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The Lantern (1925 Film)
''The Lantern'' ( cs, Lucerna) is a 1925 Czech film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Theodor Pištěk and Anny Ondra. It is based on a play by Alois Jirásek. Lamač made a remake with the same name in 1938. Cast * Theodor Pištěk as Miller Libor * Anny Ondra as Orphan Hanička * Karel Lamač Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lama� ... as Teacher Josef Zajíček * Andula Sedláčková as Countess * Lo Marsánová as Dornička * Jaroslav Vojta as Carpenter Braha * Václav Srb as Musician Klásek * Antonie Nedošinská as Kačenka Klásková * Ferenc Futurista as Vodník Ivan * Eman Fiala as Vodník Michal * Jan W. Speerger as Mr. Franc References External links * 1920s fantasy films Films based on works by Alois Jirásek Films directed by Karel Lamač ...
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Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During the war he was a combat cameraman. After the war he became a technical director of film laboratory in Excelsiorfilm. He started working in movies in 1918, first as an actor, later as a writer and a director. Among his best movies of this period are crime drama '' The Poisoned Light'', comedy ''Catch Him!'' and drama '' White Paradise''. In 1923 he wrote a bo ...
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Václav Srb
Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus. Václav or Vácslav * Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929) (svatý Václav) * Václav Noid Bárta, singer, songwriter, and actor *Václav Binovec, Czech film director and screenwriter * Václav Brožík, painter * Václav Hanka, philologist * Václav Havel, last President of Czechoslovakia (1989 – 1992) and first President of the Czech Republic (1993 – 2003) * Václav Holek, Designer of the ZB-26 light machinegun for Zbrojovka Brno and its descendants * Václav Hollar, graphic artist * Vaclav Jelinek, a Czechoslovak spy, who worked in London under the assumed identity of Erwin van Haarlem * Václav Jiráček, Czech actor * Václav Jírů, Czech photogr ...
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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 cou ...
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Films Directed By Karel Lamač
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 ...
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Films Based On Works By Alois Jirásek
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 sensitize ...
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1920s Fantasy Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ...
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Jan W
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ...
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Eman Fiala (actor)
Eman Fiala (15 April 1899 – 24 June 1970) was a Czech film actor and composer. He was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Little Red Riding Hood'' (1920) * '' Tu ten kámen'' (1923) * '' The Lantern'' (1925) * ''Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1929) * '' Černé oči, proč pláčete...?'' (1930) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' (1930) * '' Chudá holka'' (1930) * ''Business Under Distress'' (1931) * '' Muži v offsidu'' (1931) * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' Hrdinný kapitán Korkorán'' (1934) * '' Hrdina jedné noci'' (1935) * '' The Lantern'' (1938) * '' Second Tour'' (1939) * '' Muzikantská Liduška'' (1940) * ''Barbora Hlavsová'' (1942) * '' Valentin the Good'' (1942) * '' The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice'' (1944) * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1944 – music) * '' A Kiss from the Stadium'' (1948) * '' The Poacher's Foster Dau ...
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Ferenc Futurista
Ferenc Futurista, born as František Fiala (7 December 1891 – 19 June 1947) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1918 and 1945. Selected filmography * '' Tu ten kámen'' (1923) * '' The Lantern'' (1925) * '' The Lantern'' (1938) * ''The Doll'' (''Panenka'', 1938) * ''Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše ''Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul'' ('' cs, Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše'') is a Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1939. Cast * Jindřich Plachta - Matulka - Natural science teacher * Jaro ...'' (1939) * '' Muzikantská Liduška'' (1940) * '' Ladies in Waiting'' (1940) * '' The Blue Star Hotel'' (1941) * '' A Charming Man'' (1941) * '' Auntie's Fantasies'' (1941) * '' The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice'' (1944) * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1944) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Futurista, Ferenc 1891 births 1947 deaths People from Mníšek pod Brdy People from the King ...
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Antonie Nedošinská
Antonie Nedošinská (26 June 1885 – 17 July 1950) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1916 and 1947. Selected filmography * '' The Lantern'' (1925) * '' Falešná kočička aneb Když si žena umíní'' (1926) * '' Kainovo znamení'' (1928) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1929) * '' Chudá holka'' (1930) * '' The Last Bohemian'' (1931) * '' The Ideal Schoolmaster'' (1932) * '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (1933) * ''Camel Through the Eye of a Needle'' (1936) * '' Irca's Romance'' (1936) * ''The Merry Wives ''The Merry Wives'' ( cs, Cech panen kutnohorských) is a 1938 Czechoslovak historical comedy film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Mikuláš Dačický of Heslov * Ladislav Pešek as Očko * Václav Vydra as Vilém o ...'' (1938) * '' Dívka v modrém'' (1940) * '' In the Still of the Night'' (1941) * '' Capek's Tales'' (1947) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nedosinska, Antonie 1885 births 1950 deat ...
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Jaroslav Vojta
Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''Karel Havlíček Borovský'' (1925) * '' The Lantern'' (1925) * '' Hraběnka z Podskalí'' (1926) * '' Hordubalové'' (1937) * '' Muž z neznáma'' (1939) * '' The Girl from Beskydy Mountains'' (1944) * ''The Adventurous Bachelor'' (1946) * ''Komedianti'' (1954) * '' Dog's Heads'' (1955) * '' Against All'' (1956) * ''I Dutifully Report ''I Dutifully Report'' ( cs, Poslušně hlásím) is a 1958 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Steklý. It is the sequel to '' The Good Soldier Schweik''. Cast * Rudolf Hrušínský as Josef Švejk * Svatopluk Beneš as first lieuten ...'' (1958) * '' První parta'' (1959) References External links * 1888 births 1970 deaths Czech male film actors Czech male silent film actors 20th-century Czech male actors People from Kutná Hora {{CzechRepublic ...
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Alois Jirásek
Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in 1909. He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice. He was close to many important Czech personalities like M.Aleš, J.V. Sládek, K.V. Rais or Z.J. Nejedlý. He attended an art club in Union Cafe with them. He worked as a redactor in ''Zvon'' magazine and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1930.Josef B. Michl, ''Laureatus Laureata'', ARCA JiMfa, Třebíč, 1995, str. 372-382 Biography Alois Jirásek was born on 23 August 1851 in Hronov, in the Kingdom of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic), which was at that time part of the Austrian Empire. He was born into a family of small farmers and weavers of modest means. His father was J ...
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