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The Magic House (film)
''The Magic House'' ( cs, Kouzelný dům) is a 1939 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Adina Mandlová as Marie Ungrová * Růžena Nasková as Vilemína Balvínová * Leopolda Dostalová as Aunt Hedvika Balvínová * Terezie Brzková as Aunt Anna Balvínová * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Martin Balvín * Eduard Kohout as Vilém Balvín * Svetla Svozilová as Rosa * František Kreuzmann as Magician Caligari * Karel Dostal Karel Dostal (1884–1966) was a Czechoslovak stage and film actor.Burian p.233 Selected filmography * '' Grand Hotel Nevada'' (1935) * '' The World Is Ours'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * '' Second Tour'' (1939) * '' The Blue Star Hotel ... as Rudolf Unger, general director References External links * 1939 films 1939 drama films 1930s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czechoslovak drama films 1930s Czech films {{1930s-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] |
František Kreuzmann
František Kreuzmann (11 October 1895 – 28 December 1960) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' (1933) * ''The Little Pet'' (1934) * '' Long Live with Dearly Departed'' (1935) * '' Raging Barbora'' (1935) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1936) * ''Virginity'' (1937) * '' Krok do tmy'' (1937) * ''Battalion'' (1937) * ''The Lantern'' (1938) * '' The Merry Wives'' (1938) * '' A Foolish Girl'' (1938) * ''Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše'' (1939) * '' Muž z neznáma'' (1939) * '' Jiný vzduch'' (1939) * '' Second Tour'' (1939) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Dívka v modrém'' (1940) * ''Ladies in Waiting'' (1940) * '' In the Still of the Night'' (1941) * '' Happy Journey'' (1943) * '' Veselá bída'' (1944) * ''The Girl from Beskydy Mountains ''The Girl from Beskydy Mountains'' ( cs, Děvčica z Beskyd) is a 1944 Czech drama film directed by Franti ... [...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] |
1930s Czech-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Drama Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swiss Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Dostal
Karel Dostal (1884–1966) was a Czechoslovak stage and film actor.Burian p.233 Selected filmography * '' Grand Hotel Nevada'' (1935) * '' The World Is Ours'' (1937) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Second Tour'' (1939) * ''The Blue Star Hotel'' (1941) * ''The Hard Life of an Adventurer'' (1941) * ''Fourteen at the Table'' (1943) * ''Saturday'' (1945) * ''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 violin ...'' (1947) * '' Temno'' (1950) References Bibliography * Jarka Burian. ''Modern Czech Theatre: Reflector and Conscience of a Nation''. University of Iowa Press, 2002. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dostal, Karel 1884 births 1966 deaths Czechoslovak male actors People from Nymburk Theatre directors from Czechoslovakia Burials at Olšany Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetla Svozilová
Svetla ( bg, Светла) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Svetla Bozhkova (born 1951), retired female discus thrower, who competed for Bulgaria at two Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1980 *Svetla Dimitrova (born 1970), Bulgarian athlete who started out competing in heptathlon, and later specialized as a sprint hurdler *Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (born 1964), retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw *Svetla Protich (born 1939), Bulgarian classical pianist and professor of music *Svetla Zlateva (born 1952), retired Bulgarian sprinter and middle distance runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres See also * Světlá Světlá is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Světlá lies approximately north of Blansko, north of Brno, and east of Prague Prague ( ; cs, ..., village and municipality (obec) in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adina Mandlová
Adina Mandlová (28 January 1910 – 16 June 1991) was a Czech stage and film actress. She was one of the leading stars of 1930s and 1940s Czech cinema. She was involved in a number of scandals and love affairs. Life and career Early days She was born Jarmila Anna Františka Marie Mandlová in a middle-class family in Mladá Boleslav. Her father Jan Mandl was a talented pianist who wanted to study music in Vienna, but when his father died, he became a railway inspector. He married his first wife and had two sons – Jan and Karel. When his wife died of tuberculosis, he married Mandlová's mother Anna Krýžová. She was an innkeeper's daughter. Together they had a son Jiří, and finally a daughter Adina. Her father chose her name inspired by Gaetano Donizetti's opera '' L'elisir d'amore''. He made Adina listen to classical music and to play the piano. When she was 7 years old, her father died of Spanish influenza. After his death her mother made Adina stop playing the piano. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968. Selected filmography * ''St. Wenceslas'' (1930) * '' Paradise Road'' (1936) * '' The World Is Ours'' (1937) * ''Skeleton on Horseback'' (1937) * ''Virginity'' (1937) * ''The Merry Wives'' (1938) * '' Muž z neznáma'' (1939) * '' The Magic House'' (1939) * ''Second Tour'' (1940) * ''Experiment'' (1943) * ''Mist on the Moors'' (1943) * ''Rozina, the Love Child'' (1945) * ''The Adventurous Bachelor'' (1946) * ''Sign of the Anchor'' (1947) * ''Lost in the Suburbs'' (1948) * '' Císařův pekař a pekařův císař'' (1951) * ''The Secret of Blood'' (1953) * ''Jan Hus'' (1954) * ''Dog's Heads'' (1955) * ''Jan Žižka'' (1955) * ''Against All'' (1956) * '' The Flood'' (1958) * '' Today for the Last Time'' (1958) * ''Fetters'' (1961) * ''Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk'' (1964) * ''Hands Up, Or I'll Shoot ''Hands Up or I'll Shoot'' () is an East German crime comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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