Acting
Vítězslav Vejražka
Born May 9, 1915 · Dolní Bousov, Bohemia, AustriaHungary [now Czech Republic]
Died June 8, 1973 · aged 58
No biography available.
Known For
You Are a Widow, Sir · 1971You Are a Widow, Sir
★ 6.81971
MovieScience FictionComedy
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be artificial body in the shape of actress Evelina Keleti and with brain of psychotic serial killer Fany Stubová. They also manage to kill king's astrologer Stuart Hampl, who warns the king. Accidentally, Hampl's brain is implanted into assassin's body, actress Keleti is killed and chaos begins.
The Devil's Trap · 1962The Devil's Trap
★ 6.91962
MovieHistoryDrama
A small town is one day visited by a priest who is there on a secret mission. He is a member of the Inquisition sent to investigate the activities of a local miller. The miller and his son are the descendants of an old family whose ancestral home burned down a century ago, but was rebuilt from scratch. The miller inherited much of his knowledge about the land, water, and a building's stability from generations of family experience. His reputation for finding water and predicting when a structure might collapse have come to the attention of the Inquisition -surely he must be in league with the Devil.
The Valley of the Bees · 1968The Valley of the Bees
★ 7.01968
MovieDramaHistory
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.
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.
Jan Hus · 1955Jan Hus
★ 6.31955
MovieDramaHistory
The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957). The film captures the period from May 1412 to the summer of 1415, a turbulent time in the Czech Kingdom, during which there were protests in Prague against the sale of "omnipotent indulgences" whose sale throughout the kingdom was announced by Pope John XXIII. The ideological leader of this movement is the preacher Master Jan Hus, whose words, calling for the elimination of church abuses, are listened to in the Bethlehem Chapel by thousands of ordinary Praguers, Czech lords and Queen Sophie, wife of the Czech King Wenceslas IV.
Shoesmachine · 1954Shoesmachine
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
Na konci města · 1955Na konci města
★ 6.01955
MovieCrime
Captain Jirák of the SNB is searching for the perpetrator of the murder of the former owner of an apartment building on the outskirts of town, which took place more than twenty years ago.
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire · 1949The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
★ 6.61949
MovieComedy
Elén, a girl living with her mother and stepfather in a secluded forest, has a great singing talent. On her twenty-first birthday, she runs away from home and on the train, millionaire René falls in love with her. Their paths soon diverge, only to be reunited soon after. Violinist Pavel Sedloň falls in love with Elén, and although Elén does not love him, she is determined to marry him. At that time, René dies, exhausted from working on the operetta Srdce v delirium. However, he is saved at the last moment and everything comes to a happy ending when Oldřich Nový explains how the authors actually meant it all.
Filmography
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Karel Hynek Mácha · 1937Karel Hynek Mácha
★ 6.71937
MovieDrama
Film about famous poet Karel Hynek Mácha
Sabina
Jan Žižka · 1956Jan Žižka
★ 7.31956
MovieDramaHistory
The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.
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Experiment · 1943Experiment
★ 6.51943
MovieDrama
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