Acting

Emil Horváth st.

Born August 27, 1923 · Zlatno, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia

Died January 1, 2001 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

Only a DayOnly a Day · 1988
Only a Day
8.31988
MovieDrama
A film based on three short stories about the attitudes of ex-members of a then forbidden big- beat band. The stories capture the life-styles and opinions of the musicians who gave up music and had to find ordinary jobs in order to earn a living.
The Millennial BeeThe Millennial Bee · 1983
The Millennial Bee
6.31983
MovieComedyDrama
A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of socio-political crisis, which ultimately results in the first World War. After originally airing on Czechoslovakian television in 1983 as a four-part 226-minute mini-series, this production received a 163-minute theatrical release in 1984.
The Feather FairyThe Feather Fairy · 1985
The Feather Fairy
7.11985
MovieFantasyFamily
A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It reflects the idea of people's longing for happiness, love and understanding, their effort to overcome troubles and win over death. It criticizes greed and evil desires.
KatkaKatka · 1950
Katka
6.61950
MovieComedy
Strong-willed peasant girl Katka disobeys her father and heads to the city to work in a factory, where no one knows quite what to make of her.
322322 · 1970
322
5.51970
MovieDrama
A story of a man threatened by a fatal illness evaluating his life (the number 322 in the film title stands for the diagnosis of one kind of cancer). He understands his illness as a form of punishment for his cruel deeds in the 1950s. In the face of reality and his efforts to cleanse himself he hits a barrier of indifference, lack of interest, and individual and collective selfishness. He has to find his own reconciliation with his illness and his past and present life.
If I Had a GirlIf I Had a Girl · 1976
If I Had a Girl
6.51976
MovieDrama
Vlado has just passed his high school diploma and is starting a job as a home tutor in the family of a big businessman. He finds himself in a very difficult turning point in 1947-48. He does not understand much of what is happening around him. He constantly experiences emotional confusion, comes into conflict with his conscience and finally has to decide between love and reason...
Hriech Kataríny PadychovejHriech Kataríny Padychovej · 1973
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
8.01973
MovieDramaHistory
Štefan Padych loses a lawsuit against Šulgan, a local innkeeper to whom he owes money. Not wanting his wife and three-year-old daughter to starve, he decides to leave for France. However, after his departure, his wife Katarína Padych commits infidelity and becomes pregnant...
There behind the forestThere behind the forest · 1962
There behind the forest
7.71962
MovieWarDrama
The brave soldiers, including a young Romani man determined to become a machine driver after the war, are preparing to fight for the Dukla Pass, and they must fight hard for every inch of land. They will redeem their success with their own blood.

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