Ilja Prachař

The evils of totalitarianism provide the central message of this Czech-French drama. The film is set in a quiet, rural village headed by a suspicious, conspiring group of nasty leaders. Evald has come there to measure water levels. Surrounding the fortress near the village are soldiers

Drama directed by Karel Kachyna.

The trenches of World War I provide for a captivating backdrop to the drama of Corporal Hoferik. In his devotion to the Habsburg Monarchy, he fanatically carries out his military orders, but he ultimately suffers the Empire's disfavor.

Television play

A crime drama directed by Zbynek Brynych.

The accountants at a agricultural cooperative near Prague have completed the calculation of wages. The driver with the cashier are leaving for a bank in Prague to withdraw the cash amounting to over one million crowns. On returning back, an oncoming heavy truck appears, crashing into their car. The injured men cannot defend themselves, and the whole cash is stolen from them.

The story of 1947, when Bender's band, after a beating of the Nazis, tried to fight their way through Czechoslovakia to Austria. They come out of the forest to occupy the family's rural estate, kidnap doctors to help heal one of their wounded.

Sarcastic comedy about the Czechoslovakia of the seventies. A young gynaecologist can't figure out whether to get serious with a young nurse or to stay casual with his married lover. Things get complicated when both women don't want to play his game anymore.

The waitress Gita from the hotel "Bobí vrch" approaches her lover who has not left his wife yet and gives him an ultimatum: if he does not do all according to her wish, she will announce to the police his machinations with foreign currency.

Children from the village Bystrá are awaiting a nice and thrilling weekend. On Saturday they will play the championship football match with the nonresident boys from the village Skuhrov, on Sunday there will be the funfair with merry-go-round, swings and stalls with dainties. The members of the family of the merry-go-round man are brother and sister Janek and Zaneta Mareks whom the children have known since the last year. At that time Zaneta made friends with girls and Janek, an excellent football player, has been a welcome support of the football club.

Cyril Dadák (Václav Postránecký), a TV reporter falls in love at first sight with a young engineer Milena (Jaroslava Obermaierová) while he makes a reportage in a chemical factory. Milena has been dating for several years with a test driver Pavel (Rudolf Jelínek), however when she meets Cyril she feels that he might be the Mr Right. She accepts Cyril's invitation for a date and she spends a night with him. In the morning she finds in her flat Pavel. She wants to explain to him everything but Pavel makes coffee with a smile and gives her back the keys from the flat.

This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.

Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it seems, to marry Helen Nonankur - daughter of a wealthy farmer. At the last meeting with his mistress in a nearby forest Fadinar's horse eats straw hat which belongs to a married lady, spending time in the company of young and hot Lieutenant Emil. Emil literally puts a knife to Maurice throat - or the lady will get back the exact same hat immediately, or he will arrange such a scandal that no wedding will not happen ...

Marek (Jirí Holý), formerly a driver of a long-distance lorry, has served his term for smuggling art works abroad and is released from jail. Years ago, he sacrificed himself and confessed his guilt on behalf of his companions - the drivers Krása, Jelínek, Hess and Novák from the Ministry of Culture who gave them tips. Marek finds Hess and tells him that now he expects the gang to compensate him for the wasted years of his life.

Black comedy about a genius inventor and two young, smart and beautiful women. Both of them putting all their effort into getting the one man. This will inevitable lead to all sorts of mischief, crime and even a murder. This murder-comedy, shot at the dawn of normalization has intentionally broke off from any connection to the reality of its time. The director Zdeněk Podskalský has focused on creating intriguing story lines, revolving around the two endeavouring female characters who are fighting for the same man. Two competing parties are not only ready to kill the other, but also (if necessary) the potential groom. This film has enabled the members of the cast, composed mainly of the brightest stars of the Czech acting scene of that time, to show an incredible acting range, from the lightest comedy to the darkest cynical morbidity.

Major Kalas from the Prague criminal intelligence service has been sent to a small town of Dubá in North Bohemia to help with the investigation of the puzzling death of a child. A gypsy boy has been killed three weeks ago and his body found under a rock. As the investigation continues, another dead boy is found. The boy has bled to death after someone cut his artery with a handsaw. Both deaths are obviously the work of a murderer - a perverted pedophile, sadist who gets sexual satisfaction from the sight of a young boy's blood.

XVII век. Инквизиция держит в страхе всю Европу. И простой люд и знать верят, что повсюду обитают ведьмы. Для скорого суда и расправы над колдуньями по городам и селам разъезжают жестокие мракобесы-инквизиторы. Не гнушаясь изощренными пытками и обманом, они повсюду устраивают «азартную» охоту на ведьм. В страшных мучениях жены оговаривают мужей, дети — отцов, среди всеобщего страха целые семьи идут на костер, лишь немногие решаются выступить против карающей длани святой церкви. В своей борьбе они могут полагаться на Бога. Но услышит ли Господь молитвы тех, над кем инквизиция уже занесла кровавый топор?

Экранизация сказки чешской писательницы Божены Немцовой (чешская адаптация каноничной "Золушки" Шарля Перро). Счастливое детство закончилось вместе со смертью матери. Теперь Золушка всего лишь прислуга в доме своей злобной мачехи и постоянный объект для насмешек ее глупых дочерей. Лишь волшебство способно избавить ее от непосильного труда и унижений. Роскошное платье, сияющая карета и хрустальные туфельки - мечта любой девушки! И вот уже Принц очарован прекрасной незнакомкой...

Three blue collar workers have a night out in big city Prague.

The title "All My Good Countrymen" is not without irony as this epic tale of Czech village life from shortly after the end of the Second World War concentrates on the activities of a group of friends who are not beyond reproach in siding with a politically corrupt regime for material advancement. Are these the "good countrymen" of the title or does it refer to the rest of the village who scorn these petty authority figure with silent contempt?

Хозяин крематория женат на еврейке и имеет двоих детей. Дело имеет неплохой доход, и семья кажется прочной и преуспевающей. Но тут в Чехии воцаряется нацизм, что прибавляет работы крематорию. Мужчина рад засвидетельствовать нацистам свою преданность, но как быть с членами его семьи, принадлежащими отнюдь не к арийской нации?

A day in the life of Arnošt, a soldier staying in Josefov. A sense of desperation permeates the environment as well as the mind of the protagonist. It is sunday, and saturday left just a hangover. Days go by, nothing changes. A metaphor for the political situation in the Czech lands at a time where depicting a soldier as a drunk was considered out of place to say the least.

Widowed yeoman Tuma and his household are on their way to help the town of Kourim, which is under attack by the papist troops. His son Ondra is secretly following his father. Miksík the castellan, who is responsible for Ondra, finds himself forced to set off after the boy. They are both captured by soldiers from Kutná Hora. Miksík sacrifices himself to give Ondra a chance to flee. On the way, Ondra runs into the orphan Sulík. The two boys become friends and begin to wander together.

A beautiful, underachieving, 18-year-old orphan considers various suitors, ponders philosophy, and takes a young girl under her wing.

A comedy about two bumbling policemen investigating an alleged rape in a small Czech town. One of the alleged rapists is supposed to get married the day he's locked up.

A murder in a hospital run by incompetents.

Shortish forty-year old Ludvík Podzimek, lute and flute player in a Prague orchestra, is far from being an attractive man. He is nevertheless generally considered a great 'Don Juan'. Women take up with him out of a certain motherly compassion and Ludvík's tender heart does not allow him to split with any of them. His lovers thus accumulate and cause him numerous troubles.

Even in the "enlightened" 60. years filmmakers like to play spies. In the grand-world environment, Luxury hotel in Karlovy Vary the sophisticated charade unfolds, in which several foreign agents interested in the famous Austrian scientist, the discoverer of the artificial protein. Endangered man fortunately never notice danger around him. His protection was entrusted to the mysterious madame Elizabeth, amongst agents famed as the ' 006, in fact, working for the State security... As a parody, perhaps the movie succeeded, but hardly convincing anyone - and this is despite scriptwriting participation of the renowned Jan Procházka.

Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an unjustly convicted worker who mistakenly considers him a parliamentary deputy. Honza as a "deputy" interferes in the case and helps the worker. Encouraged by the success and possibly also out of love for the beautiful secretary Svatava (Blanka Bohdanová), the then shy and fearful Honza stands up for the chief of the department, Hofmánek (Ladislav Pesek), who has been removed from his position.

Разыскивались нацистские архивы, исчезнувшие в 1946 г. Нацистскими архивами интересовались и контрразведки некоторых других стран. Заполучить эти архивы прежде, чем это сделает кто-то другой, было задачей госбезопасности. Изучая различные документы, разговаривая со многими людьми, и том числе и с задержанными агентами иностранной разведки, многое удалось уточнить и даже установить в этом труднейшем и запутанном деле... Всё это даёт надежду, что в недалеком будущем нацистские архивы будут обнаружены.

A man returns to his native village in search of renewed faith and his old girlfriend. But she, now a middleaged woman, does not recognise him and he goes home, more disillusioned than ever.

A group of wealthy American Jewish businessmen have been captured by the SS and are told that they are to be traded to the American army for several SS officers. However, these hostages are being required to pay bribes for their "transportation costs." In order to ensure that the businessmen will be more cooperative in paying up, a beautiful female singer is placed in their midst as a bargaining chip. The group of hostages are then placed on a train which is supposed to take them to the ship that will deliver them to freedom, but a series of "mishaps" delays their escape.

This castle has its own ghost - a mysterious White lady. She emerges from the painting on the wall when someone speaks out magic formula. White lady is good ghost, she can make someone's wishes true. Even if it is a new duct. But a miracle is not the thing that Communist leaders want in the town.

Три небольшие новеллы: «Магдалена» — о решительной девочке, которая уже не первый день в школе, ничего не боится и даже может позаботиться о робком однокласснике; «Обманщица» — о маленькой Ярмиле, которая облегчает свои обязанности маленькими обманами — например, симулирует кражу, желая заполучить новые туфли; и «Карп» — о сыне руководителя спортивного комплекса, который в предрождественское время выпускает рождественского карпа в плавательный бассейн.

A Jewish doctor helps a political fugitive during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.

В основу фильма положены действительные события, происшедшие в чехословацкой деревне Мокрая Гора в 1948 году. Цирил и Рудла работали на лесопилке и были друзьями. Цирил руководил бригадой. Рудла занимался общественной работой. Однажды руководство лесопилки и Рудла решили создать в деревне сельскохозяйственный кооператив. Выступавшие открыто против артели были арестованы, и все же в кооператив вступило всего несколько семей, большинство же, несмотря ни на что, отказались. Цирил понимал, что Рудла своими неправильными и поспешными действиями только озлобил крестьян...

Когда-то монтажник с автозавода Лойза Король спас жизнь королю Таманского архипелага. В благодарность за это король перед смертью назначил Лойзу королем-регентом при своем малолетнем наследнике. В действие вступают силы иностранного капитала, которые имеют виды на таманскую нефть. Они стараются не допустить Лойзу к власти на Таманском архипелаге. После ряда перипетий, под угрозой физического уничтожения Лойза подписывает документ об отречении. К этому времени на Таманском архипелаге произошла революция.

По роману Ариошта Люстига "Ночь и надежда". О еврейском гетто, созданном фашистами в чехословацком городке Терезине, о том, как была арестована подпольная типография, а виновные вместе с очередным эшелоном отправлены в Освенцим.

Экранизация одноименной книги Юлиуса Фучика о коммунистах-борцах, мужественных и преданных, которых не сломили ни пытки, ни ужасы гестаповских застенков.

О том, как молодой ветеринар Иржи Климеш, влюбленный в свою профессию, несмотря на множество препятствий, все же вернулся после окончания института в свою родную деревню.

Еще в молодости актер Франтишек Лукавец и его преподаватель Владимир Тума стали врагами. Франтишек настоял на том, чтобы Туму как реакционера и враждебно относящегося к новой власти уволили из училища. Прошло много лет, и вот они вновь встретились на сцене одного театра. Франтишеку поручена роль Юлиуса Фучика, Тума в этом же спектакле играет роль гестаповца. По ходу действия гестаповец бьет Фучика. Воспользовавшись случаем, Тума на генеральной репетиции по настоящему избивает своего давнего врага. По лицу Франтишека течет кровь, но он все равно будет играть. Репетиция продолжается...

Лето 1948 года, участок чехословацко-немецкой границы в Шумаве. Этот горный район дал убежище тем, кто захотел покинуть страну. Но мало кому были известны тайные тропы, ведущие на Запад. Одного из них зовут «Король Шумавы». Этот таинственный человек стал постоянной «головной болью» для чехословацких пограничников. И вот сержант Земан, только что появившийся на заставе, решает его схватить и узнать тайну «Короля»...

В одном из небольших городов Чехословакии на строительной площадке была обнаружена неразорвавшаяся бомба. Бомбу необходимо разрядить. В этой обстановке, когда решается вопрос о жизни и смерти, выявляются истинные моральные качества людей. Одни, струсив, уходят в сторону. Другие идут на риск ради спасения товарищей. Бомба помогает людям лучше узнать и себя и других.