Acting
Sylva Langová
Born August 31, 1921 · Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Died January 15, 2010 · aged 88
No biography available.
Known For
Avalanche Express · 1979Avalanche Express
★ 4.81979
MovieActionThriller
CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
Sextánka · 1936Sextánka
★ 7.31936
MovieDramaRomance
Sixth-year student Eva Martenová falls in love with the new young professor Jiří Hron. She cannot concentrate in his lessons, even though she is as well prepared as ever for teaching. On a school trip, Professor Bruncvíková tries to win Hron over, but the professor dances with Eva at a party. At school, Eva's thoughts are elsewhere again and she refuses to give Bruncvíková Hron's portrait. She goes to Hron's office crying and he tries to calm her down. His friendly gesture is seen by Professor Bernard, who had previously had reservations about Hron's modern teaching methods. He informs the principal that Hron was holding student Martenová in his arms. When Eva learns that Hron is facing disciplinary proceedings because of her, she attempts suicide. However, her friend Martina's brother, Dr. Pavel Haler, saves her. In the hospital, Eva is visited by a vindicated Hron and confesses his love for her.
Incident at Midnight · 1963Incident at Midnight
★ 7.01963
MovieCrime
In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.
Girls, Stand Fast! · 1937Girls, Stand Fast!
★ 7.81937
MovieComedy
Emanuel Pokorný, a bachelor, is to join a rural church school as a professor. Before leaving, however, he finds an infant abandoned in his room. Since he has no time to search for the child's parents, he secretly takes the child to the boarding house. And from that moment on, there is no end to his travails...
The Girl in Blue · 1940The Girl in Blue
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyFantasy
A painting of a girl from another time comes to life for it's buyer in this costume comedy.
The Bed · 1998The Bed
★ 6.51998
MovieComedyDrama
A story about a man overly influenced by the women in his life, which is unique in many ways, including the fact that he somehow turned out to be "straight" in spite of his ordeals with women, which started at birth.
Little Red Monkey · 1955Little Red Monkey
★ 6.51955
MovieCrime
Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London around the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who has fled the USSR. An attempt on Dushenko's life is made with a monkey's paw-print found at the scene.
Border · 1988Border
★ 7.01988
MovieDramaTV Movie
Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost suicide, the rewards - prosperity, political freedom, even luxury - make it a risk worth taking.
Filmography
Sort


