Acting
Bořivoj Navrátil
Born September 26, 1933 · Kroměříž
Died October 31, 2011 · aged 78
No biography available.
Known For
Brother of Sleep · 1995Brother of Sleep
★ 6.71995
MovieDrama
In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.
Last Stand · 2000Last Stand
★ 3.32000
MovieActionScience Fiction
A small band of desperate freedom fighters must topple a vicious dictator before he destroys mankind's last hope.
Cesta peklem · 1995Cesta peklem
★ 6.01995
MovieActionThriller
A dramatic action film about stuntmen who perform the most dangerous stunts in the film world. One day, however, one of them is struck by a family tragedy in which his son dies. The man cannot overcome this tragedy and ends up in a psychiatric ward. Will he be able to return with the help of his friends?
The Secret of Steel City · 1979The Secret of Steel City
★ 5.91979
MovieScience FictionDrama
The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
The Girl of Your Dreams · 1998The Girl of Your Dreams
★ 6.51998
MovieComedyDrama
During the Spanish Civil War, a troupe of Spanish filmmakers is invited to shoot a film at UFA studios in Nazi Germany.
On the Great River · 1978On the Great River
★ 8.01978
MovieAdventureFamily
Second movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
Whisper · 1996Whisper
★ 4.71996
MovieDramaRomance
Anna, a 16 year-old girl from the sticks, trades her military education for life in the big city Running away to Prague opens a whole new world where she drinks her first cappuccino and meets the kind of people she has only seen in movies.
Buttoners · 1997Buttoners
★ 6.91997
MovieComedy
It is a film consisting of six short stories, which mostly tell in a black humorous, ironic, often bitterly bitter form about an ancient curse, human infidelity, strange deviations, an unexpected miracle and hypocritical forgiveness. They have their own pointed structure, specific atmosphere and way of processing, and yet they pass on motives to each other that communicate with each other and observe the same things from different angles.
Movies
Brother of Sleep · 1995Brother of Sleep
★ 6.71995
MovieDrama
In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.
Last Stand · 2000Last Stand
★ 3.32000
MovieActionScience Fiction
A small band of desperate freedom fighters must topple a vicious dictator before he destroys mankind's last hope.
Cesta peklem · 1995Cesta peklem
★ 6.01995
MovieActionThriller
A dramatic action film about stuntmen who perform the most dangerous stunts in the film world. One day, however, one of them is struck by a family tragedy in which his son dies. The man cannot overcome this tragedy and ends up in a psychiatric ward. Will he be able to return with the help of his friends?
The Secret of Steel City · 1979The Secret of Steel City
★ 5.91979
MovieScience FictionDrama
The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
The Girl of Your Dreams · 1998The Girl of Your Dreams
★ 6.51998
MovieComedyDrama
During the Spanish Civil War, a troupe of Spanish filmmakers is invited to shoot a film at UFA studios in Nazi Germany.
On the Great River · 1978On the Great River
★ 8.01978
MovieAdventureFamily
Second movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
Whisper · 1996Whisper
★ 4.71996
MovieDramaRomance
Anna, a 16 year-old girl from the sticks, trades her military education for life in the big city Running away to Prague opens a whole new world where she drinks her first cappuccino and meets the kind of people she has only seen in movies.
Buttoners · 1997Buttoners
★ 6.91997
MovieComedy
It is a film consisting of six short stories, which mostly tell in a black humorous, ironic, often bitterly bitter form about an ancient curse, human infidelity, strange deviations, an unexpected miracle and hypocritical forgiveness. They have their own pointed structure, specific atmosphere and way of processing, and yet they pass on motives to each other that communicate with each other and observe the same things from different angles.
Jumping Over Puddles · 1971Jumping Over Puddles
★ 6.31971
MovieDramaFamily
This Czechoslovakian children’s film takes place during the last days of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The young son of a horse trainer loves nothing more than riding his horse, until he is stricken by polio…
Dangerous Prey · 1995Dangerous Prey
★ 3.61995
MovieAction
On a trip to Europe, a woman gets abducted and soon finds herself in a training facility for female mercenaries...
All My Loved Ones · 1999All My Loved Ones
★ 7.21999
MovieDramaComedy
Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World War II and the eventual destruction of his family as the Nazis rise to power. The storyline focuses heavily on Jewish-Czech Silberstein family members. Drama was filmed on the real events as a tribute to Mr. Nicholas Winton, the British humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport from German-occupied Czechoslovakia and likely death in the Holocaust.
Love Between the Raindrops · 1980Love Between the Raindrops
★ 6.41980
MovieRomanceComedy
Set in Prague during the years leading up to World War II, this family saga tells the story of a cobbler named Vincenc Bursik (Vladimir Mensik), who uproots his clan from the country to the city, only to suffer the loss of his wife and the failure of his shoe business within months. When his daughter moves away to go live with a wealthy businessman as his mistress, Vincenc is left to take care of his two sons, who spend their days in a secret garden vying for the affections of a teenage girl.
Heaven's Tears · 1995Heaven's Tears
★ 4.41995
MovieDrama
Drama - - Stephen Nichols, Beata Pozniak, Lisha Snelgrove
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu · 2007Maharal – Tajemství talismanu
★ 7.32007
MovieAdventure
The thrilling and fantastic story of three Prague children, Alena, David, Ondra, and the charismatic treasure hunter Aaron Cohen, takes us to the most mysterious places of old Prague, to the ruins of an old water castle, and among strange creatures from ancient times... All of this takes place during an exciting and adventurous search for a mysterious treasure, the Golem, and the legendary Philosopher's Stone...
The Ear · 1990The Ear
★ 7.21990
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.
Days of Betrayal · 1973Days of Betrayal
★ 5.61973
MovieHistoryDrama
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.
Dobré světlo · 1986Dobré světlo
★ 4.51986
MovieDrama
Viktor Průcha, a successful small-town architect, lives well but knows his comfort rests on compromises. When an elderly man—whose granddaughter was hurt at a school Viktor approved beside a busy road—attacks him and then takes his own life, Viktor abandons his home for a rural studio. There he rediscovers nude photography; his acclaimed exhibition forces him to confront past concessions and choose his future.
Prague · 2006Prague
★ 5.92006
MovieDrama
Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father, evolves into the story of a break-up. With the dead father lurking in the background, secrets gradually emerge threatening to destroy their marriage.
Lev Tolstoy · 1984Lev Tolstoy
★ 4.61984
MovieDramaHistory
The film consists of two parts: “Insomnia” and “Departure”. We shall meet Lev Tolstoy in the final years of his life at Yasnaya Polyana. We shall see him surrounded by his family, friends, acquaintances and absolute strangers who were coming to the great man and artist from all over the world. We shall hear “the voice of his thoughts”. In his sleepless nights, we shall follow his memory of the happy youthful years and the crucial, hard ones. We shall witness Tolstoy’s tragic departure from Yasnaya Polyana and his death at an obscure little station of Astapovo.
Angel in a Devil's Body · 1984Angel in a Devil's Body
★ 4.71984
MovieComedy
In a chateau near Prague there is a chantry and brothel Riviera, designed for the clientele from the higher circles. Mrs. Gábi Stolařová, called Madame, keeps a close eye on order, but otherwise she runs the place in a family spirit and makes sure that the customers are satisfied. A new employee, the beautiful Renata, disrupts the order of things and immediately draws the attention of all the guests to herself. But beneath her angelically innocent exterior, she hides a fierce ambition and a coldly calculating brain, which, to her own detriment...
Jak se ševcem šili čerti · 1976Jak se ševcem šili čerti
★ 9.01976
MovieFamilyFantasy
Shoemaker Číč is a skilled craftsman, but a great mischievous and riddle-teller. Such that he tricks not only the king, but also Lucifer himself. He earns fame and wealth by doing so, but he hurts his poor neighbor Karafiátek. But still, a bad conscience begins to gnaw at him. He returns to hell and this time his own fate is at stake. Whether he lost to the devil or won over him, you will only find out from the cheerful fairy tale.
Šílený kankán · 1983Šílený kankán
★ 4.01983
MovieDramaHistory
During the First World War, the crooks Scholef and Krumka sell weapons on the black market. After the collapse of the monarchy they try their hand at speculation on a grand scale.
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu · 1987Dva na koni, jeden na oslu
★ 7.31987
MovieMusicHistory
The musical version of the successful play of Oldřich Daněk was transferred to the screen by director Jiří Sequens in 1986. It takes place in the 14th century in Bohemia during the reign of King Wenceslas IV. Heroes of the story are three mercenaries who always fight on the wrong side and are always beaten, but they are moral winners of all conflicts and skirmishes.
Nexus 2.431 · 1994Nexus 2.431
★ 4.01994
MovieScience Fiction
This international co-production, shot at Barrandov Studios with international cast including Czech actors is an attempt to create a sci-fi fantasy in the tradition of Star Wars and Star Trek. Sometime in the distant future, several earthlings turn up on a strange planet ruled over by a despotic ruler with magic powers. A young earth-man initiates a successful uprising.
TV Shows
Bakaláři · 1972Bakaláři
★ 7.01972
SeriesComedy
Redakce · 2004Redakce
★ 5.62004
SeriesComedy
Dobrodružství kriminalistiky · 1989Dobrodružství kriminalistiky
★ 8.51989
SeriesCrime
Thirty Cases of Major Zema · 1976Thirty Cases of Major Zema
★ 7.41976
SeriesDramaCrime
Thirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the communist party. The series were filmed in the 1970s.
Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1975.
Sanitka · 1984Sanitka
★ 7.51984
SeriesDrama
Sanitka was a Czech television, drama series, first broadcast in 1984 and eleven episodes were made. It starred Jaromír Hanzlík, Tomáš Juricka and Zlata Adamovská among others.
The Visitors · 1983The Visitors
★ 7.51983
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
It's the year 2484 and the Earth is threatened by a rogue comet which could fatally change its orbit. The solution is surprising - Adam Bernau, the greatest genius of 20th century developed 500 years ago an ingenious formula for easy transporting of continents and even worlds. Unfortunately, he made this discovery at the age of 11 and the exercise book containing it was destroyed in the fire. But this is not a challenge to Academic Filip who decides to send an expedition back in time to retrieve the precious exercise book from the fire. But everything is not so simple as it seems...
Malý pitaval z velkého města · 1983Malý pitaval z velkého města
★ 7.41983
SeriesCrime
Pirates: Blood Brothers · 1999Pirates: Blood Brothers
★ 5.91999
Series
Two brothers fell in love with the same woman, who was nearly killed by one of them in an accident. After the two men parted in anger, they meet years later when one is a famous pirate and the other one is a soldier who needs to hunt him down...
Slavné historky zbojnické · 1986Slavné historky zbojnické
★ 7.81986
SeriesDrama
The Train of Childhood and Expectation · 1989The Train of Childhood and Expectation
★ 9.01989
SeriesFamilyDrama
A story of a little girl Verka and her life during the beginning of WWII. Based on Vera Sládková novels.
Draculův švagr · 1996Draculův švagr
1996
SeriesCrime
Maharal – Tajemství talismanu · 2008Maharal – Tajemství talismanu
★ 7.02008
Series