Czech films of the 1960s
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A List of Czechoslovakian films of the 1960s.
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| 1960 1960 in film The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I... |
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| Romeo, Juliet and Darkness Romeo, Juliet and Darkness Romeo, Juliet and Darkness is a Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. It was released in 1960. The film deals with the problems of young jewish woman hidden from the Gestapo by his student lover.-Reception:... (Romeo, Julia a tma) |
Jiří Weiss | Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná | drama 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... |
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Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyna Karel Kachyňa was a Czech film director. His career spanned over five decades.Kachyňa was part of the Czech wave of liberal filmmakers in the 1960s which included Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel.... |
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| 1961 1961 in film The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB... |
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| A Song About the Gray Pigeon A Song About the Gray Pigeon A Song About the Gray Pigeon is a 1961 Czechoslovak film directed by Stanislav Barabáš. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Radoslav Bartoník* Vladimir Brecka* Karla Chadimová* Ladislav Chudík* Vladimír Durdík* Jana Hlavácová... (Pieseň o sivom holubovi) |
Stanislav Barabáš | 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:... |
Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... |
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| Man in Outer Space Man in Outer Space Man in Outer Space is a 1961 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miloš Kopecký as Josef, čalouník* Radovan Lukavský as Peter* Vladimír Hlavatý... (Muž z prvního století) |
Oldřich Lipský | Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century.- Biography :... , Radovan Lukavský |
sci-fi | Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... |
| 1962 1962 in film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government.... |
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| 1963 1963 in film The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.... |
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| The Cassandra Cat The Cassandra Cat The Cassandra Cat , also released under the titles When the Cat Comes, The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses, and/or That Cat) is a 1963 Czechoslovakian film directed by Vojtěch Jasný.... aka When the Cat Comes (Až přijde kocour) |
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 .... |
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... , 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.... , Jiří Sovák Jirí Sovák Jiří Sovák was a Czech actor, best known for his comedy roles.-Life and theatre career:Jiří Sovák was born Jiří Schmitzer to the family of an innkeeper in Prague. In 1941 he graduated from Prague State Conservatory where he had been studying drama... |
satire Satire Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement... |
Entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... - Special Jury Prize Special Jury Prize Several awards ceremonies have a Special Jury Prize# Jury Prize # Special Jury Prize... |
| Ikarie XB-1 Ikarie XB-1 Ikarie XB-1 is a 1963 Czechoslovak science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It was also edited and dubbed into English for release in the USA, where it is known by its alternate title Voyage to the End of the Universe.-Plot:... |
Jindřich Polák | Zdeněk Štěpánek Zdenek Štepánek Zdeněk Štěpánek was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Paradise Road * The World Is Ours * Skeleton on Horseback... , Radovan Lukavský, 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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| The Cry The Cry (1963 film) The Cry is a 1963 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eva Límanová - Ivana* Josef Abrhám - Slávek* Eva Kopecká* Jiří Kvapil* Slávka Procházková* Hana Talpová... (Křik) |
Jaromil Jireš | Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám is a Czech film and theatre actor.In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors of The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers... |
Entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... |
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| The Sun in a Net The Sun in a Net The Sun in a Net is a 1963 film that became a key film in the development of Slovak and Czechoslovak cinema from the mandated Socialist-Realist filmmaking of the repressive 1950s towards the Czechoslovak/Czech New Wave and socially critical or experimental films of the 1960s marked by a... (Sĺnko v sieti) |
Štefan Uher Štefan Uher Štefan Uher was a Slovak film director, one of the founders of the "Czechoslovak New Wave".... |
Marián Bielik, Jana Beláková | ||
| Talent Competition / Audition (Konkurs) | Miloš Forman Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for... |
Jan Vostrcil, Vladimir Pucholt | ||
| 1964 1964 in film The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released.... |
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| Diamonds of the Night Diamonds of the Night Diamonds of the Night is a Czech 1964 film about two boys on the run from a train taking them to a concentration camp. It was director Jan Němec's first full-length feature film.-Plot:... (Démanty noci) |
Jan Němec Jan Nemec Jan Němec is a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."- Biography :... |
Ladislav Janský, Antonín Kumbera | drama 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... |
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| Kdyby tisíc klarinetů | Ján Roháč, Vladimír Svitáček | 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... , Waldemar Matuška Waldemar Matuška Waldemar Matuška was a Czech singer who became popular in his homeland during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1986, he emigrated to the United States.-Early career:... |
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... , musical Musical film The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate... |
lyrics/music: Jiří Suchý Jirí Suchý Jiří Suchý is a Czech film actor, writer and stage actor. He also writes music. Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in Prague where he has performed for many years and helped establish in 1959.-References:... /Jiří Šlitr Jiří Šlitr Jiří Šlitr was a Czech songwriter, pianist, singer, actor and painter. Together with Jiří Suchý he significantly influenced Czech pop music and theatre in the 1960s.- Biography :... |
| Atentát | Jiří Sequens | Luděk Munzar Luděk Munzar Luděk Munzar is a Czech actor. He starred in the film Poslední propadne peklu under director Ludvík Ráža in 1982.-References:... , Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý is a Czech film and television actor. He has played in many Czech TV shows including 30 Cases of Major Zeman, Ulice and the film Sněženky a machři... |
war drama 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... |
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| Black Peter Black Peter (film) Black Peter is a 1964 film directed by Miloš Forman.It won the Golden Sail award at the Locarno International Film Festival.... (Černý Petr) |
Miloš Forman Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for... |
Ladislav Jakim, Vladimír Pucholt, Jan Vostrčil | 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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| The Fifth Horseman is Fear The Fifth Horseman is Fear The Fifth Horseman is Fear is a 1964 Czechoslovak New Wave film about the Holocaust that was directed by Zbynek Brynych... (A pátý jezdec je strach) |
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:... |
Miroslav Machaček | drama 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... |
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| Lemonade Joe Lemonade Joe Lemonade Joe , is a 1964 Czechoslovak comedy film, directed by Oldřich Lipský and written by Jiří Brdečka, based on his own novel and theatre play. The film, a parody of old-time westerns, became a cult classic in Czechoslovakia, and apparently Henry Fonda was amongst its foreign admirers... |
Oldřich Lipský | Karel Fiala, Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký Miloš Kopecký was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century.- Biography :... , Květa Fialová, Olga Schoberová Olga Schoberová Olga Schoberová or Olinka Bérová born March 15, 1943 in Prague, Czech Republic , Czech-American actress, was often compared with Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress. She acted in 22 Czech, German, Italian and American movies. Olga was married to Brad Harris on 16 November 1967 and divorced in 1969... |
western Western (genre) The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of... parody Parody A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation... |
Olga Schoberová was the hottest diva of Czech film during the communism (compared to Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer... ), she is one and only Czech girl who was on the title of Playboy Playboy Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with... - U.S. edition before 1990 |
| 1965 1965 in film The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| Intimate Lighting Intimate Lighting Intimate Lighting is a Czech drama film directed by Ivan Passer. It was released in 1965.-Cast:* Zdenek Bezusek - Peter* Karel Blazek - Bambas* Miroslav Cvrk - Kaja* Vera Kresadlová - Stepa* Dagmar Redinová - Young Marie* Jaroslava Stedra - Marie... (Intimni osvetleni) |
Ivan Passer Ivan Passer Ivan Passer is a Czech-born film director and screenwriter.A significant figure in the Czech New Wave of the mid-1960s, Passer worked closely with Miloš Forman on many of his films, and directed his first feature in 1965... |
Zdenek Bezusek, Karel Blazek, Miroslav Cvrk | 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... , drama 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... |
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| Loves of a Blonde Loves of a Blonde Loves of a Blonde is a 1965 Czechoslovakian film directed by Miloš Forman. It is also known under the alternate title of A Blonde in Love.-Plot:... aka A Blonde in Love (Lásky jedné plavovlásky) |
Miloš Forman Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for... |
Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Josef Šebánek | 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... |
1966 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... nominee, 1966 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film nominee |
| The Shop on Main Street The Shop on Main Street The Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak State.... (Obchod na korze) |
Ján Kádár Ján Kadár Ján Kadár was a Slovak film writer and director. As a filmmaker, he worked in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with Elmar Klos. The two became best known for their Oscar-winning The Shop on Main Street... , Elmar Klos Elmar Klos Elmar Klos was a Czechoslovakian film director who collaborated for 17 years with Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with the film The Shop on Main Street.-References:... |
Ida Kaminská, Jozef Kroner Jozef Kroner Jozef Kroner was a Slovak actor. His brother Ľudovít Kroner, daughter Zuzana Kronerová, and wife Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová were actors, too. He starred in the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street, and in more than 50 other Slovak films, as well as in several Czech, Bulgarian and Hungarian... |
drama 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 1965 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... - Special Jury Prize Special Jury Prize Several awards ceremonies have a Special Jury Prize# Jury Prize # Special Jury Prize... for Kaminská and Kroner, 1965 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... winner, Ida Kaminská was 1966 Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... nominee |
| Bílá paní (White Lady) | 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... |
Irena Kačírková, 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.... |
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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| 1966 1966 in film The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer... |
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| Who wants to kill Jesie? (Kdo chce zabít Jessii?) | Oldřich Lipský | Jiří Sovák Jirí Sovák Jiří Sovák was a Czech actor, best known for his comedy roles.-Life and theatre career:Jiří Sovák was born Jiří Schmitzer to the family of an innkeeper in Prague. In 1941 he graduated from Prague State Conservatory where he had been studying drama... , 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... , Olga Schoberová Olga Schoberová Olga Schoberová or Olinka Bérová born March 15, 1943 in Prague, Czech Republic , Czech-American actress, was often compared with Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress. She acted in 22 Czech, German, Italian and American movies. Olga was married to Brad Harris on 16 November 1967 and divorced in 1969... |
comics Comics Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in... parody Parody A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation... |
there are sequences of comics pictures by Kája Saudek Kája Saudek Kája Saudek is a Czech comics illustrator. He is one of the most important exponents of the Czech comics since the late 1960s. He is the twin brother of the photographer and painter Jan Saudek.- Biography :... in that film, the comics characters are voiceless even in acting sequences - they speak through the use of typewritten stripes |
| Daisies Daisies (film) Daisies is a 1966 Czech film directed by Věra Chytilová considered a milestone of the Nová Vlna movement and the modern surrealist cinema.... (Sedmikrásky) |
Vera Chytilová Vera Chytilová Věra Chytilová is an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky... |
Ivana Karbanová, Jitka Cerhová | 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... |
After this film Chytilová was forbidden to work in her homeland until 1975 |
| Closely Watched Trains Closely Watched Trains Closely Watched Trains is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel. It was released in the United Kingdom as Closely Observed Trains. It is a coming-of-age story about a boy working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The film is based on a story by... aka Closely Observed Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky) |
Jiří Menzel Jirí Menzel Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography... |
Václav Neckář, Josef Somr | drama 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... |
1967 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... winner, 1967 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film nominee, 1968 BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Soundtrack |
| The Pipes The Pipes The Pipes is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Walter Giller – George Randy* Gitte Hænning – Mary Randy* Juraj Herz – William Poker* Václav Lohniský – Film Director... (Dýmky) |
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 .... |
Entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival 1966 Cannes Film Festival The 19th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 5-20, 1966. To honour the festival's 20th anniversary, a special prize was given.-Jury:*Sophia Loren *Marcel Achard *Vinicius de Moraes *Tetsuro Furukaki... |
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| A Report on the Party and the Guests A Report on the Party and the Guests A Report on the Party and the Guests is a 1966 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Jan Němec. It was entered for the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was aborted owing to the events of May 1968 in France.-Cast:* Ivan Vyskočil - host... (O slavnosti a hostech) |
Jan Němec Jan Nemec Jan Němec is a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."- Biography :... |
Was due to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival... |
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| 1967 1967 in film The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television.... |
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| Pension pro svobodné pány Pension pro svobodné pány Pension pro svobodné pány is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1967.... |
Jiří Krejčík | Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám Josef Abrhám is a Czech film and theatre actor.In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors of The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers... , Iva Janžurová Iva Janžurová Iva Janžurová is a Czech actress. She attended grammar school in České Budějovice, but her love to theatre won after all and in 1963 she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague... , Jiří Hrzán |
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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| Rozmarné léto (Flighty Summer) | Jiří Menzel Jirí Menzel Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography... |
Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor.-Biography:He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský . He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky... , 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.... , František Řehák |
drama 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... |
according the novel by Vladislav Vančura |
| Romance pro křídlovku (Romance for Bugle) | Otakar Vávra | Zuzana Cikánová, Jaromír Hanzlík | drama 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... |
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| Ukradená vzducholoď (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.... partII) |
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:... |
fantasy Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common... |
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| Údolí včel (Valley of the Bees) | František Vláčil František Vlácil František Vláčil was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers , but his main area became played film... |
Petr Čepek, Jan Kačer | drama 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... |
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| Svatba jako řemen Svatba jako řemen Svatba jako řemen is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1967.... |
Jiří Krejčík | Iva Janžurová Iva Janžurová Iva Janžurová is a Czech actress. She attended grammar school in České Budějovice, but her love to theatre won after all and in 1963 she graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague... , Jiří Hrzán, Vladimír Pucholt, Jan Vostrčil |
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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| Marketa Lazarová Marketa Lazarová Marketa Lazarová is a 1967 Czechoslovak historical film directed by František Vláčil. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Vladislav Vančura... |
František Vláčil František Vlácil František Vláčil was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers , but his main area became played film... |
Magda Vašáryová, Josef Kemr | drama 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... |
according the novel by Vladislav Vančura in 1998 the film was honoured as most significant performance of Czech cinematography ever |
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Miloš Forman Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for... |
Josef Šebánek | 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... |
1968 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... nominee |
| Hotel for Strangers Hotel for Strangers Hotel for Strangers is a 1967 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Antonín Máša. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Petr Cepek - Petr Hudec* Tatána Fischerová - Veronika* Marta Krásová - Rosická* Vladimír Smeral - Blech... (Hotel pro cizince) |
Antonín Máša Antonín Máša Antonín Máša was a Czechoslovak film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1966 and 1990.-External links:... |
Entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival 1967 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Alessandro Blasetti *Georges Lourau *Sergei Bondarchuk *René Bonnell *Jean-Louis Bory *Miklós Jancsó *Claude Lelouch *Shirley MacLaine... |
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| 1968 1968 in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :... |
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| Sky Riders Sky Riders Sky Riders is a 1976 American action film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring James Coburn, Susannah York and Robert Culp. A woman and her children are kidnapped in Athens and held in a mountain-top monastery as hostages by a revolutionary terrorist movement... (Nebeští jezdci) |
Jindřich Polák | Jiří Bednář, Jiří Hrzán | drama 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... |
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| Capricious Summer Capricious Summer Capricious Summer is a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel Rozmarné léto by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura... (Rozmarné léto) |
Jiří Menzel Jirí Menzel Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography... |
Was due to compete in the 1968 Cannes Film Festival 1968 Cannes Film Festival The 21st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 10 - 24, 1968, before being cancelled due to the turmoil of May 1968 in France.Peter Lennon's documentary Rocky Road To Dublin was to be the final film screened at the festival... |
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| All My Compatriots All My Compatriots All My Compatriots is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival where Jasný won the award for Best Director.-Cast:* Radoslav Brzobohatý - peasant František... (Všichni dobří rodáci) |
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 .... |
Won Best Director at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival 1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 8 - 23, 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.-Jury:*Luchino Visconti... |
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| The Man Who Lies The Man Who Lies The Man Who Lies is a 1968 French-Czechoslovak drama film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival where Jean-Louis Trintignant won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.-Cast:... (Muž, který lže) |
Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet , was a French writer and filmmaker. He was, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon, one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on March 25, 2004, succeeding Maurice... |
Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Trintignant is a French actor who has enjoyed an international acclaim. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Career:... |
Trintignant won the Silver Bear for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*... at Berlin 18th Berlin International Film Festival The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1968.-Jury:* Luis García Berlanga * Peter Schamoni* Alex Viany* Georges de Beauregard* Alexander Walker* Domenico Meccoli* Carl-Eric Nordberg... |
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| 1969 1969 in film The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980... |
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| The Cremator The Cremator The Cremator is a 1969 Czechoslovak horror comedy/drama film directed by Juraj Herz, based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not... (Spalovač mrtvol) |
Juraj Herz | Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor.-Biography:He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský . He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky... |
drama 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 1969 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... |
| Šíleně smutná princezna Šíleně smutná princezna Šíleně smutná princezna is a 1968 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.... |
Bořivoj Zeman | Václav Neckář, Helena Vondráčková Helena Vondrácková Helena Vondráčková is a Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades.- Early life/career :Vondráčková spent her childhood years in the town of Slatinany. She took piano lessons from an early age... |
musical Musical film The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate... , fairy-tale |
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| Všichni dobří rodáci (All my compatriots) | 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 .... |
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.... , Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý is a Czech film and television actor. He has played in many Czech TV shows including 30 Cases of Major Zeman, Ulice and the film Sněženky a machři... , Vladimír Menšík Vladimír Menšík Vladimír Menšík was a popular Czech actor and entertainer, born in Ivančice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Both comedian and serious actor, he created a wide range of lively characters... , |
drama 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 1969 Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals... - Special Jury Prize Special Jury Prize Several awards ceremonies have a Special Jury Prize# Jury Prize # Special Jury Prize... and Prize for best director winner |
| Kladivo na čarodějnice (Witches´ Hammer) | Otakar Vávra | Elo Romančík, Vladimír Šmeral, Soňa Valentová | drama 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... |
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| Utrpení mladého Boháčka Utrpení mladého Boháčka Utrpení mladého Boháčka is a Czech comedy film. It was released in 1969.... |
František Filip | Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský is a Czech actor, playwright and director.Landovský studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. He wrote his first play Hodinový hoteliér premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969.In 1971 he... , Regina Rázlová |
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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| Ecce homo Homolka | Jaroslav Papoušek | Helena Růžičková Helena Ružicková Helena Růžičková was a Czech actress. Above all, Helena Růžičková was known for her comedic talents, and for films produced in the Czech Republic and East Germany. Her son, Jiří Růžička, was also an actor until his death in 1999... , Josef Šebánek |
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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| Larks on a String Larks on a String Larks on a String is a 1990 Czech film directed by Jiří Menzel. It tells the stories of various characters considered 'bourgeois' by the Czech government in the 1950s, and have been forced to work in a junkyard for the purposes of 're-education'. The movie was filmed in 1969, but was banned by... (Skřivánci na niti) |
Jiří Menzel Jirí Menzel Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography... |
Václav Neckář, Naďa Urbánková, Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor.-Biography:He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský . He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky... |
bitter 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... |
the film was banned by communist censorship before its staging in 1969, so the premiere was in 1990 the Golden Bear Golden Bear According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear.... winner at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival 40th Berlin International Film Festival The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.-Jury:* Michael Ballhaus * Margaret Ménégoz * Vadim Abdrashitov* Suzana Amaral* Steven Bach* Roberto Benigni* Lívia Gyarmathy... |
| Ucho | Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyna Karel Kachyňa was a Czech film director. His career spanned over five decades.Kachyňa was part of the Czech wave of liberal filmmakers in the 1960s which included Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel.... |
Jiřina Bohdalová Jirina Bohdalová Jiřina Bohdalová is a Czech actress. She began acting in theatre and film at an early age. She was accepted to The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague at her third attempt. She received an offer from Jan Werich to join the actor's troupe at “Divadlo ABC” theatre which she... , Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý Radoslav Brzobohatý is a Czech film and television actor. He has played in many Czech TV shows including 30 Cases of Major Zeman, Ulice and the film Sněženky a machři... |
drama 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... |
the film was banned by communist censorship before its staging in 1969, so the premiere was in 1990 |
| End of a Priest End of a Priest End of a Priest is a 1969 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Evald Schorm. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vlastimil Brodský - Verger* Jan Libíček - Teacher* Zdena Škvorecká - Anna* Jana Brejchová - Majka... (Farářův konec) |
Evald Schorm Evald Schorm Evald Schorm was a Czech film and stage director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 26 films between 1959 and 1988. Schorm was a notable exponent of the Czech Film New Wave.-Biography:... |
Entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival 1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 8 - 23, 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called "Directors' Fortnight" is added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival.-Jury:*Luchino Visconti... |
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| Adelheid Adelheid (film) Adelheid is a 1969 Czechoslovak drama film directed by František Vláčil, and based on a novel by Vladimír Körner. Set in the Sudetenland shortly after World War II, a former Czechoslovak soldier returning from the Western front, becomes the caretaker of a manor occupied by a German family who... |
František Vláčil František Vlácil František Vláčil was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers , but his main area became played film... |
Petr Čepek Petr Cepek Petr Čepek was a Czech actor associated with The Drama Club in Prague. His final film was Faust, directed by Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer.- Filmography :* 1961: Dva z onoho světa... , Emma Černá |
drama 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... |
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