Jaroslav Průcha

Humoreska

Dvořák's well-known composition reappears again and again in the serious moments of the lives of the father and...

Krakatit

In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and h...

School Is the Foundation of Life

Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Cl...

The White Disease

In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for...

Here in Kocourkov

Curious citizens await the arrival of an important guest, the son of poacher, who became famous abroad. Begins...

The World Belongs to Us

One of the few European films of the 30s to criticize the Nazis, even if they couldn't be directly named due to...

Kidnapped

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

Silent Barricade

A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.

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Capek's Tales

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.

Valentin Dobrotivý

A very hardworking but also very naive insurance company clerk, Valentin Plavec, becomes the target of endless...

Městečko na dlani

Tragicomic events in the idyllic town of Rukapán reveal both the prejudices of the local residents and their so...

Dog's Heads

The history of the rebellion of the brave Chody, led by Jan Sladký Kozina and Matěj Přibek, against the violent...

Wolf Trap

An orphaned young woman named Jana moves into the household of Robert and his older, possessive wife, Klára. Wh...

Grandmother

A highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical,...

Neporažená armáda

A young farmer, Jan Aleš, is drafted from his native Pošumaví to join the army. Since he likes his new environm...

Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul

Small stories from a grammar school.

Mist on the Moors

Mist on the Moors examines fates of just about a few people. Their stories are outlined in a short space of tim...

Občan Brych

František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increas...

Heave-Ho!

A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and, in his wanderings with a worker,...

The Merry Wives

A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out abou...

Battalion

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

O ševci Matoušovi

The revolutionary year of 1848 brought great hopes among the hitherto silent classes, awakening social and nati...

Pacientka dr. Hegla

Pharmacist Janota's daughter, Karla, is about to get married to wealthy lawyer Jaroslav Kříž. On the day of the...

Jan Cimbura

Two good friends return from long-term military service: Jan Cimbura from Semic and Josef Piksa from Putim. Pik...

Hudba srdcí

Madla zpívá Evropě

Folk song collector Dr. Šerk arrives in the remote village of Lesov. He is enchanted by the singing of sixteen-...

Virginity

The doomed love of a city girl caught in the vise of poverty is detailed in Vavra’s fluid, romantic work, one o...

Skalní plemeno

The Last Bohemian

Military doctor Katz loses to his servant Josef Švejk at cards. Švejk steals a dog for his new superior, Lieute...

A Week in the Quiet House

A sometimes humorous, sometimes more serious look at the hustle and bustle of a house in Lesser Town with a div...

Velký případ

Shortly before the end of World War II, a small town is home to a portly miller who bears an uncanny resemblanc...

Passage in the Paradise

Orphan Petr lives with his dog Puntja with his aunt. His uncle Gustav wants to get rid of Peter and puts him in...

Barbora Hlavsová

The generally respected director of a small-town savings bank, Hlavsa, commits embezzlement because of his wast...

Rudá záře nad Kladnem

The year is 1918. Toník returns home from the front. In Kladno, where he arrives, things are seething with disc...

Hlídač č. 47

A young village shopkeeper, Ferda Zuska, wants to jump in front of a train because his girlfriend has married s...