Acting

Emil Kavan

Born November 16, 1911 (age 114)

No biography available.

Known For

Silent BarricadeSilent Barricade · 1949
Silent Barricade
7.01949
MovieWarDrama
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
Alas for the One through Whom the Umbrage ComesAlas for the One through Whom the Umbrage Comes · 1950
Alas for the One through Whom the Umbrage Comes
2.01950
MovieDocumentary
Propaganda document of the communist regime about the so-called Číhošť miracle.
Vítězný lidVítězný lid · 1978
Vítězný lid
5.01978
MovieHistory
February 1948. The struggle of decisive social forces for the heart of Europe.
People from the SubwayPeople from the Subway · 1974
People from the Subway
4.81974
MovieDrama
Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and finalizing construction of subway and their lives crossed at certain points of this construction.
The Proud PrincessThe Proud Princess · 1952
The Proud Princess
7.21952
MovieFamilyComedy
It's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable - unforgettable performance of S. Neumann) and good, nice, kind and well-principled young king (prince) who tries to make tender her calm heart to get married with her. After being refused (she's very capricious), he conclude to make her better. He start to work as a gardener at her castle (in secret) and successively bring she to her senses...The story continues when already reformed princess and the young king (she learn about his real identity later) have to take refuge from troops, that princess father (old king) has sent (of course he took a bad and mean counsellors advice). They have to take shelter by several ordinary and poor families, which are always very friendly and give them a help... Of course the tale has happy end.
Volejte MartinaVolejte Martina · 1966
Volejte Martina
6.71966
MovieFamilyCrime
The series of children's films about Detective Martin, who intervenes in cases involving children, begins with this film. It consists of two short stories: in the first ("Three Bottles"), the young hero, escaping from an orphanage, gets involved in a robbery of postage stamps..., in the second ("Flying Carousel"), the children fight a dishonest owner of fairground rides...
Divá BáraDivá Bára · 1949
Divá Bára
6.01949
MovieDrama
This is a romantic story about a brave, self-made girl, despised daughter of a shepherd. She is not afraid of anything - neither night nor swimming. But the superstitious villagers are telling weird stories about her and about all sorts of strange things, even her conjunction with the powers of hell.
Action BAction B · 1952
Action 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.

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The Proud PrincessThe Proud Princess · 1952
The Proud Princess
7.21952
MovieFamilyComedy
It's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable - unforgettable performance of S. Neumann) and good, nice, kind and well-principled young king (prince) who tries to make tender her calm heart to get married with her. After being refused (she's very capricious), he conclude to make her better. He start to work as a gardener at her castle (in secret) and successively bring she to her senses...The story continues when already reformed princess and the young king (she learn about his real identity later) have to take refuge from troops, that princess father (old king) has sent (of course he took a bad and mean counsellors advice). They have to take shelter by several ordinary and poor families, which are always very friendly and give them a help... Of course the tale has happy end.

Painter (uncredited)

Victorious WingsVictorious Wings · 1951
Victorious Wings
6.31951
MovieDrama
Many of the young workers at an aircraft factory near Prague are members of an aviation club. On the one hand, there is the responsible Franta, who is highly regarded by his colleagues due to his understanding nature. Opposite him is the talented aircraft designer Ruda, who is also an excellent pilot, but also hotheaded, undisciplined and condescending towards his colleagues. He starts flirting with the glass grinder Lída, although he knows that she is Franta's girl friend. A conflict is not long in coming. When Franta's glider crashes due to a suspected mistake by Ruda, Ruda is banned for a certain period of time. This is fatal, because both young men were actually supposed to represent Czechoslovakia at the upcoming international gliding championships in Poland.

Aviator Club Functionary

A Life at StakeA Life at Stake · 1956
A Life at Stake
6.21956
MovieDrama
The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems at all costs. While some of his colleagues are being arrested by the Gestapo, he receives an offer to become the director of a new department. When he refuses to help the wife of an arrested resistance fighter, his wife Vlasta is shaken. However, she loves him, to the point of even resigning herself to the hatred of Otakar's wealthy mother. One day, Vlasta lets her old acquaintance Ondřej Rýdl, who is on the run from the Gestapo, stay at her house for a few days. The wife passes him off to her husband as a distant relative. However, Otakar succumbs to jealousy and, on his mother's advice, hires a private detective to follow Vlasta. However, the detective is also a Gestapo informant and receives a hefty reward for every arrested resistance fighter...

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