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Jiří Srnka
Jiří Srnka (19 August 1907 – 31 January 1982) was a Czech composer. Biography His teacher was the well known violinist, Otakar Ševčík at the Prague Conservatory from the age of 8. From 1928, he studied at the school of Vítězslav Novák and Alois Hába. He composed music for nearly 200 films. These included ''Krakatit'', ''Jan Hus'', and '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola''. Additionally, he created works for TV series, such as F. L. Věk. His works depicts the essential parts of his connection with the musical reality. He wrote several songs and orchestral works as well. He frequently worked with directors Otakar Vávra and František Čáp. Filmography * ''Turbina'' (1941) * '' The Great Dam'' (1942) * ''Mist on the Moors'' (1943) * ''Premonition'' (1947) * ''Sign of the Anchor'' (1947) * ''Krakatit'' (1948) *'' White Darkness'' (1948) * ''Silent Barricade'' (1949) * ''Jan Hus'' (1954) * '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola'' (1960) * '' The Night Guest'' (1961) * ''Witchhammer ''Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Písek
Písek (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 31,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the oldest bridge in the country. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Písek is a centre of education with a number of important schools. Up to the last decades of 19th century, Písek was the centre of the large autonomous Prácheňsko region. Administrative division Písek consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Budějovické Předměstí (18,219) *Hradiště (2,016) *Pražské Předměstí (5,577) *Václavské Předměstí (1,589) *Vnitřní Město (1,036) *Nový Dvůr (110) *Purkratice (47) *Semice (425) *Smrkovice (590) The urban core is formed by Budějovické Předměstí, Hradiště, Pražské Předměstí, Václavské Předměstí and Vnitřní Město, Etymology The name of Písek literally means 'sand' in Czech. It refers to the sand of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbina
''Turbine'' () is a 1941 Czech historical drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring František Smolík, Lída Baarová and Vlasta Matulová. It is based on a novel by Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod. Synopsis The film takes place in the 19th century, when the family of Imperial councilman is experiencing a transition from traditional social values to the new social order, which it does not understand, but must face up to. Production It was shot at the Hostivař Studios in Prague. Cast * František Smolík as Mills owner Imperial councilman Ullík * Lída Baarová as Tynda, Ullík's daughter * Vlasta Matulová as Marie, Ullík's daughter * Rudolf Hrušínský as Bonďa, Ullík's son * Eduard Kohout as Artuš Fabian, Ullík's brother-in-law * Marie Glázrová as Žofka, Fabian's lover * Jaroslav Vojta as Night Guard Nezmara * Vítězslav Vejražka as Václav, Nezmara's son * Karel Höger as Dr. Arnošt Zouplna * Jindřich Plachta Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Male Film Score Composers
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1982 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., United States, then falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 people. * January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm, January 14 – An Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-26 with an unknown registration crashed near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 73 occupants on board. * January 18 – 1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash: Four Northrop T-38 aircraft of the United States Air Force crash at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada, killing all 4 pilots. * January 26 – Mauno Koivisto is elected President of Finland. * January 27 – The government of Garret FitzGerald in Republic of Ireland, Ireland is defeated 82–81 on its budget; the 22nd Dáil is dissolved. * January 30 – The first computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The " Mud March", the first large procession organised by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS), takes place in London. * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. * February 12 – The steamship ''Larchmont'' collides with the ''Harry Hamilton'' in Long Island Sound; 183 lives are lost. * February 16 – SKF, a worldwide mechanical parts manufacturing brand (mainly, bearings and seals), is founded in Gothenburg, Sweden. * February 21 – The English mail steamship ''Berlin'' is wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives are lost. * February 24 – The Austrian Lloyd steamship ''Imperatrix'', from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives are lost. March * March ** The steamship ''Congo'' collide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witchhammer
''Witchhammer'' () is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra and starring Elo Romančík. Based on the novel '' Kladivo na čarodějnice'' by Václav Kaplický, ''Witchhammer'' relates the story of the Northern Moravia witch trials of the 1670s, focusing on the priest Kryštof Lautner, played by Romančík, who falls victim to the witchhunt after opposing the trials. The film contains possible allegory about Communist show trials in Czechoslovakia. The film had a limited release in Czechoslovakia. Despite this, it won awards at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in 1970 and is considered one of Vávra's finest films. Plot In the 1670s in Moravia, an altar boy observes an old woman hiding the bread given out during communion. He alerts the priest, who confronts the old woman. She admits that she took the bread with the intent to give it to a cow to re-enable its milk production. The priest reports the incident to the owner of the local estate who, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Guest (film)
''The Night Guest'' () is a 1961 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film starred Rudolf Hrušínský. Cast * Jiří Vala as Innkeeper Emil Kalous * Martin Růžek as Alois Remunda * Rudolf Hrušínský as Walter Huppert * Jana Hlaváčová as Student Jana * Světla Amortová as Marie Kalousová, Emil's mother * Vladimír Brabec as Policeman Vítek Hrabal * Jiří Štíbr as Boy * Marie Poslušná as Girl * Jaroslav Moučka Jaroslav Moučka (9 November 1923 in Studená – 26 December 2009 in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Pragu ... as Driver Mikeš References External links * 1961 films Czechoslovak drama films 1960s Czech-language films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czech drama films 1960s Czech films Films scored by Jiří Srnka 1961 drama films {{1960s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hus (1954 Film)
''Jan Hus '' is a 1954 Czechoslovak film about Jan Hus, an early Christian reformer. It is the first part of the " Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", one of the most famous works of Otakar Vávra, completed with ''Jan Žižka'' (1955) and ''Against All'' (1956). Plot The opening part is set in 1412. It portrays the suffering of the poor working on the Týn Temple in Prague. It shows their struggles with rich townspeople and stingy church dignitaries collecting indulgences. Publicly criticizing the Catholic Church, Jan Hus opposes the sale of indulgences in his sermons in the Bethlehem Chapel. In addition to crowds of poor Praguers, his services are attended by Queen Žofia, who defends Hus before King Wenceslas. The ailing king, who is being pressured by the Pope and his brother Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund because of Hus's sermons, prefers to have fun rather than politics and worries. The bull of Pope John XXIII. arrives in Prague. It is about further collection of indulgences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Barricade
''Silent Barricade'' () is a 1949 Czechoslovak war film about the Prague uprising at the end of World War II directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Jaroslav Průcha as Hošek * Barbara Drapińska as Halina * Jaroslav Marvan as strážník Brůček * Vladimír Šmeral as František Kroupa * Marie Vášová as Nedvědová * Robert Vrchota as Sergeant * Jiří Plachý as Uhlíř * Jaromír Spal as Tramway Conductor * Jaroslav Zrotal as Tramway Driver * Eva Karelová Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * ... as Tramway Conductor * Jaroslava Panenková as Hošková References External links * 1949 films 1949 drama films 1940s war drama films 1940s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Otakar Vávra Czech war drama films Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Darkness (film)
''White Darkness'' (Czech: ''Bílá tma'') is a 1948 Czech war drama film directed by Frantisek Cáp and starring Július Pántik, Mária Prechovská and Boris Andreyev.Wohl & Păcurar p.348 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Miroslav Pelc and Karel Skvor. Synopsis During the Second World War partisans take to the mountains during winter to resist the German occupation. Cast * Július Pántik as Doctor Pavel Kafka * Mária Prechovská as Nurse Katka * Boris Andreyev as Soviet partisan Dugin * Natasa Tanská as Nurse Rozka Kafková * Jozef Budský as Laco Pánek * Ladislav H. Struna as Jan Holesa * Julius Bartfay as Jano * Ladislav Chudík as Believer * Rudolf Deyl as Zika * Frantisek Dibarbora as Strategist * Vladimír Durdík as Maj. Mraz * Stefan Figura as Dobrák * Zdenek Hodr as Soldier * Branislav Koren as Partisan * Jozef Kovác as Jedlík * Frantisek Kovárík as Pilar * Radovan Lukavský Radovan Lukavský (1 November 1919 – 10 March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sign Of The Anchor
''Sign of the Anchor'' (Czech:''Znamení kotvy'') is a 1947 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Hana Vítová, Zdeňka Baldová and Vlasta Fabianová. The film's art direction was by Štěpán Kopecký. Cast * Hana Vítová as Pavla Marková aka Miss Camilla * Zdeňka Baldová as Pavla's mother * Vlasta Fabianová as Prostitute Černá Fanka * Eduard Kohout as Maestro Lascari * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Captain Troska * Július Pántik Július Pántik (15 January 1922 – 25 August 2002) was a Slovak film actor. He appeared in over 30 films between 1947 and 1992. Selected filmography * ''Warning (1946 film), Warning'' (1946) *''White Darkness (film), White Darkness'' (194 ... as Wheelsman Franta Hojdar * Ladislav H. Struna as Wheelsman Hojdar * Jarmila Smejkalová as Seamstress Růža * Vladimír Salač as Cabin boy Lojza Brůha * Josef Maršálek as Greaser Toník Truneček * Jan W. Speerger as Boatman * Jaroslav Zrotal as Vojta * Karel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
