Martin Ťapák

Martin Ťapák

Nascimento : 1926-10-13, Liesek, Česko-Slovensko

Morte : 2015-02-01

História

Martin Ťapák (* 13 October 1926, Liesek - † 1 February 2015, Bratislava) was a Slovak film director, actor, dancer and choreographer. Father of actor Marek Ťapák. He studied at the Bratislava Conservatory. In 1956 he graduated in choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts. In the years 1945 - 1950, an actor and assistant director of the SND drama. In the years 1950 - 1958 choreographer and director of SĽUK, in the years 1959 - 1961 Laterna magika in Prague and since 1961 director of Slovak film in Bratislava. After acting in theater and film, he became a director. He began directing independently on television with short folklore films. His focus was on folk traditions. In 1969 he was awarded the title of Merited Artist and in 1988 the title of National Artist.

Perfil

Martin Ťapák

Filmes

A ešte dve frašky...
Writer
Pod vládou ženy aj na svitaní
Director
Dies Irae
Director
A 1984 Slovak language drama film directed by Martin Tapák.
Popolvar, Biggest in the World
Director
A fairy-tale about knight honour, punished evil and tender love. Three royal brothers are put to the test in the fight with the king of the underworld in order to save captured princess, Láskykvet.
Plavčík a Vratko
Director
The son of a charcoal burner was once prophesied as a child to marry the daughter of a king. The king tries to prevent this by all means.
Katera
Director
Mišo
Director
Dve frašky
Director
Krutá ľúbosť
Screenplay
Krutá ľúbosť
Director
Christmas Wafer
Director
Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.
Christmas Wafer
Art Direction
Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.
Stratená dolina
Director
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
Screenplay
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with each troublesome situation with the help of his cleverness and wit.
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
Director
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with each troublesome situation with the help of his cleverness and wit.
Sváko Ragan
Screenplay
Who could forget the Favorites figure Svákov Ragan in acting creations neopakovatel'ného Jozef Kroner? Three-part television film Sváko Ragan, created according to stories Ela Sándor already at its first introduction many years ago, soon won favor with audiences. Brought not only good fun, but also an attractive view of a world Myjavská site with many rustic Alpine traditions and characters and witty dialect used, especially Myjavský and Brezovský. Above all this, however, it is dominated by the ability to invent Svákov Ragan was even in the most uncomfortable situations ... Brezovskí tanners have been known not only to the quality of its products, but ischopnosťou their products at fairs successfully foreground. Highly after the fairs and markets in the near and distant surroundings Birch Nachod and Sváko Ragan and no wonder that their business has seen wandering the lot but cheerful and made many hilarious but also less hilarious "deal" ...
Sváko Ragan
Director
Who could forget the Favorites figure Svákov Ragan in acting creations neopakovatel'ného Jozef Kroner? Three-part television film Sváko Ragan, created according to stories Ela Sándor already at its first introduction many years ago, soon won favor with audiences. Brought not only good fun, but also an attractive view of a world Myjavská site with many rustic Alpine traditions and characters and witty dialect used, especially Myjavský and Brezovský. Above all this, however, it is dominated by the ability to invent Svákov Ragan was even in the most uncomfortable situations ... Brezovskí tanners have been known not only to the quality of its products, but ischopnosťou their products at fairs successfully foreground. Highly after the fairs and markets in the near and distant surroundings Birch Nachod and Sváko Ragan and no wonder that their business has seen wandering the lot but cheerful and made many hilarious but also less hilarious "deal" ...
Horali
Screenplay
Horali
Director
Kronika
Deň, ktorý neumrie
Director
Deň, ktorý neumrie
Captain Rybin
Putovanie do San Jaga
Director
The Bride of the Mountains
Screenplay
A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of the world and of his own soul.
The Bride of the Mountains
Director
A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of the world and of his own soul.
Zajtra bude neskoro
Director
1943. Captain Ian Nalepke, Chief of Staff of the Slovak regiment, bearing protection of military facilities in the small town of Belarus contacts the partisansand passes to them the obtained information about upcoming operations of the German forces.
Rysavá jalovica
Director
Rok na dedine
Screenplay
Rok na dedine
Director
Malka
Director
Matka
Director
Živý bič
Director
A film about the dramatic lives ofthe people of the village of Ráztoka during WW I. Women are left without husbands, families fall apart, finding themselves on the verge of poverty. Eva, the main heroine, is going through difficulties after her husband was drafted to the army. Her defilement and her tragic death cause a rebellion by which the village inhabitants finally stand up against their unbearable situation.
The Sons of Great Bear
Schonka
As American settlers encroach on the lands of the Lakota people, Tokei-ihto witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of Red Fox, who wanted information on where the tribe finds its gold. Two years later, at the height of the Great Sioux War, Tokei-ihto and Red Fox meet again.
Kubo
Director
Archimedov zákon
First Assistant Director
Archimedov zákon
Kto si bez viny...
Balada o Vojtovej Marine
Choreographer
Slnečný kúpeľ
Balada o Vojtovej Marine
Director
Jánošík
First Assistant Director
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík's childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík's execution.
Jánošík
Uhorčík mladší
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík's childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík's execution.
Viagem ao Fim do Universo
Petr Kubeš, Biologist
No ano de 2163, um grupo de homens e mulheres deixa a Terra para cumprir uma missão: colonizar um planeta recém-descoberto. No entanto, eles encontrarão grandes problemas no meio do caminho. Encontros com seres alienígenas, pane de sua espaçonave e tensões entre os membros da expedição, situações que podem colocar tudo a perder.
Povesť o zbojníkoch
First Assistant Director
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.
The Song of the Grey Pigeon
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from being captured by the Germans, helping out the resistance fighters, and meeting up with a young Russian woman trained in guerrilla warfare. As they learn more about life and danger, various circumstances constantly recall the reality of war itself. The title comes from a wounded pigeon under the care of one of the youngsters.
I Survived Certain Death
Vaska
Telling the prisoners of a death camp. Boxer Tony Majer, who got into a concentration camp for a fight with the Gestapo, remembers the murderous work in quarries, on the cruel torture of the Nazis and prison solidarity that helped him survive.
Slingboy
Gallo
A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans.
Kapitán Dabač
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
Zatoulané dělo
St. Peter's Umbrella
A comedy about a lost inheritance, love and a red umbrella, which, according to a local legend, belonged to St. Peter himself.
Neporažení
Janko
Red poppy
Homeland
Choreographer
The first Slovakian colour film. A celebration of traditional Slovakian folklore and creativity expressed through a story of young love .
Homeland
Martin
The first Slovakian colour film. A celebration of traditional Slovakian folklore and creativity expressed through a story of young love .
Action B
Pvt. Ondra
Film shows the struggle of the Czechoslovak armed forces against groups of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) under command Burlak, who tried to pass through the territory of Slovakia.
Mladé srdcia
Choreographer
Priehrada
Paholok
Katka
Strong-willed peasant girl Katka disobeys her father and heads to the city to work in a factory, where no one knows quite what to make of her.
Čertova stena
Wolves' Lairs
This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants.
White Darkness
A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers.
Roztrhla sa hudáčkovi struna
Director