Miloslav Holub

Acting

Miloslav Holub

Born February 27, 1915 · Praha, Austria-Hungary [now Praha, Czech Republic]

Died March 12, 1999 · aged 84

Miloslav Holub (1915-1999) was a Czech actor, notable for various roles in the movies of Karel Zeman.

Known For

The Fabulous World of Jules VerneThe Fabulous World of Jules Verne · 1958
The 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 AirshipThe Stolen Airship · 1967
The 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.
The EarThe Ear · 1990
The Ear
★ 7.31990
MovieMysteryDrama
Government bureaucrat Ludvik becomes suspicious after several colleagues disappear and he overhears something strange at a cocktail party. Returning home with his wife, Anna, he finds their house under surveillance and spends a fraught night worrying about his possible arrest in the morning. Marital difficulties come to light as Ludvik and his wife attempt to act normal in front of the cameras while dredging up their problems out of sight.
The Fabulous Baron MunchausenThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen · 1962
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
★ 7.41962
MovieAnimationFantasy
A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.
On the CometOn the Comet · 1970
On the Comet
★ 6.21970
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
When a comet passes the Earth at close range, it pulls a small part of North Africa with it. Carried along are a bunch of people, among them Angelika, who has just escaped from a ruthless weapon dealer's ship, and her two brothers, who are searching for her. Then there's a group of natives planning a rebellion against the French colonists. All conflicts become secondary when the people finally realize that they're doomed to live together on an alien planet. However, this time of peace and happiness won't last for long...
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.
King of the SumavaKing of the Sumava · 1959
King of the Sumava
★ 5.31959
MovieDramaAdventure
A movie about Czechoslovak border guards trying to arrest the famous escapee called "King of the Sumava".
SlingboySlingboy · 1960
Slingboy
★ 4.91960
MovieDramaWar
A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans.

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Life for Jan KasparLife for Jan Kaspar · 1959
Life for Jan Kaspar
★ 4.01959
MovieDrama
The bridegroom Jan Kaspar is an officer in the Klement Gottwald's Nová Hut rolling-mill. After bidding farewell to his freedom, he accidentally takes a sip from the bottle of tetrachlore which he stores at home. He disregards the dizziness, but the next day, he faints in the factory and has a brain concussion. During her regular tests, doctor Dudková is shocked by a high percentage of residual nitrogen found in Kaspar's blood. Doctor Bohácek, with whom Dudková consults, thinks that it is a liver disease and informs the head physician Filip. The doctors know nothing about tetrachlore and are in the dark about the case. Despite that, they immediately start to fight for Kaspar's life and their struggle consequently affects their personal lives.

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