Acting
Jaroslav Marvan
Born December 11, 1901 · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died May 21, 1974 · aged 72
Jaroslav Marvan was a Czechoslovakian actor. He was born in Prague and married in the 1920s to Marie Marvanov. He was a member of numerous Czech theatres of note throughout the early 20th century, including the Vlasta Burian's theatre, Vinohradské Divadlo (1943-1950), Městská Divadla Pražská (1950-1954), and finally Národní Divadlo (national theatre), where he served for until two years before hi…
Known For
The Fake Sweetheart · 1926The Fake Sweetheart
★ 9.01926
MovieComedy
The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner (Karel Hasler), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry.
Silent Barricade · 1949Silent Barricade
★ 7.01949
MovieWarDrama
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
Happy Journey · 1943Happy Journey
★ 6.71943
MovieRomanceDrama
Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent destinies of four female coworkers, each of whom seeks happiness in a different way.
Murder in the Excelsior Hotel · 1971Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
★ 5.91971
MovieCrime
In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite. Even the retired police inspector Mrázek (František Filipovský), who works at the Excelsior as a hotel detective, is unable to help at first. Although the investigation inevitably uncovers the hotel staff’s scheming, Vacátko and his team unerringly follow the trail that leads them to the murderer…
The Borrowed Face · 1965The Borrowed Face
★ 7.01965
MovieComedyScience Fiction
It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation. His former colleague Rosen, now working as an assistant at the private clinic of surgeon Kirchenbruch, considers the research a mere utopia. The disappointed Bartos, trying to verify his theories, therefore accepts the outrageous proposal of Marion, owner of a brothel - to surgically replace the face of her lover, the wanted thief Cutter, with the face of murdered Father Hopsasa. Bartos is well paid but his successful operation remains a secret.
A Great Road Ahead · 1963A Great Road Ahead
★ 6.71963
MovieDramaWar
About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First World War. Not wanting to fight for the interests of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Hašek enters the Red Army and, as a commissar of the international brigade, goes the military way from Samara to Irkutsk.
Angel in the Mountains · 1955Angel in the Mountains
★ 6.91955
MovieComedy
Mr. Angel goes winter sporting and at the same time investigates his son's fiancee.
Holiday with Angel · 1953Holiday with Angel
★ 7.61953
MovieComedy
Strict and always dissatisfied grumbler Mr. Angel gets a voucher for summer recreation. He rejects it at first but he eventually decides to use it and spend 14 days in unionist hut Jezerka together with other merited co-workers.
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Silent Barricade · 1949Silent Barricade
★ 7.01949
MovieWarDrama
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
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The Hard Life of an Adventurer · 1941The Hard Life of an Adventurer
★ 7.01941
MovieCrimeComedy
A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.
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