Karel Dostal
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 14, 1884
Deathday: March 01, 1966
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The Magic House
1939-11-21
The Magic House
Overview: When Vilem appears in the road with an unconscious young woman, it disturbs the peaceful life of three generations of the Balvínova family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1939-11-21
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Valentin Dobrotivý
1942-07-31
Valentin Dobrotivý
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1942-07-31
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The Hard Life of an Adventurer
1941-11-28
The Hard Life of an Adventurer
Overview: A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1941-11-28
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Humoreska
1939-08-11
Humoreska
Overview: Venice Film Festival 1939
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1939-08-11
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The White Disease
1937-12-21
The White Disease
Overview: In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1937-12-21
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The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins
1938-09-16
The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins
Overview: A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out about thieving rich scoundrels sticking it to the poor.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-09-16
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Man from the Unknown
1939-12-22
Man from the Unknown
Overview: Venice Film Festival 1940
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1939-12-22
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The Portrait
1948-01-09
The Portrait
Overview: People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1948-01-09
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The Blue Star Hotel
1941-08-29
The Blue Star Hotel
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1941-08-29
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Chalk and Cheese
1941-10-31
Chalk and Cheese
Overview: Rudolf Bartoš, the owner of a farm, quarry and factory, is extremely rich, however, he is unapproachable and irritable, and the dread of his employees. One day he falls down a steep slope by a river and hurts himself. The quarryman Fábera finds him groaning in pain and takes him to his cottage.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1941-10-31
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Krakatit
1948-04-09
Krakatit
Overview: In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Horror
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1948-04-09
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Three Eggs in a Glass
1937-09-24
Three Eggs in a Glass
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1937-09-24
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Barbora Hlavsová
1943-01-15
Barbora Hlavsová
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1943-01-15
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Naceradec, King of Kibitzer
1931-12-31
Naceradec, King of Kibitzer
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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The World Belongs to Us
1937-07-30
The World Belongs to Us
Overview: One of the few European films of the 30s to criticize the Nazis, even if they couldn't be directly named due to censorship: Gangsters with gray hats stir up trouble in what is obviously the Sudetenland.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1937-07-30
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Mazlíček
1934-03-23
Mazlíček
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-03-23
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Sobota
1945-01-12
Sobota
Overview:
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1945-01-12
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Tanečnice
1943-11-05
Tanečnice
Overview:
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1943-11-05
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Dokud máš maminku
1934-10-19
Dokud máš maminku
Overview:
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-10-19
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Čtrnáctý u stolu
1943-09-24
Čtrnáctý u stolu
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1943-09-24
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Zlatá Kateřina
1934-02-23
Zlatá Kateřina
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-02-23
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Turbina
1941-10-17
Turbina
Overview:
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1941-10-17
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Druhá směna
1940-12-20
Druhá směna
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1940-12-20
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Grandhotel Nevada
1935-01-18
Grandhotel Nevada
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-01-18
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The Masked Lover
1940-10-11
The Masked Lover
Overview:
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1940-10-11
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Housle a sen
1947-01-31
Housle a sen
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1947-01-31
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Mikoláš Aleš
1952-01-11
Mikoláš Aleš
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1952-01-11
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Magical River
1946-01-25
Magical River
Overview: Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love Emča and his beloved river Sázava where he spent his childhood and youth. A visit from an old friend Lebeda brings it all back to him. After a nervous breakdown Leopold secretly visits his home instead of going to the spa. A wandering tramp suggest Leopold should bathe in the magical waters of the Sázava, and slowly his youth returns to him.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1946-01-25
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A Week in the Quiet House
1947-08-22
A Week in the Quiet House
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1947-08-22
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Revoluční rok 1848
1949-12-23
Revoluční rok 1848
Overview: Year of the Revolution 1848
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-12-23
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From My Life
1955-10-28
From My Life
Overview: Venice Film Festival 1955
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1955-10-28
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Pan otec Karafiát
1935-08-02
Pan otec Karafiát
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-08-02
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Studentská máma
1935-09-20
Studentská máma
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-09-20
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Temno
1951-08-24
Temno
Overview:
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1951-08-24
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Neporažená armáda
1938-10-28
Neporažená armáda
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-10-28
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Modrý závoj
1941-12-23
Modrý závoj
Overview:
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1941-12-23
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Rozina the Love Child
1945-12-14
Rozina the Love Child
Overview: Prague, the beginning of the 17th century. Rozina falls in love with Italian glass worker Nikolo, but after returning home, she gets a message that will never come to Prague. She falls for the promise of an older man to marry her, but when Nikolo does return, the tragic fate of Rozina is sealed.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1945-12-14
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Posel úsvitu
1951-09-28
Posel úsvitu
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1951-09-28
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Pochodně
1961-03-10
Pochodně
Overview:
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1961-03-10
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