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The Fifth Horseman Is Fear
''The Fifth Horseman Is Fear'' ( cs, A pátý jezdec je strach) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbyněk Brynych. Instead of depicting gas chambers and concentration camps, the film examines the subtler but equally debilitating mental effects of oppression. It gets its name from the story of the ''Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' written about in the Book of Revelation. The film uses expressionist cinematography, and its film score is set to discordant piano music. Plot Set in Prague during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the film follows Dr. Braun, a Jewish doctor forbidden to practice medicine. He instead works for German officials, cataloging confiscated Jewish property. All Braun wants to do is survive, but his pragmatic mentality is challenged when an injured resistance fighter stumbles into his apartment building. A quest for morphine leads Dr. Braun through his tortured city, where fear eats away at the social structure. Superfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbyněk Brynych
Zbyněk Brynych (13 June 1927 – 24 August 1995) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1951 and 1985. Selected filmography Czechoslovakia * ''Suburban Romance'' (1958) * ''Five in a Million'' (1959) * ''Skid'' (1960) * ''Every Penny Counts'' (1961) * ''Don't Take Shelter When It Rains!'' (1962) * ''Transport from Paradise'' (1962) * ''Constellation of the Virgo'' (1965) * ''The Fifth Horseman Is Fear'' (1965) * ''Transit Carlsbad'' (1966) * ''I, Justice (film), I, Justice'' (1968) Germany * ''Der Kommissar (TV series), Der Kommissar'' (1969–1970, TV series, 4 episodes) * ' (1970) * ' (1970) * ' (1970) * ''Derrick (TV series), Derrick'' (1975–1994, TV series, 37 episodes) * ''The Old Fox'' (1978–1994, TV series, 45 episodes) External links * 1927 births 1995 deaths Czech film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters People from Karlovy Vary 20th-century screenwriters {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilja Prachař
Ilja is a given name and surname. The given name is cognate to Ilya. Notable people with the given name include: *Ilja Bereznickas (born 1948), Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist *Ilja Bergh (1927–2015), Danish pianist and composer *Ilja Dragunov (born 1993), Russian professional wrestler *Ilja Glebov (born 1987), Estonian pair skater *Ilja Hurník (1922–2013), Czech composer, pianist and essayist * Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 1968), Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classic scholar * Ilja Richter (born 1952), German actor *Ilja Rosendahl (born 1968), German film and music producer, actor, songwriter and musician *Ilja Seifert (1951–2022), German politician *Ilja Syrovatko, Russian professional basketball player, who plays in Dynamo Moscow *Ilja Szrajbman (1907–1943), Polish Olympic freestyle swimmer *Ilja Venäläinen (born 1980), Finnish football player *Ilja Wiederschein (born 1977), volleyball player from Germany Notable people with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Drama Films
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Chicago Sun-Times
The ''Chicago Sun-Times'' is a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Since 2022, it is the flagship paper of Chicago Public Media, and has the second largest circulation among Chicago newspapers, after the ''Chicago Tribune''. The modern paper grew out of the 1948 merger of the ''Chicago Sun'' and the ''Chicago Daily Times''. Journalists at the paper have received eight Pulitzer prizes, mostly in the 1970s; one recipient was film critic Roger Ebert (1975), who worked at the paper from 1967 until his death in 2013. Long owned by the Marshall Field family, since the 1980s ownership of the paper has changed hands numerous times, including twice in the late 2010s. History The ''Chicago Sun-Times'' claims to be the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city. That claim is based on the 1844 founding of the ''Chicago Daily Journal'', which was also the first newspaper to publish the rumor, now believed false, that a cow owned by Catherine O'L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked highly in critical polls such as that of ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' and ''Sight & Sound'', which lists his 1963 film '' '' as the 10th-greatest film. Fellini's best-known films include ''La Strada'' (1954), ''Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), ''8½'' (1963), ''Juliet of the Spirits'' (1965), the "Toby Dammit" segment of ''Spirits of the Dead'' (1968), ''Fellini Satyricon'' (1969), ''Roma'' (1972), '' Amarcord'' (1973), and ''Fellini's Casanova'' (1976). Fellini was nominated for 16 Academy Awards over the course of his career, winning a total of four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film (the most for any director in the history of the award). He received an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published Weekly newspaper, weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iva Janžurová
Iva Janžurová (born 19 May 1941) is a Czech actress. She attended school in České Budějovice and in 1963, she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 1964, she became the main member of Vinohrady Theatre and since 1988 has been a member of the National Theatre in Prague. She has appeared in many films, such as ''Což takhle dát si špenát'', ''Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!'', and the television series ''Hospital at the End of the City''. In 1998 and 2002, she was awarded the Czech Lion for Best Actress. Biography Janžurová was born into a family of teachers. In 1959, she graduated from the pedagogical gymnasium in České Budějovice, but her interest in theatre led her to study acting afterward. Between 1959 and 1963, she studied under Vlasta Fabianová at DAMU in Prague. After graduating, she performed at the F. X. Šaldy Theatre in Liberec (1963–1964) and later found work at Vinohrady Theatre (1964–1987). She subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slávka Budínová
Slávka Budínová (21 April 1924 – 31 July 2002) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1953 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' The Flood'' (1958) * ''Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * '' The Tricky Game of Love'' (1971) * ''Svět otevřený náhodám'' (1971) * ''Noc na Karlštejně'' (1973) * '' Hroch'' (1973) * '' My Brother Has a Cute Brother'' (1975) * ''Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea ''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) References External links * 1924 births 2002 deaths Czech film actresses Actors from Ostrava Czech television actresses 20th-century Czech actresses {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čestmír Řanda
Čestmír Řanda (5 December 1923 – 31 August 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 65 films and television shows between 1960 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Bílá spona'' (1960) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964) * ''Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * ''Přísně tajné premiéry'' (1967) * ''Nejlepší ženská mého života'' (1968) * ''Witchhammer'' (1970) * '' How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' (1974) * ''Zaklęte rewiry'' (1975) * ''Což takhle dát si špenát ''Což takhle dát si špenát '' is a 1977 Czechoslovak comedy science fiction film directed by Václav Vorlíček. Summary Two swindlers get to prison for alcohol theft. After an exit from prison they are employed in a lab inventing a devi ...'' (1977) References External links * 1923 births 1986 deaths Czech male film actors People from Rokycany 20th-century Czech male actors {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Nováček
Karel Nováček (born 30 March 1965) is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and six doubles titles. His highest singles ranking was World No. 8, which he achieved on 18 November 1991. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1994 US Open where he defeated Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov, Andriy Medvedev, Todd Woodbridge, Javier Frana and Jaime Yzaga before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinal. In 1997, Novacek was suspended for three months for failing a drug test at the 1995 French Open; he forfeited $185,765, but denied taking cocaine knowingly. Nováček lived in Boca Raton, Florida, United States for 20 years, and then moved back to Czech Republic. Karel and Maya Nováček married in 1990; as of 2002, they had three children. In 2002, the ''Boca Raton News'' reported that their ten-year-old daughter Anika was a promising tennis player, winning several tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
