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On The Comet
''Na kometě'' (literally ''On the Comet'') is a 1970 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman, based on Jules Verne's 1877 novel ''Off on a Comet''. The film is a combination of animated and live action film. Animation is based on illustrations for Verne's novels. The story is presented in grotesque way, especially conflicts between British and French soldiers. Zeman added a romantic plot that includes Hector Servadac and Angelica. Plot In a French colony of Northern Africa, Captain Hector Servadac works as a cartographer for the French army. He falls into the sea while mapping the area and is saved by the beautiful Angelica, a young woman on the run from Spanish captors. The Spaniards are helping the Arabian king, who is leading an uprising in the colony. While the French and Arabian army are preparing to battle, a comet touches Earth's surface and carries the territory away. French, Spaniards and Arabians are trapped together on the comet, but are still intent on continuing to figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Karel Zeman
Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including '' Journey to the Beginning of Time'' (1955) and '' Invention for Destruction'' (1958). Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès". Life Zeman was born on 3 November 1910 in Ostroměř, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (present-day Czech Republic). Published online: At his parents' insistence, he studied business at high school in Kolín. In the 1920s, he studied at a French advertising school, and worked at an advertising studio in Marseille until 1936. It was in France that he first worked with animation, filming an ad for soap. He then returned to his home country (by now the First Czechoslovak Republic, known as Czechoslovakia), after visiting Egypt, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Back in Czechoslo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
On The Comet Costumes
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1970s Czech-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Czechoslovak Science Fiction Adventure 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 country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1970 Films
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1970 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 9 – Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, effectively ending his career. * February 11 – '' The Magic Christian'', starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), is released on Apple Records. * March 12 – Film debut of Ornella Muti in '' La moglie più bella'' (The Most Beautiful Wife) 3 days after her 15th birthday.IMDB * March 17 – The controversial film '' The Boys in the Band'', directed by William Friedkin and based on Mart Crowley's hit off-Broadway play, opens in theaters. * July – Stanley R. Jaffe appointed as president of Paramount Pictures, succeeding Charles Bludhorn who remained chairman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Valley Of The Dragons (1961 Film)
''Valley of the Dragons'' (UK title: ''Prehistoric Valley'') is a black and white 1961 American science fiction film loosely based on Jules Verne's '' Off on a Comet'' and heavily dependent on stock footage from the movies '' One Million B.C.'', ''King Dinosaur'', '' Cat-Women of the Moon'' and ''Rodan''. Director Edward Bernds says the film was built around stock footage from ''One Million B.C.'' Plot Two men preparing for a duel in 1881 Algiers, Irishman Michael Denning and Frenchman Hector Servadac, are swept from the face of the Earth by a passing comet and find themselves on another world with cavemen and prehistoric animals. They try to find a way back to Earth. The men have encounters with giant reptiles and spiders before being separated after an attack from an angry mammoth. Servadac finds refuge with the River People and falls for a beautiful blonde, Deena. Denning falls in with the Cave People, where he falls in love with brunette Nateeta. The two men are reunited res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Films Featuring Dinosaurs
This is a list of films that feature non-avian dinosaurs and other prehistoric (mainly Mesozoic) archosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. For depictions of avian dinosaurs see :Films about birds. Live-action films Animated films See also * Cultural depictions of dinosaurs **Stegosaurus in popular culture, ''Stegosaurus'' in popular culture **Tyrannosaurus in popular culture, ''Tyrannosaurus'' in popular culture **Velociraptor in popular culture, ''Velociraptor'' in popular culture * Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Dinosaurs in ''Jurassic Park'' * List of films about animals * List of films featuring giant monsters * ''Dinosaurs (TV series), Dinosaurs'' (1991-1994 TV series) Notes References Further reading * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Films featuring dinosaurs Lists of films by common content, Dinosaurs, List of films featuring Films about dinosaurs, Lists of dinosaurs, Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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) * '' The Dancer'' (1943) * '' 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'' () 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 Czechoslovak entry for the Best Foreign Lang ...'' (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 Budějovic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Josef Hlinomaz
Josef Hlinomaz (9 October 1914 – 8 August 1978) was a Czech film actor, journalist and painter. He appeared in more than 150 films and television shows between 1948 and 1978. Selected filmography * '' Old Ironside'' (1948) * ''Komedianti'' (1954) * '' The Strakonice Bagpiper'' (1955) * ''The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1956) * ''Hvězda jede na jih'' (1958) * '' Dařbuján a Pandrhola'' (1960) * '' Man in Outer Space'' (1961) * ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' (1961) * ''Lemonade Joe'' (1964) * ''The Pipes'' (1966) * '' Happy End'' (1966) * ''Lidé z maringotek'' (1966) * '' The End of Agent W4C'' (1967) * '' All My Compatriots'' (1968) * '' Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!'' (1974) * '' Za volantem nepřítel'' (1974) * ''Rosy Dreams ''Rosy Dreams'' (''Ružové sny'') is a 1977 Czechoslovak film. Despite its whimsical poetic style, it was the first Central European feature film that put the Romani (Gypsy) community at the center stage in a realistically reflected manner. It w .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Karel Effa
Karel Effa (born Karel Effenberger; 23 May 1922 – 11 June 1993) was a Czechoslovak character actor who appeared in some 65 films. Selected filmography * ''Uloupená hranice'' (1947) - Závodcí * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1947) * ''Parohy'' (1947) * ''Znamení kotvy'' (1947) * ''Ves v pohranicí'' (1948) - Jarda * ''Muzikant'' (1948) - Musician * '' Old Ironside'' (1948) - Seller * ''Cervená jesterka'' (1949) * ''Pan Novák'' (1949) - Vasek Kunc * ''Rodinné trampoty oficiála Trísky'' (1949) * '' Distant Journey'' (1950) - Prisoner building a gas chamber #2 * '' The Proud Princess'' (1952) - Guard of King's Treasure * ''Únos'' (1953) - American Journalist * ''Nad námi svítá'' (1953) - Kuba * ''Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi'' (1954) - Porotce * '' Cirkus bude!'' (1954) - Taxikár Karel * '' Music from Mars'' (1955) - Kulhánek, hrác na cello a kytaru * '' Muž v povětří'' (1956) - Postman * ''Vzorný kinematograf Haska Jaroslava'' (1956) * ''Synove hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miloslav Holub
:''Miloslav Holub should not be confused with the Czech poet Miroslav Holub.'' Miloslav Holub (27 February 191512 March 1999) was a Czech actor, perhaps best known for his appearances (ranging from leads to cameo roles) in five films by Karel Zeman. He was also occasionally billed as Miroslav Holub. Selected filmography * '' The Trap'' (1950) * '' Operation B'' (1952) * '' The Tank Brigade'' (1955) * ''The Fabulous World of Jules Verne'' (1958) * '' The Slinger'' (1960) * ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' (1961) * '' A Jester's Tale'' (1964) (as Miroslav Holub) * '' The Stolen Airship'' (1967) * ''On the Comet ''Na kometě'' (literally ''On the Comet'') is a 1970 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman, based on Jules Verne's 1877 novel ''Off on a Comet''. The film is a combination of animated and live action film. Animation is based on illustrations for V ...'' (1970) * '' The Ear'' (1970) * '' The Key'' (1971) References External links * Miloslav Holubat kinobox.cz {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a Czech actor and entertainer. He is considered one of the greatest Czech comedians, storytellers and improvisers. Life Vladimír Menšík was born on 9 October 1929 in Ivančice, Czechoslovakia as Vladislav Menšík. The year 1924 was listed during his lifetime, after Menšík falsified his documents for fun. He also once stated that he did it so he could "retire early". The fraud was discovered in 1988, shortly before his death. Despite suffering from asthma, he was a keen athlete and played handball competitively. In 1949, he graduated from the secondary mechanical engineering school in Brno. In 1953, he graduated from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno. He learned to sing and to play the clarinet, piano and mandolin. He then moved to Prague and started working in theaters there. In 1954–1958, he played in E. F. Burian Theatre and was a guest in other theatres. Because he did not enjoy performing on a da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
