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Josef Zora

Born August 17, 1894 · Modrany, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died November 2, 1971 · aged 77

Josef Zora was born on August 17, 1894 in Modrany near Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and editor, known for Tri vejce do skla (1937), Rozkosný príbeh (1937) and Ecstasy (1933). He died on November 2, 1971 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

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The TrapThe Trap · 1950
The Trap
★ 7.51950
MovieDramaWar
The drama from the time of the Nazi occupation begins at the train station, where a transport with German soldiers is passing. The train is stopped due to improvised sabotage by one of the railway workers. Resistance liaison Růžena Kubínová is arrested in a random raid. The cynical councilor Dönnert discovers her false documents and has her brutally interrogated. He suspects that she could contribute to exposing the entire group. He puts a informant, Herta, in her cell.
EcstasyEcstasy · 1933
Ecstasy
★ 6.31933
MovieDramaRomance
Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
HumoreskaHumoreska · 1939
Humoreska
★ 8.01939
MovieDrama
Dvořák's well-known composition reappears again and again in the serious moments of the lives of the father and son Hupeks - talented non-professional musicians for whom music gives them the opportunity to rise above difficulties and problems...
A Step into the DarknessA Step into the Darkness · 1938
A Step into the Darkness
★ 6.51938
MovieCrimeComedy
A dashing but mysterious man saves a gambler from suicide, crashes the posh party of a prominent industrialist, falls in love with his daughter, and finds himself in a web of intrigue revolving around her blackmailing fiance and a gang of counterfeiters.
Falešná kočičkaFalešná kočička · 1937
Falešná kočička
★ 6.51937
MovieComedy
A fortune teller predicts that Dr. Přelouč will marry the third poor girl he meets. Míla, the daughter of factory owner Janota, likes the doctor and, with the help of his housekeeper Amálka, sneaks into his home disguised as a poor shoelace saleswoman. She first prepares for her role by exploring the outskirts, where she meets Vendelín Pleticha, who becomes her guide to the local pubs and her teacher of the vernacular. Dr. Přelouč is enthusiastic about the poor, uneducated girl and tries to teach her the basics of social behavior and standard language. All this until he discovers that Míla has deceived him and that Pleticha is not her father, as she had claimed...
In the Shadow of the MountainIn the Shadow of the Mountain · 1940
In the Shadow of the Mountain
★ 5.81940
MovieDramaAdventure
In a village near a deadly mountain ascent the people repeatedly have to help climbers in danger who didn't make it to the top, in fact nobody made it yet up there. Hansi Knoteck can't stand anymore the danger after a member of the rescue party dies and demands from Attila Hörbiger that he steps back from participating in his rescue efforts. Finally he relents but the villagers ostracize them. In the meantime Winnie Markus tries to seduce Richard Häußler who makes the life for his wife Viktoria von Ballasko a hell through his infidelities.
Your Money or Your LifeYour Money or Your Life · 1932
Your Money or Your Life
★ 7.51932
MovieComedy
A czech film that focuses on an unfaithful husband who married in to money, as well as an impoverished man who is turns to theft.
Jarní píseňJarní píseň · 1944
Jarní píseň
★ 8.01944
MovieRomanceDrama

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The Earth SingsThe Earth Sings · 1933
The Earth Sings
★ 6.11933
MovieDocumentary
A cinematic poem with an impressive soundtrack that complements and completes the cinematic sketches of the folk culture of the Slovak nation previously made by ethno-photographer and director Karel Plicka. With its perfectly constructed dramaturgy, the documentary follows the beauty of the natural cycle of the seasons and shows peasant life in an isolated village in the Carpathian mountains of Slovakia from the end of winter through spring and summer to the traditional harvesting methods of autumn. This creates a tribute to traditional culture and the secular connection between man and nature. The aesthetically extraordinary visual representation of folklore comes to life through the editing technique influenced by the Soviet avant-garde and is complemented by poetic intertitles by the Slovak poet Ján Smrek.

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Conversion of Ferdys PistoraConversion of Ferdys Pistora · 1932
Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
★ 6.01932
MovieComedy
Cashier Ferdyš Pištora goes to rob the villa of banker Rosenštok. At that moment, a fire breaks out and Ferdyš saves the banker's two young children. He is hailed as a hero by everyone and Rosenštok makes him a messenger in the bank. This changes Ferdyš's entire life. He becomes a moralist and bullies the whole neighborhood with his sermons. He falls in love with Terezka, a member of the Salvation Army. Ferdyš's former lover Irma is jealous of Terezka. The two women argue and Terezka, in anger, claims that she killed her child and buried it in the cellar. Ferdyš believes this fabrication. In order to save her, he wants to give her the money that he was supposed to hand over to the bank. Out of jealousy, Irma tells the police that Ferdyš wanted to rob the banker's villa, and Ferdyš is arrested. However, Rosenštok intercedes for him and Ferdyš is acquitted. Terezka confesses that she made up the child's murder and celebrates her wedding with Ferdyš.

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