Fencer
Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte, an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie to his care. In Prague they all take up their lodgings at the house At Blue Fish in which they intend to arrange the programs. The firm is owned by widow Evzenie with whom Pasparte shares flat and bed. Evzenie is jealous of Aloisie therefore Pasparte sends Aloisie as a housewife to the single man Jakub Kolenatý who earns his living by photographing and wants to record the revived pictures of Prague. Pasparte wants to found in Prague the first permanent Czech movie theatre in which there would be projected also the original Czech films.
The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.
Swordsman
The hero of this popular fairy tale is a young prince who, after the death of his parents, goes out into the world. During his travels he meets a magical talking horse and falls in love with the beautiful princess Slavna. On the advice of his horse, he binds one eye and pretends to be dumb and enters into service as the castle gardener.
Marketa Lazarova é um épico medieval poderoso, situado no século Xlll. Baseado na obra do escritor Vladislav Vancura, o filme segue a rivalidade entre dois clãs guerreiros, os Kozliks e os Lazars. Lazar segue o cristianismo e é pai da jovem Marketa Lazarová. Quando Lazar recusa-se a ajudar Kozlík numa guerra, Mikolás, o filho de Kozlík, sequetra Marketa, que se preparava para entrar num convento. Mas o amor dos filhos dos rivais, Mikolas Kozlik e Marketa Lazarova, é condenado por ambas as famílias.
The assassination of Heydrich in Prague during WWII.
