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Adolf Král
Born June 17, 1922 · Brusperk, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died July 22, 1986 · aged 64
No biography available.
Known For
If a Thousand Clarinets · 1965If a Thousand Clarinets
★ 7.51965
MovieComedyMusic
A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.
Konec cesty · 1960Konec cesty
★ 7.31960
MovieDramaCrime
Josef Lachman, once a security officer, serves twelve years for aiding an SS fugitive’s escape. Upon release, he works as a driver on a dam project, hunting buried English pounds Meyer told him about. With miner Rokos’s help, he retrieves the cash and hides it with his daughter Eva, but she spends some at Tuzex, Rokos blackmails him, and they discover the notes are WWII forgeries.
Jan Hus · 1955Jan Hus
★ 6.31955
MovieDramaHistory
The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957). The film captures the period from May 1412 to the summer of 1415, a turbulent time in the Czech Kingdom, during which there were protests in Prague against the sale of "omnipotent indulgences" whose sale throughout the kingdom was announced by Pope John XXIII. The ideological leader of this movement is the preacher Master Jan Hus, whose words, calling for the elimination of church abuses, are listened to in the Bethlehem Chapel by thousands of ordinary Praguers, Czech lords and Queen Sophie, wife of the Czech King Wenceslas IV.
Against All · 1957Against All
★ 6.11957
MovieDramaWar
After the battle of Sudoměř the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving their homes to help build the fortification of Tábor. Prague citizens request help against the army of Zikmund. The Hussite army with Jan Žižka in the lead make their way towards Prague. They fortify themselves on the mountain Vítkov and engage in a bloody battle with Zikmund’s huge army.
Páté oddělení · 1961Páté oddělení
★ 8.01961
MovieCrimeDrama
An American spy agency located in West Germany is interested in information concerning Czechoslovak commercial activities in the Middle East. Agent Rudolf Karlik creates a network of associates in Prague...
Jan Žižka · 1956Jan Žižka
★ 7.31956
MovieDramaHistory
The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.
Action B · 1952Action B
★ 6.31952
MovieDramaAdventure
Film shows the struggle of the Czechoslovak armed forces against groups of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) under command Burlak, who tried to pass through the territory of Slovakia.
Tank Brigade · 1955Tank Brigade
★ 6.21955
MovieWar
The fate of a tank crew on the most difficult part of the First Czechoslovak Independent Brigade's combat path during World War II. We also follow the fate of its commander, Sergeant Juraj Klimka. During the bloody battles for the Dukel Pass, he falls in love and it turns out that behind the mask of a sovereign, he is actually a shy and sensitive person.
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Kidnapped · 1953Kidnapped
★ 6.71953
MovieDrama
American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in West Germany, but the Americans have an unexpected problem convincing the hijackers to stay in the West. Based on a true story.
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