Acting

Bohumil Vávra

Born November 4, 1916

Died September 14, 2007 · aged 90

No biography available.

Known For

How to Deserve a PrincessHow to Deserve a Princess · 1995
How to Deserve a Princess
★ 6.11995
MovieFamilyFantasy
A fairy tale of three brothers who try to save a princess kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Shades of FernShades of Fern · 1986
Shades of Fern
★ 4.81986
MovieDramaCrime
Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables of Josef’s older brother, the legendary Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. Two young poachers, more boys than men, kill a gamekeeper when they are caught illegally hunting. Panicked, they retreat into a forest that grows steadily more forbidding and deadly as their fear for the future—and guilt over their action—mounts. Loosely based on hundreds of oral folk tales and legends that haunt the woods of Czechoslovakia, Vlácil’s contemporary updating artistically underscores the relationship between man and nature, crime and punishment, isolation and society, and guilt and memory.
The Damned House of HajnThe Damned House of Hajn · 1989
The Damned House of Hajn
★ 5.81989
MovieDramaThriller
Sonya is the heiress to the riches of a Czech noble family—the Hajns. Petr, a social climber marries her, ignoring some shady goings-on—in particular, an insane uncle who prowls the mansion believing himself invisible, a peccadillo the family indulges. The uncle’s stalking every corner of the house, popping out of cupboards and out from behind curtains slowly takes its toll on the young bride.
House CallHouse Call · 1979
House Call
★ 8.51979
MovieFamilyAdventure
Third movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
Jára Cimrman Lying, SleepingJára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping · 1983
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
★ 8.21983
MovieComedy
Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak, about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrman (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher).
The Cat PrinceThe Cat Prince · 1979
The Cat Prince
★ 6.81979
MovieFamilyAdventure
The castle custodian Král is moving to a new place of work with his wife, son Radek and a five - years old daughter Terezka. Radek takes his cat Líza with him. A fully loaded truck moves through the country which is in spring blossoms, gradually changing into a snow-covered land. Children's imagination creates from real experiences magic stories - a fairy-tale grandpa takes them to a new castle, the children fear a black-horse rider who - as the grandpa and the cleaning lady assert she hates cats.
Der Mann von der Cap ArconaDer Mann von der Cap Arcona · 1982
Der Mann von der Cap Arcona
★ 9.01982
MovieDrama
1982: East German actor Erwin Gregorek travels to Hamburg to shoot screen tests for a film about the sinking of the ocean-liner Cap Arcona in 1945 - a catastrophe he himself survived as a concentration camp prisoner.
Next Year at Lake BalatonNext Year at Lake Balaton · 1980
Next Year at Lake Balaton
★ 5.01980
MovieComedyDrama
Jonas and Ines are in love and want to spend their vacation together camping on the Baltic coast. But Ines’s narrow-minded parents intervene and insist that the young couple joins the family vacation. Problems arise, so everyone ends up traveling to the Bulgarian Black Sea on their own. Along the way, Jonas meets a beautiful Dutch girl who is going to India via Turkey…

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Shades of FernShades of Fern · 1986
Shades of Fern
★ 4.81986
MovieDramaCrime
Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables of Josef’s older brother, the legendary Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. Two young poachers, more boys than men, kill a gamekeeper when they are caught illegally hunting. Panicked, they retreat into a forest that grows steadily more forbidding and deadly as their fear for the future—and guilt over their action—mounts. Loosely based on hundreds of oral folk tales and legends that haunt the woods of Czechoslovakia, Vlácil’s contemporary updating artistically underscores the relationship between man and nature, crime and punishment, isolation and society, and guilt and memory.