Directing

Pavel Hobl

Born June 20, 1935 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died May 20, 2007 · aged 71

Pavel Hobl was born on 20 June 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was a director and writer, known for Fantazie pro levou ruku a lidske svedomi (1961), The Lost Face (1965) and Der lange, stille Weg (1987). He died on 20 May 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Known For

The Borrowed FaceThe Borrowed Face · 1965
The Borrowed Face
7.01965
MovieComedyScience Fiction
It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation. His former colleague Rosen, now working as an assistant at the private clinic of surgeon Kirchenbruch, considers the research a mere utopia. The disappointed Bartos, trying to verify his theories, therefore accepts the outrageous proposal of Marion, owner of a brothel - to surgically replace the face of her lover, the wanted thief Cutter, with the face of murdered Father Hopsasa. Bartos is well paid but his successful operation remains a secret.
30 Maidens and Pythagoras30 Maidens and Pythagoras · 1977
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
4.61977
MovieComedyMusic
A musical starring Jiří Menzel (whose part is sung by Achilles Michailidis) as a math and physics teacher employing innovative teaching methods.
MagicianMagician · 1965
Magician
1965
MovieAnimation
Animated story of a sad magician
Do You Keep a Lion at Home?Do You Keep a Lion at Home? · 1964
Do You Keep a Lion at Home?
8.51964
MovieFamilyMusic
“And what did you do at school today?” In Pavel Hobl’s Czech fairytale, when Pepik and Honzik learn that school has been canceled they embark on an amazing odyssey around Prague that has them directing traffic, following the lead of a talking dog, breaking the spell an evil sorcerer has placed on a group of local musicians, rollerskating through a museum, and winning a magical car race. (University of Chicago Doc Films)
The Great UnknownThe Great Unknown · 1970
The Great Unknown
5.01970
MovieHorror
Three detective stories, three different views of life and death... Collection of three horror short stories.
Za pět minut sedmZa pět minut sedm · 1965
Za pět minut sedm
1965
MovieComedy
A modern fairy tale that takes place in the present.

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