Z
Acting
Zdeněk Buchvaldek
Born January 15, 1928 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died August 3, 1987 · aged 59
No biography available.
Known For
Death of Hitch-Hikers · 1979Death of Hitch-Hikers
★ 5.31979
MovieDramaCrime
Maniac, a driver, sits on the track women, which then rape and kill. For loved ones, he is an ordinary person who has a wife and child. When exposed, he does not stop before killing his wife and takes his son hostage, under the guise of which he is trying to escape abroad.
The Sheriff Behind Bars · 1966The Sheriff Behind Bars
★ 4.51966
MovieDrama
A dramatic story from the setting of a youth de tention center. Youngster Jakub, out of delusory solidarity, gets convicted of theft and goes to prison in place ofthe "sheriff" of his gang. He naively hopes that the sheriff will appreciate his gesture and leaves the stolen goods in a safe hideaway to later divide them fairly among the gang members. This conviction gives Jakub the strength to endure the unbearable conditions in the center. But reality is often much harsher than naive ideals and hollow relations in the gang.
Dvacátý devátý · 1975Dvacátý devátý
★ 6.01975
MovieHistoryDrama
In the era of normalisation, a number of (pseudo)historical films were made, even described as reconstructions, which glorified the world-building mission of the Communist Party and attributed to it exclusively humanitarian intentions ("Days of Betrayal", "Sokolovo", "Liberation of Prague", "The Victorious People"). In 1929, when its fifth congress met, Klement Gottwald, who had taken the line of the Russian Bolsheviks, took over the leadership of the Communists...
Skandál v Gri-Gri baru · 1979Skandál v Gri-Gri baru
★ 5.51979
MovieHistoryDrama
Two young returnees from the First World War face a difficult future because they cannot find work. One eventually finds a job as an electrician, the other breaks into the Social Democratic press, where he gets the chance to watch up close how the Social Democratic leadership deceives its members and enters the service of the ruling classes. And a newly-trained journalist solves the problem of whether he should also adapt to the corrupt environment...
Under the Badgers Rock · 1978Under the Badgers Rock
★ 6.81978
MovieFamily
The gamekeeper Straka lives by himself in the Bohemian forest hill. He has quarreled with his only son. He cannot come to terms with the fact that his son has abandoned his beloved forests and settled in a town. He has never even met his grandson Vasek. Following an illness, however, little Vasek needs some country air, and so one day his mother Jarmila delivers him to her father-in-law's cottage. At first Straka is angry, but Vasek is an unaffected lad and throws himself with verve into all the little adventures that the forest provides.
Zítra se bude tančit všude · 1952Zítra se bude tančit všude
★ 5.11952
MovieMusic
A group of union members, impressed by the First World Festival of Democratic Youth, held in Prague in 1947, decide to found a dance troupe. However, they are looking for someone who can teach them everything they need...
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem · 1980Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
★ 8.01980
MovieComedyMusic
This wacky musical comedy builds on absurd ideas, parodic humour and many variously subverted references to famous...
A Prague Underworld · 1988A Prague Underworld
★ 7.81988
SeriesCrime
Filmography
Sort


