Acting

Leoš Kaltofen

Born March 25, 1929

Died January 23, 2000 · aged 70

No biography available.

Known For

And Give My Love to the SwallowsAnd Give My Love to the Swallows · 1972
And Give My Love to the Swallows
5.21972
MovieDrama
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the humanity of her captors and did not by any means hate them. Told with simple dignity, this film makes clear why Maruska became a national hero.
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...
Cuckoo in a Dark ForestCuckoo in a Dark Forest · 1985
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
4.91985
MovieDrama
Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.
The Fate of Baron LeisenbohgThe Fate of Baron Leisenbohg · 1991
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg
3.81991
MovieTV Movie
The 35-year-old ministry official Baron Leisenbohg had the stage career ten years ago as the cast of the "Queen of the Night", opera that promoted singer Klare Hell. Klare shows no gratitude however.
Radical CutRadical Cut · 1984
Radical Cut
7.01984
MovieCrime
Detective Weiner probes the death of Tomáš Ruml, found in a ruined house. Son of the architect behind a planned gypsy-quarter demolition, Tomáš seems a revenge victim, until Weiner meets Naha and uncovers Tomáš’ blackmail, rape and theft. Guided by baron Tancos, he must rethink the case from a new angle.
Zelená vlnaZelená vlna · 1982
Zelená vlna
5.31982
MovieComedy
A short film about Prague, Prague residents, and the beginning of the weekend.
The Secret of the Gold BuddhaThe Secret of the Gold Buddha · 1973
The Secret of the Gold Buddha
9.01973
MovieCrime
A crime story set in the second half of the 19th century. Krasl, a Prague schoolteacher, is searching for a statue of the Golden Buddha, which is supposed to contain compromising materials on the factory owner Riessig.
Svatá hříšniceSvatá hříšnice · 1970
Svatá hříšnice
7.01970
MovieComedyMusic
In the Prague Old Town and the adjoining streets there is always plenty of life. Housewives shop, beggars arouse sympathy, the Salvation Army tries to put the godless on the road to salvation by hymns and sermons, and Ferdys Pistora hunts in the pockets of his fellow men and isn't even put off by the presence of an officer of the law. Ferdys sets off to burgle villa of the banker Rosenstok, but a fire breaks out in the house and Ferdys ends up saving the banker's two small children. For this he is celebrated as a hero and gets a place as an errand boy with the Rosenstoks. At home he is visited by representatives of the Salvation Army, Captain Kosterka and Terezka, with whom Ferdys instantly falls in love.

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