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Directing
Jaromír Pleskot
Born February 11, 1922 · Praha, Československo
Died August 6, 2009 · aged 87
No biography available.
Known For
Nobody Knows Anything · 1947Nobody Knows Anything
★ 8.51947
MovieComedy
Martin Plechatý and Petr Nový roam occupied Prague with their trams. Times are hard and sometimes survival is not easy - especially when, in an attempt to help a threatened (and charming) neighbor, you get involved with an SS man, hit him on the head and kill him. At least that's how the two friends explained the situation to each other when their opponent collapsed to the ground. What to do with the body now? An endless anabasis begins, in which even a baby stroller comes into play...
The Girl Robinson Crusoe · 1957The Girl Robinson Crusoe
★ 5.71957
MovieDrama
A thirteen-year-old girl whose mother suddenly dies during the birth of her second child is forced to start taking care not only of herself, but also of her father and newborn brother.
Baton Out of the Bag · 1956Baton Out of the Bag
★ 6.51956
MovieFamilyFantasy
A poor musician with a good heart, as a reward for sharing even the last piece of bread despite being hungry himself, is rewarded with a miraculous napkin on which the best delicacies appear. However, a greedy innkeeper steals it from him along with a miraculous donkey from which ducats are pouring...
Sto dukátů za Juana · 1971Sto dukátů za Juana
1971
MovieComedyMusic
Člověk proti zkáze · 1990Člověk proti zkáze
★ 9.01990
MovieDramaHistory
Biography of Karel Čapek.
The Magical Hat · 1953The Magical Hat
★ 7.51953
MovieMusicComedy
Two poor students, Strnad and Křepelka, console themselves with the fact that Křepelka is to inherit, but it later turns out that the inheritance is only an old hat. The young man seeks help from his relative, the merchant Koliáš, who is the guardian of the beautiful Bětuška. Křepelka immediately falls in love with the girl, but the old miser does not want to hear about his poor nephew. Strnad finally comes up with an idea to use the hat to trick the greedy merchant...
Kam s ním? · 1956Kam s ním?
★ 8.01956
MovieComedy
Based on Jan Neruda's column of the same name, which depicts the troubles of an old straw man. The film is introduced by poet Jaroslav Seifert with a speech about Jan Neruda and his work.
Expres z Norimberka · 1954Expres z Norimberka
★ 7.51954
MovieCrime
An adventure film about the struggle of the Czechoslovak security authorities against Western agents. In an express train departing from Nuremberg station, a cigarette box with plans and instructions for the destruction of one of the Czechoslovak dams is stuck under the seat. The State Security is informed about the whole operation and tries to catch the foreign agents.