Acting
Václav Babka
Born August 11, 1927 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died July 1, 2010 · aged 82
No biography available.
Known For
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne · 1958The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
★ 7.21958
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
As the world progresses into the industrial age, a professor studying the "nature of pure matter" is spirited away by a would-be dictator and connived into building a super-bomb, as a young reporter and a girl rescued from the sea attempt to warn him of their mutual kidnapper's intentions to dominate the world with a new and more-deadly-yet weapon.
The Stolen Airship · 1967The Stolen Airship
★ 7.01967
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Five young people take off in a lighter-than-air machine at the Prague Centennial Exhibition. In an Art Nouveau style, the film consists of live action generally shot in black and white, as well as hand-drawn, stop-motion, and cutout animation. Various live-action and animated elements are often composited into the same scene.
When the Cat Comes · 1963When the Cat Comes
★ 7.01963
MovieComedyFantasy
While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.
Lion with a White Mane · 1987Lion with a White Mane
★ 6.01987
MovieDramaHistory
The film tells the exciting life of the great Czech composer Leos Janácek (1854-1928), also known by the thick silver hair that crowned his head and his strong character, which could overcome the adversities of fate.
Chief, Let's Go! · 1985Chief, Let's Go!
★ 6.01985
MovieComedy
Criminal comedy, a third movie from the "Chief" series.
Rose Tinted Dreams · 1977Rose Tinted Dreams
★ 6.41977
MovieRomanceComedy
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. His eyes cross that of the beautiful gypsy Jolanka. Together, they will try to live a first and big love, despite the pressure of their respective communities.
The Explosion Will Be at Five · 1985The Explosion Will Be at Five
★ 6.01985
MovieFamilyComedy
This tale is about young Ludvik (Robert Nespor) an erstwhile, budding scientist whose practical sense leads him to experiment before his common sense has figured out the results. Due to that unfortunate pattern, he variously floods the bathroom while working on displacement of volume and weight in water, he shatters the harvest pumpkins but not the law of gravity, and now he is eyeing the neighbor's rabbits for an electricity experiment. While the rabbits remain safe for awhile, Ludvik's parents wish he would follow in their more traditional footsteps and dedicate himself to music. Instead, Ludvik has learned that the proper mixture of a certain carbide and water can be explosive, and while he works on that technique, a friend tips off the physics teacher about these potentially disastrous plans.
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin · 1961The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
★ 8.01961
MovieComedy
Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.
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