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Štěpán Skalský

Born October 20, 1925 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died September 17, 2004 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

Angel in the MountainsAngel in the Mountains · 1955
Angel in the Mountains
6.91955
MovieComedy
Mr. Angel goes winter sporting and at the same time investigates his son's fiancee.
Touha Sherlocka HolmeseTouha Sherlocka Holmese · 1972
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
6.01972
MovieComedyCrime
Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa orchestra, but he is again and again distracted by criminal cases. Therefore he is the only one who does not see that his violin has no future. He solves the criminal mysteries in passing but the final test shows that the famous detective is tone-deaf.
SokolovoSokolovo · 1975
Sokolovo
4.31975
MovieWarHistory
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo.
HřištěHřiště · 1976
Hřiště
4.71976
MovieDrama
Civil engineer Luděk Turna accepts an attractive offer from a Prague design office. He tries to get ahead even at the cost of deception, but he recovers in time and voluntarily leaves to build a motorway...
Zkouška pokračujeZkouška pokračuje · 1960
Zkouška pokračuje
5.01960
MovieDrama
As a young actor František Lukávec and his teacher Vladimir Tuma became enemies. František insisted that Tuma was dismissed from the school as a reactionary and hostile to the new government. Many years passed, and here they met again on the stage of a theater. František is assigned the role of Julius Fucik, Tuma plays the role of a Gestapo man in the same play. In the course of the action, the Gestapo man beats Fucik. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tuma beats up his old enemy during the dress rehearsal. Frantisek's face is bleeding, but he will still play. The rehearsal continues...
At the TerminusAt the Terminus · 1957
At the Terminus
6.61957
MovieDrama
Several bittersweet stories set in a Prague apartment building.
Passing Through a Thick ForestPassing Through a Thick Forest · 1964
Passing Through a Thick Forest
9.01964
MovieDrama
The story of two communist friends, one of whom leaves as secretary to the district committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the other remains in the village as a party agitator.
Letiště nepřijímáLetiště nepřijímá · 1960
Letiště nepřijímá
6.01960
MovieDrama
The conflicts in one pilot's fractured marriage come to a head just as Soviet jets are introduced to international airliners. Naive psychological drama is embraced here with naive admiration for the most advanced aviation technology.

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Days of BetrayalDays of Betrayal · 1973
Days of Betrayal
5.61973
MovieHistoryDrama
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.

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