1940) * ''Auntie's Fantasies'' (1941) * '' In the Still of the Night'' (1941) * ''I'll Be Right Over'' (1942) * ''Fourteen at the Table'' (1943) * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1944) * '' Spring Song'' (1944) * ''Saturday Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeňka Baldová
Zdeňka Baldová, born as Zdeňka Balašová, married Hilarová (20 February 1885 – 26 September 1958) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1921 and 1958. Baldová is buried at the Vinohrady Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * ''Poslední muž'' (1934) * '' Three Men in the Snow'' (1936) * '' Morality Above All Else'' (1937) * '' Lidé na kře'' (1937) * '' Jiný vzduch'' (1939) * ''Eva tropí hlouposti'' (1939) * ''Arthur and Leontine'' (1940) * ''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * ''Auntie's Fantasies'' (1941) * ''A Charming Man'' (1941) * '' Valentin the Good'' (1942) * ''Gabriela'' (1942) * ''Rozina, the Love Child'' (1945) * ''The Adventurous Bachelor'' (1946) * ''Sign of the Anchor'' (1947) * ''A Dead Man Among the Living ''A Dead Man Among the Living'' (Czech: ''Mrtvý mezi živými'') is a 1949 Czech thriller film directed by Bořivoj Zeman and starring Karel Höger, Eduard Dubský and Vjaceslav Irmanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Pujmanová
Marie Pujmanová (née Hennerová; 8 June 1893, Prague – 19 May 1958, Prague) was a Czechoslovak poet and novelist. She was a founding figure in Czechoslovak Socialist realism and has been referred to as a "tough-minded Stalinist Stalinism is the means of governing and Marxist-Leninist policies implemented in the Soviet Union from 1927 to 1953 by Joseph Stalin. It included the creation of a one-party totalitarian police state, rapid industrialization, the theory o ...". That stated, one of her own later works, had to be rewritten to be more firmly in line with the Party. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pujmanova, Marie Writers from Prague Socialist realism writers Czechoslovak poets Czechoslovak novelists Czechoslovak women novelists Czechoslvoak surrealist writers 1893 births 1958 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Průcha
Jaroslav Průcha (24 April 1898 – 25 April 1963) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1963. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' Paradise Road'' (1936) * ''Skeleton on Horseback'' (1937) * '' The World Is Ours'' (1937) * ''Virginity'' (1937) * ''Škola základ života'' (1938) * '' Muž z neznáma'' (1939) * ''Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše'' (1939) * ''Humoreska'' (1939) * ''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * ''Jan Cimbura'' (1941) * ''Barbora Hlavsová'' (1942) * '' The Great Dam'' (1942) * ''Mist on the Moors'' (1943) * ''Černí myslivci'' (1945) * '' Capek's Tales'' (1947) * ''Krakatit'' (1948) * '' Silent Barricade'' (1949) * ''Nástup'' (1953) * ''Dog's Heads ''Dog's Heads'' ( cs, Psohlavci) is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on the novel of the same name by Alois Jirásek. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Vladimír Ráž - Jan Sladký- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Beneš
Svatopluk Beneš (24 February 1918 – 27 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 90 films and television shows between 1934 and 2003. Selected filmography * ''Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * ''Pohádka máje'' (1940) * ''Ladies in Waiting'' (1940) * ''Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * ''I'll Be Right Over'' (1942) * '' Spring Song'' (1944) * ''Průlom'' (1946) * ''A Kiss from the Stadium'' (1948) * ''The Secret of Blood'' (1953) * ''Komedianti'' (1954) * ''The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1956) * ''I Dutifully Report'' (1958) * ''Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem ''Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea'' ( cs, Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem) is a 1977 Czechoslovak comical science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It is a screen adaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the s ...'' (1977) * '' Unterwegs nach Atlantis'' (1982, TV series) References External links Svatopluk Beneš in Czech National Theater Archive [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
