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Acting
Antonín Lebeda
Born October 21, 1897
Died December 18, 1981 · aged 84
No biography available.
Known For
The Good Soldier Švejk · 1957The Good Soldier Švejk
★ 7.51957
MovieComedyWar
Good-natured and garrulous, Schweik becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I -- although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards and getting drunk, he uses all his cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the police, clergy, and officers who chivy him toward battle.
Mature Wine · 1981Mature Wine
★ 7.81981
MovieComedy
A loose sequel to the 1976 comedy Stormy Wine. The screenwriters and the director recreate on screen a number of characters from the South Moravian town of Pálavice, characterised by their different attitudes and approaches to work and private life. A number of serious issues touching on the times emerge around the story of the con man. The fundamental dispute between the vice-chairman Janák and the chairman of the merged cooperatives ing. Urban, as well as the satirical theme of illegal machinations and bribes, are undoubtedly of general validity.
The End of a Priest · 1969The End of a Priest
★ 6.21969
MovieComedyDrama
A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers, to be the pastor at a vacant church. The atheist teacher resents the pastor, and tries to embarrass him in various ways, including being caught with the local girl, Majka.
The Return of the Prodigal Son · 1967The Return of the Prodigal Son
★ 5.91967
MovieDrama
Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via discussions both with the patient and with people who know him, tries to find out what made the young and seemingly satisfied man decide to end his own life. Jan's pretty wife Jana (Jana Brejchová) claims not to know about anything but she is conducting an affair with a family friend, almost publicly and with the blessing of her parents.
Just Whistle a Little · 1981Just Whistle a Little
★ 8.51981
MovieFamilyDrama
Several big-city teenagers are falsely accused of vandalizing a valuable organ, casting light on the hypocrisy of the adult world.
St. Wenceslas · 1930St. Wenceslas
★ 7.51930
MovieDramaHistory
Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas. It was the most expensive Czech film to date, with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.
Přehlídce velím já! · 1969Přehlídce velím já!
★ 9.01969
MovieComedy
A cunning plan to deprive an "illegal millionaire" of his ill-gotten wealth. But the catch is that someone else has an even more subtle plan...
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