Eduard Kohout

Bakaláři

The Cremator

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn in...

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by C...

Případy komisaře Mejzlíka

Fantom operety

Distant Journey

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian ma...

The Stolen Airship

Five young people take off in a lighter-than-air machine at the Prague Centennial Exhibition. A live-action/ani...

Pohádky z tisíce a jedné noci

Mikoláš Aleš

A biographical film about the famous Czech painter Mikoláš Aleš, portrayed as part of the vanguard of the worki...

On the Comet

When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humani...

Kidnapped

American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic...

The Princess with the Golden Star

A Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise in order to esca...

Jan Hus

The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against...

Happy Journey

Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent...

Velké dobrodružství

A biographical film about the traveler Emil Holub, conceived as an illustrative story of an exceptional man, wh...

The Jester's Tale

An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and count...

Posel úsvitu

A biographical film about a Czech mechanic and designer who was the first in the Czech lands to construct a ste...

Bohemian Rapture

The biographical film about the prematurely deceased violin virtuoso Josef Slavík takes place entirely like a h...

Sign of the Cancer

When Dr. Hahn is found murdered in the hospital’s inspection room, investigators question several suspects: his...

Year of the Revolution 1848

The Czech revival movement is divided at the end of the first half of the 19th century. While the older generat...

Turbina

The imperial councilor Ullik decides to modernize his old mills by installing a new turbine. His eccentric brot...

Nocturnal Butterfly

Marta Dekasová works as a governess in a garrison town. The beautiful girl is the center of attention of many m...

Tanečnice

The bourgeois family does not forgive, from her point of view, inappropriate behavior - contempt overtakes both...

Darounická poudačka

Early Days

Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own v...

Touha Sherlocka Holmese

Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa orchestra, b...

Malý Bobeš ve městě

A loose sequel to the film Little Bobes, it catches up with the title child hero in the town where he and his p...

Ledoví muži

An official of a declining hockey club has a tip for a prodigy shooter: a young teacher Havranek is famous for...

A 105 p.c. Alibi

On an early Sunday evening, people of the small town are reading lottery results that are hung on a board. Youn...

Against All

After the battle of Sudoměř the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving the...

Bylo čtvrt a bude půl

Getting into the popular music spotlight is not easy, as even an enthusiastic amateur, an overconfident young m...

From My Life

The film, in individual episodes, captures the fate of Bedřich Smetana from 1856 until the end of his life, fro...

Battalion

Attorney František Uher is known for his patriotic mindset and active assistance in disputes between the Czechs...

Oliver Twist

The fate of little Oliver, from life among the coffins, through a stay with the thief Fagin, to his fatal parti...

Bláhový sen

Hairdresser Žofka Stárková desires fame perhaps more than other girls. The petty plans of her fiancé František...

Hry a sny

Lyrical short story film about children's fantasy based on Ludvík Aškenázy's short stories Little Christmas and...