Ivo Novák

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Ivo Novák

Born September 4, 1918 · Moravské Budějovice

Died February 15, 2004 · aged 85

Ivo Novák was born on September 4, 1918 in Budejovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Zelené obzory (1962), Bubny (1965) and Poklad byzantského kupce (1967). He died on February 15, 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Known For

Summer with a CowboySummer with a Cowboy · 1976
Summer with a Cowboy
★ 5.51976
MovieComedy
The main characters are a young psychologist Doubravka and a village youth, Honza Macháček. He is a tractor driver who temporarily lost his driver's license in a crazy bet, so he now herds a cooperative herd of cows, she is at the cottage with her boy Boba, who is not very successful in studying medicine and is currently preparing for his remedial exams. Honza's immediacy, optimism and approach to life and work contrast sharply with the selfish, weak-willed and unbalanced Boba, and Doubravka increasingly realizes that her feelings for Boba have disappeared and that she actually loves Honza. The question is how her somewhat conservative family will view such a game.
Mladé dnyMladé dny · 1956
Mladé dny
★ 8.01956
MovieDocumentary
Documentary by Jan Kadar
Crime at the Girls SchoolCrime at the Girls School · 1966
Crime at the Girls School
★ 6.41966
MovieComedyCrime
Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky. He deals with the murder case between climbers, the death of the dancer in the music theater and the strange disappearance of the mathematics professor.
Poklad byzantského kupcePoklad byzantského kupce · 1967
Poklad byzantského kupce
★ 6.61967
MovieCrimeComedy
A detective story revolving around an ancient treasure from the ninth century, believed to have been destroyed during World War II, takes place in an archaeological environment. Its main character is, alongside Captain Exner, who is investigating a strange murder committed on the premises of a scientific institute, a young student at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Slovak Republic, Kamila Housková, who discovers that the treasure was not destroyed, but most likely stolen. The bright girl continues her search for the treasure against Captain Exner's will and leads the investigators to a trail that proves the connection between the lost treasure and the murdered woman...
Dědeček je lepší než pesDědeček je lepší než pes · 1990
Dědeček je lepší než pes
1990
MovieFamily
When little Jirka Novák and his classmate Zdeněk's family take part in a merry Santa Claus journey through the city, he has no idea how important a change in his life this evening will bring. The story of a ten-year-old boy who unexpectedly discovers his grandfather, with whom his parents had separated forever years ago, sensitively tells of the loneliness from which little Jirka finds a way out and manages to bring his grandfather back to the family.
Hubert the Smart BoyHubert the Smart Boy · 1985
Hubert the Smart Boy
★ 5.61985
MovieComedy
Hubert Hrabe, known as Smart Boy, is a Prague dandy who is always skirting the edge of the law. Like every likable rogue, he has a worthy adversary - Police Inspector Mourek, who has long been trying in vain to put him behind bars. However, this defender of justice, who is constantly trying to outsmart his "own" criminal, ends up becoming the victim of his own zeal while hunting forgers that are as good as any in Europe, as Hubert the Smart Boy, sets a trap for Mourek
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ · 1949
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“
★ 7.31949
MovieComedy
An innkeeper is grieving because his wife left him for a second-rate actor. His two nephews, who are not on speaking terms, have to take over the running of the establishment...
PaklícPaklíc · 1944
Paklíc
★ 6.01944
MovieComedyCrime
Successful writer Gabriel Anděl still loves his wife Lola very much, but he can't stand the way she is always getting involved in his work, so he decides to divorce her. Just as he is about to move into his country villa, a police inspector appears on the scene with a warning that some crooks are planning to sell the house in question to a rich Czech-American. Anděl and the inspector immediately drive there and indeed find a gang of criminals disguised as servants. However, these are far from the only crooks involved in this complicated case. Before the crazy night is over, Gabriel and Lola will have many more surprises and complicated situations...

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