Writing

Jozef Alexander Tallo

Born January 12, 1924

Died September 24, 1978 · aged 54

No biography available.

Known For

The Copper TowerThe Copper Tower · 1970
The Copper Tower
★ 6.21970
MovieDrama
A dramatic story of three friends happily spending time on their own in a mountain cottage in the High Tatras. On the arrival of the wife of one of them their perfect friendship is put to a test.
Poéma o svedomíPoéma o svedomí · 1979
Poéma o svedomí
★ 10.01979
MovieHistoryDrama
Historical reconstruction of the events of the anti-fascist struggle in Slovakia in 1943 and 1944.
Smrť prichádza v daždiSmrť prichádza v daždi · 1966
Smrť prichádza v daždi
★ 8.21966
MovieCrime
A Slovak detective story set in contemporary Bratislava and featuring ordinary people with their own everyday problems. The violent death of Olga Holešová places them under heavy suspicion of murder. A series of strange coincidences and circumstances complicate the investigators' work. Her husband's infidelity, the loss of a large sum of money that the treasurer Fiala is supposed to replace, a lawyer earning extra money by doing various odd jobs - all these are confusing clues, among which investigator Jakubec eventually finds a thread that will lead him to the correct solution to the case.
Prípad krásnej nerestnicePrípad krásnej nerestnice · 1974
Prípad krásnej nerestnice
★ 7.01974
MovieCrime
A crime story about a victim who was not entirely innocent. A fashion show is held on board a Danube steamer, where the star is the model Anna Vlčková, nicknamed "the beautiful harlot" because of her acquaintances with wealthy foreigners. Coincidentally, the young police captain Strelková and her older colleague Lieutenant Michalek are also among the spectators. Neither of them has any idea that Vlčková has a crush on the sick Swiss industrialist Langer. However, someone threatens her with death because of her intended marriage to him. Langer dies in the hospital before he can marry the beautiful harlot. However, someone still murders Vlčková with a shot from a hunting rifle. For Captain Strelková, this is the first major case of her career, and it is all the more difficult because the investigator has to make her mark in a world that has been the domain of men until now...
Hriech Kataríny PadychovejHriech Kataríny Padychovej · 1973
Hriech Kataríny Padychovej
★ 8.01973
MovieDramaHistory
Štefan Padych loses a lawsuit against Šulgan, a local innkeeper to whom he owes money. Not wanting his wife and three-year-old daughter to starve, he decides to leave for France. However, after his departure, his wife Katarína Padych commits infidelity and becomes pregnant...
The LawyerThe Lawyer · 1978
The Lawyer
★ 8.01978
MovieDrama
The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles in her burgeoning career and complications in private her life.
Pozor, ide Jozefína...Pozor, ide Jozefína... · 1977
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
1977
MovieComedy
A satirical story about a young teacher, Josefína, who resolutely embarks on a fight against a group of bricklayers who demand exorbitant prices for their dubious and poor-quality services and, under the pretext of helping, rob the inhabitants of a western Slovak village...
Deň, ktorý neumrieDeň, ktorý neumrie · 1974
Deň, ktorý neumrie
★ 10.01974
MovieWar
In the story of a partisan armored train crew operating in the rebel territory of Slovakia, the inner drama of Matúš Siroň, who hates war with a passion, unfolds. After managing to escape from the Eastern Front, he falls into German captivity. When he is liberated by partisans during a train transport, he initially refuses to fight. However, the circumstances of the Slovak National Uprising force him to change his mind...

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Prípad krásnej nerestnicePrípad krásnej nerestnice · 1974
Prípad krásnej nerestnice
★ 7.01974
MovieCrime
A crime story about a victim who was not entirely innocent. A fashion show is held on board a Danube steamer, where the star is the model Anna Vlčková, nicknamed "the beautiful harlot" because of her acquaintances with wealthy foreigners. Coincidentally, the young police captain Strelková and her older colleague Lieutenant Michalek are also among the spectators. Neither of them has any idea that Vlčková has a crush on the sick Swiss industrialist Langer. However, someone threatens her with death because of her intended marriage to him. Langer dies in the hospital before he can marry the beautiful harlot. However, someone still murders Vlčková with a shot from a hunting rifle. For Captain Strelková, this is the first major case of her career, and it is all the more difficult because the investigator has to make her mark in a world that has been the domain of men until now...

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