Janez Škof

Acting

Janez Škof

Born May 27, 1924 · Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia

Died March 23, 2009 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

EnclosureEnclosure · 1961
Enclosure
6.71961
MovieDrama
In a Nazi concentration camp, Karl, a German political prisoner, and David, a Jewish watchmaker, are confined in a small enclosure from which only one of them will be able to go out alive.
The Good Old PianoThe Good Old Piano · 1959
The Good Old Piano
5.51959
MovieWarDrama
Composer and pianist Blaz Gaber lives only for his music and does not want to know anything about the outside world, where the war is raging. Upon his arrival from his poorly attended concert, he finds himself in prison for having stars drawn in his notebook by a little boy. A young illegal activist seeks refugee in the school, where the pupils hide his pistol inside the Gaber's piano. A German officer comes with his soldiers to find the hidden illegal, orders the school to be evacuated and takes the piano together with him on a train.
The FugitiveThe Fugitive · 1973
The Fugitive
5.51973
MovieDramaWar
WWII - Slovenia under Italian fascist occupation. Two friends separated by a woman they both loved, and then by war as well: one of them joins partisans, the other Italian occupying forces.
Island of the AmazonsIsland of the Amazons · 1960
Island of the Amazons
6.51960
MovieActionAdventure
Seven women take off on a cargo boat for a cruise, after graduating from an exclusive boarding school in Switzerland. They party with the ship's crew, but in port they meet up with Manuel, who runs a meteorological station with his father on a remote Amazon island. While out there, Manuel's father has found a crashed airplane carrying gold ingots. Manuel goes to the mainland to tell of his father's finding and is overheard by a gangster. The gangsters head over to the island and shoot Manuel's father, but Manuel escapes. Murdok captures some of the girls, who must fight off some of the gang members' evil intentions. Eventually the rest of the girls and Manuel arrive to the rescue, but Murdok gets away only in time to be shot by the police.
Landscape No. 2Landscape No. 2 · 2008
Landscape No. 2
5.22008
MovieCrimeThriller
The burglars Sergej and Polde steal a valuable painting, Landscape No.2. By coincidence Sergej also takes a mysterious document dating back to the end of the World War II. Instructor is ordered to recover the stolen painting and the document, which triggers a diabolic mechanism of the past.
LibertyLiberty · 1972
Liberty
6.51972
MovieHistoryDrama
The revolt of the people of a Sicilian village further to the Expedition of the Thousand which, in 1860, enables Garibaldi to liberate Sicily.
A Minute for MurderA Minute for Murder · 1962
A Minute for Murder
7.01962
MovieCrimeDrama
An emigrant returning after many years, is killed while trying to clear his name of treason. Investigation produces several skeletons.
Don't Come Back by the Same WayDon't Come Back by the Same Way · 1965
Don't Come Back by the Same Way
7.71965
MovieDrama
The story of a few untrained construction workers from poor underdeveloped parts of the country, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina or Macedonia, who carry out seasonal work in the highly-developed republic of Slovenia. Far from home, problems arise for the men - with their families, alcohol, the local population's derision and the "real Slovenian workers".

Filmography

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Island of the AmazonsIsland of the Amazons · 1960
Island of the Amazons
6.51960
MovieActionAdventure
Seven women take off on a cargo boat for a cruise, after graduating from an exclusive boarding school in Switzerland. They party with the ship's crew, but in port they meet up with Manuel, who runs a meteorological station with his father on a remote Amazon island. While out there, Manuel's father has found a crashed airplane carrying gold ingots. Manuel goes to the mainland to tell of his father's finding and is overheard by a gangster. The gangsters head over to the island and shoot Manuel's father, but Manuel escapes. Murdok captures some of the girls, who must fight off some of the gang members' evil intentions. Eventually the rest of the girls and Manuel arrive to the rescue, but Murdok gets away only in time to be shot by the police.