Czech films of the 1950s
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A List of Czech films of the 1950s.
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| 1950 1950 in film The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush... |
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| The Trap The Trap (1950 film) The Trap is a 1950 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vlasta Chramostová - Ruzena* Jindra Hermanová - Woman Asking for Permission* Miroslav Holub - Dönnert* Vera Kalendová - Kraftová... |
Martin Frič Martin Fric Martin Frič was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.-Filmography:* Páter Vojtěch... |
Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* The Trap * The Secret of Blood * Dog's Heads... , Vlasta Chramostová Vlasta Chramostová Vlasta Chramostová is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in 35 films since 1950. She starred in the 1950 film The Trap which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* The Trap... |
wardrama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival 1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held on 3-20 April 1951. The festival was not held in 1950.-Jury:*André Maurois *Georges Bidault *Louis Chauvet *A... |
| 1951 1951 in film The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| 1952 1952 in film The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.... |
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| Dovolená s Andělem Dovolená s Andělem Dovolená s Andělem is a 1952 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.... |
Bořivoj Zeman | Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan was a Czechoslovak actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter with Alena Jančaříková.... , Josef Kemr Josef Kemr Josef Kemr was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.-References:... , Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* The Trap * The Secret of Blood * Dog's Heads... , Jana Dítětová Jana Dítětová Jana Dítětová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1942 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* The Wedding Ring * A Kiss from the Stadium * Steel Town... |
comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
good, professionally made comedy but tinted by communist ideology |
| Anna proletářka Anna proletářka Anna proletářka is a 1952 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.... |
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| Pyšná princezna | Bořivoj Zeman | Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* The Trap * The Secret of Blood * Dog's Heads... , Alena Vránová |
fairy-tale | according a novel by Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:... most frequented film in Czech cinemas ever |
| 1953 1953 in film The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A... |
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| Měsíc nad řekou | Václav Krška Václav Krška Václav Krška was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 31 films between 1939 and 1969.-Selected filmography:* Měsíc nad řekou * Stříbrný vítr * Dalibor -External links:... |
Dana Medřická Dana Medřická Dana Medřická was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films between 1944 and 1983.-Selected filmography:* Černí myslivci * Guard 13 * Lidé z maringotek... , Alena Vránová |
Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1956 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero... |
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| 1954 1954 in film The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda... |
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| Byl jednou jeden král | Bořivoj Zeman | Jan Werich Jan Werich Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.-Life:Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" in Křemencová Street in Prague... , 37.Vlasta Burian Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director... , Milena Dvorská Milena Dvorská Milena Dvorská was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 70 films and television shows between 1955 and 2009.-Selected filmography:* Nejlepší ženská mého života... |
fairy-tale | according a novel by Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:... |
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| Dva mrazíci | Jiří Trnka Jirí Trnka Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946... |
Jan Werich Jan Werich Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.-Life:Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" in Křemencová Street in Prague... -voice, 38.Vlasta Burian Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director... -voice |
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| Komedianti Komedianti Komedianti is a 1954 Czech film directed by Vladimír Vlcek. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jaroslav Vojta - Starý komediant* Ladislav Pesek - Zak* Jaroslav Mares - Fricek* Alena Martinovská - Olga... |
Vladimír Vlcek | Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival 1954 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Jean Cocteau *Jean Aurenche *André Bazin *Luis Buñuel*Henri Calef *Guy Desson *Philippe Erlanger *Michel Fourre-Cormeray *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais... |
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| Kolotoč humoru Kolotoč humoru Kolotoč humoru is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1954.... |
Krňanský, Brejcha | Vlasta Burian Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director... |
film - editing | they cut scenes from three older movies starring Vlasta Burian |
| 1955 1955 in film The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released.... |
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| Muž v povětří Muž v povětří Muž v povětří is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1955.... |
Miroslav Cikán | Vlasta Burian Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director... , Alena Vránová |
comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| Cesta do pravěku (Journey to primeval times) | Karel Zeman Karel Zeman Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès."-Life:... |
Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann, Josef Lukáš, Zdeněk Husták | sci-fi | |
| Anděl na horách Anděl na horách Anděl na horách is a 1955 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.... |
Bořivoj Zeman | Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan was a Czechoslovak actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter with Alena Jančaříková.... , Josef Kemr Josef Kemr Josef Kemr was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.-References:... , Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* The Trap * The Secret of Blood * Dog's Heads... , Jana Dítětová Jana Dítětová Jana Dítětová was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1942 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* The Wedding Ring * A Kiss from the Stadium * Steel Town... |
comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| Psohlavci Dog's Heads Dog's Heads is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vladimír Ráz - Jan Sladký-Kozina* Jana Dítetová - Hancí* Jarmila Kurandová - Mother* Zdenek Stepánek... |
Martin Frič Martin Fric Martin Frič was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.-Filmography:* Páter Vojtěch... |
Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000.-Selected filmography:* The Trap * The Secret of Blood * Dog's Heads... , Miloš Nedbal, Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century.- Biography :... |
historicaldrama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival 1955 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley... |
| Nejlepší člověk Nejlepší člověk Nejlepší člověk is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1954.... |
Václav Wasserman, Ivo Novák | Vlasta Burian Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and a film director... |
comedy Comedy Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in... |
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| 1956 1956 in film The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by... |
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| Dalibor Dalibor (film) Dalibor is a 1956 Czech film of the opera of the same name by Bedřich Smetana. Directed by Václav Krška, the film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Václav Bednář - King Vladislav* Karel Fiala - Dalibor* Věra Heroldová - Milada... |
Václav Krška Václav Krška Václav Krška was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 31 films between 1939 and 1969.-Selected filmography:* Měsíc nad řekou * Stříbrný vítr * Dalibor -External links:... |
Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1956 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero... |
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| Ztracenci Lost Children Lost Children is a 1956 Czechoslovak war film directed by Miloš Makovec. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Stanislav Fišer - The infantryman* Vladimír Hlavatý - The hussar* Vladimír Klemens* Radovan Lukavský - Jira... |
Miloš Makovec | Stanislav Fišer, Radovan Lukavský Radovan Lukavský Radovan Lukavský was a Czech theatre and film actor.Lukavský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1919. He graduated from high school in Český Brod, before continuing his education at the Charles University, where he studied French and English literature... , Alena Vránová |
wardrama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a... |
Entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival 1957 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*André Maurois *Jean Cocteau *Maurice Genevoix *Georges Huisman *Maurice Lehmann *Marcel Pagnol *Michael Powell *Jules Romains... |
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| 1957 1957 in film The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:... |
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| Florenc 13:30 | Josef Mach Josef Mach Josef Mach was a Czech actor, screenwriter and film director.Josef Mach worked as a journalist and stage performer at the beginning of his career, then in 1938 was appointed assistant director of short films at Grafo Film Studio working with director Václav Kubásek... |
Josef Bek, Dana Medřická Dana Medřická Dana Medřická was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in over 60 films between 1944 and 1983.-Selected filmography:* Černí myslivci * Guard 13 * Lidé z maringotek... |
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| 1958 1958 in film The year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946.... |
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| The Fabulous World of Jules Verne The Fabulous World of Jules Verne The Fabulous World of Jules Verne is a 1958 Czechoslovak adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, based on Jules Verne's 1896 novel Facing the Flag. It has also been released under the novel's title.... (Vynález zkázy) |
Karel Zeman Karel Zeman Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès."-Life:... |
Lubor Tokoš Lubor Tokoš Lubor Tokoš was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film Witchhammer under director Otakar Vávra.-References:... , Arnošt Navrátil |
sci-fi | Combined feature/animated tricky film much accounted of innovative way of production, winner of many international prizes including French Academy Crystal Award, Grand Prix du EXPO 58, 1962Hugo Award Hugo Award The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards... nominee |
| Suburban Romance Suburban Romance Suburban Romance is a 1958 Czechoslovak romance film directed by Zbyněk Brynych. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jana Brejchová* Eduard Cupák* František Kreuzmann* Václav Lohniský - Poláček* Antonín Novotný - Karel Freit... |
Zbyněk Brynych Zbynek Brynych Zbyněk Brynych was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1951 and 1985.-Selected filmography:* Suburban Romance * The Fifth Horseman is Fear -External links:... |
Jana Brejchová Jana Brejchová Jana Brejchová is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in over 70 films since 1953. She was married to actor Vlastimil Brodský.-Selected filmography:* Desire * Suburban Romance... , Eduard Cupák, František Kreuzmann |
Entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival 1958 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Marcel Achard * Tomiko Asabuki *Bernard Buffet *Jean De Baroncelli *Helmut Käutner *Dudley Leslie *Madeleine Robinson *Ladislao Vajda *Charles Vidor... |
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| Páté kolo u vozu Páté kolo u vozu Páté kolo u vozu is a 1957 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.... |
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| Desire Desire (1958 film) Desire is a 1958 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Václav Babka* Eva Blazková* Vladimír Brabec* Jana Brejchová* Vlastimil Brodský* Vera Bublíková* J... |
Vojtěch Jasný Vojtech Jasný Vojtěch Jasný is a Czech director who came to prominence in the sixties. He won a Cannes Special Jury Prize for Až přijde kocour/The Cassandra Cat .... |
Jana Brejchová Jana Brejchová Jana Brejchová is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in over 70 films since 1953. She was married to actor Vlastimil Brodský.-Selected filmography:* Desire * Suburban Romance... , Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.... |
1959Golden Palm nominee & "best selection" winner | |
| 1959 1959 in film The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters.... |
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 1959 Czechoslovak animated puppet film directed by Jiří Trnka. It is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival... |
Jiří Trnka Jirí Trnka Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946... |
animated, English language (Richard Burton - Narrator) | 1959Golden Palm nominee & "best selection - short film" winner | |
| Kam čert nemůže When the Woman Butts In When the Woman Butts In is a 1959 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miroslav Horníček - Dr. Faust* Jana Hlaváčová - Mefistofela* Vlastimil Brodský - Borovička, Gastle Guide... |
Zdeněk Podskalský Zdenek Podskalský Zdeněk Podskalský was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1950 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* When the Woman Butts In... |
Miroslav Horníček Miroslav Hornícek Miroslav Horníček was a Czech actor, writer, director, artist and theatre theoretician. He is well-known in Czechia for his on-stage partnership with Jan Werich, his talkshows and many small roles in Czech movies and TV.-External links:... , Jana Hlaváčová Jana Hlaváčová Jana Hlaváčová is a Czech actress. She starred in the film Operace Silver A under director Jiří Strach in 2007.-References:... , Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský Vlastimil Brodský was a respected Czech actor. He appeared in over 90 films, and is considered a key figure in the postwar development of Czech cinema.... |
Entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival 1960 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Georges Simenon *Marc Allégret *Louis Chauvet *Diego Fabbri *Hidemi Ima *Grigori Kozintsev *Maurice Leroux *Max Lippmann *Henry Miller... |
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