Jana Brejchová

Acting

Jana Brejchová

Born January 20, 1940 · Prague, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

Died February 6, 2026 · aged 86

Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953, and is considered one of the Czech Republic's most popular and familiar starring actresses.

Known For

Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast · 1979
Beauty and the Beast
★ 7.51979
MovieFantasyHorror
Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge to kill her.
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.
Shots in 3/4 TimeShots in 3/4 Time · 1965
Shots in 3/4 Time
★ 7.81965
MovieAction
B 501, a newly developed controller for missiles, has disappeared despite the strict surveillance. Phillippe Tissout is sent by his boss to Paris to take over the case.
In the Dust of the StarsIn the Dust of the Stars · 1976
In the Dust of the Stars
★ 4.71976
MovieScience Fiction
A radio signal attracts a team of astronauts to a mysterious planet. Once there, they are warmly welcomed by an alien race, but are soon suspicious of what is really occurring on this strange land.
SearchingSearching · 1966
Searching
★ 5.41966
MovieDrama
Michal, a disillusioned teenager, clashes with his authoritarian father and runs away from home. Adrift in the city, he navigates a restless journey of fleeting encounters while rejecting the rigid values of his parents' generation.
Anička s lískovými oříškyAnička s lískovými oříšky · 1993
Anička s lískovými oříšky
★ 7.71993
MovieFantasyRomance
A romantic fairy tale about faithful love and how difficult it is to fulfill it. "I have never seen two sisters who love each other so much," sighs King Stephen when he discovers his one true love, the orphaned knight's daughter Anička, in an old fortress in the woods where he wanders while hunting. And indeed, Katka stands faithfully by her stepsister's side, even though fate, thanks to her stepmother's curse, prepares the most difficult trials that a young, beautiful girl can encounter. And so, in the final song, the fairy queen can sing not only to the lovers from the fairy tale, but also to all of us: "Every love overcomes evil, every love interprets God, the flower that stands alone withers, so I have love for you..."
Strange AirlinesStrange Airlines · 1992
Strange Airlines
1992
MovieDramaMystery
A woman discovers a conspiracy while searching for her missing travel companion.
I Killed Einstein, GentlemenI Killed Einstein, Gentlemen · 1970
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
★ 5.91970
MovieScience FictionComedy
This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, with the proposed solution of building a time machine. The decision is made to travel back in time and murder Einstein, with the hopeful result being that without the noted mathematician's research there will be no atomic bombs.

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Anička s lískovými oříškyAnička s lískovými oříšky · 1993
Anička s lískovými oříšky
★ 7.71993
MovieFantasyRomance
A romantic fairy tale about faithful love and how difficult it is to fulfill it. "I have never seen two sisters who love each other so much," sighs King Stephen when he discovers his one true love, the orphaned knight's daughter Anička, in an old fortress in the woods where he wanders while hunting. And indeed, Katka stands faithfully by her stepsister's side, even though fate, thanks to her stepmother's curse, prepares the most difficult trials that a young, beautiful girl can encounter. And so, in the final song, the fairy queen can sing not only to the lovers from the fairy tale, but also to all of us: "Every love overcomes evil, every love interprets God, the flower that stands alone withers, so I have love for you..."

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The Death of Black KingThe Death of Black King · 1972
The Death of Black King
★ 5.21972
MovieComedyCrime
Prague in the 1930s. A young, pretty girl gets on a crowded tram. She immediately catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handbag discreetly. And so we meet one of the main characters of the film, a swindler, pickpocket and generally strange being Josef Kořínek alias Pépi. In addition to him, the story is populated by other characters from the Prague outskirts. Of course, the film also features the shrewd councilman Vacátko and his inseparable investigators Brůžek and Bouše. They have a sad duty - to track down the murderer of the collector Krále, who was found dead and who lost a sum of money on the way from the bank that could interest many people from his surroundings...

Magda Králová

Pokus o vražduPokus o vraždu · 1973
Pokus o vraždu
★ 6.51973
MovieDrama
The main character of the story is Professor Trojan, the head of a Prague clinic, who is not experiencing the happiest of times. His cat has been poisoned with cyanide, he has a falling out with his son Petr, who has moved to Brno to be with his wife, the promising singer Eva, and only seeks out his father when he needs money, and as if that weren't enough, someone shoots him in the evening. Trojan initially considers it a mistake or a prank and does not share the fears of those around him. But then cyanide is discovered and one of the patients takes it from the assistant Dvoracek, who borrowed it for an unauthorized experiment. Trojan pairs the cyanide with a gunshot and slowly begins to suspect that someone is trying to kill him. At first he suspects Dvorak, who might become the foreman after his death, but later, as he falls deeper and deeper into a psychosis of fear and apprehension, he begins to suspect everyone around him...