Jiří Plachý
Also Known As: Jiří Plachý st., Jirí Plachý, Jirí Plachý, Sr, Иржи Плахий
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Železný Brod, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Adult: No
Birthday: July 29, 1899
Age: 125 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 02, 1952
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The Emperor and the Golem
Overview: The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1952-01-04
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Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1952-12-25
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Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-09-23
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Líza Soars to the Skies
Overview: The orphan Eliška Irovská, nicknamed Líza, arrives in her native village of Ptačice. As an orphan she is housed in the local poorhouse and has to go out begging. Her guardian Petr Tumlíř, however, sees that she is competent enough to go to school.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-02-12
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Parohy
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1947-10-10
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Měsíc nad řekou
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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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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Distant Journey
Overview: Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-06-03
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Plavecký mariáš
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1953-04-24
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Jedenácté přikázání
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-08-30
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Pokušení paní Antonie
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-08-31
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Jedna z milionu
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-02-22
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Warriors of Faith
Overview: Czech history movie.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1947-03-28
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Na růžích ustláno
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Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-01-25
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Jan Výrava
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-01-28
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Srdce v celofánu
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1940-01-05
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Cácorka
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-06-07
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Velké dobrodružství
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1952-11-21
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Mikoláš Aleš
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1952-01-11
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Zborov
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1939-01-06
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V tom domečku pod Emauzy
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Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-03-23
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Blackmailer
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1937-11-26
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Bláhové děvče
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-10-18
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Směry života
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1940-02-15
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The Green Notebook
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-01-07
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Dravci
Overview: Wild Beasts
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Revoluční rok 1848
Overview: Year of the Revolution 1848
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-12-23
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Nástup
Overview: "The Rally" is based on a communist writer Vaclav Řezáč's well-written novel of the same name
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1953-05-01
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První políbení
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1935-08-23
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Druhé mládí
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-10-07
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Průlom
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1946-06-04
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Nikola Shuhai
Overview: At the end of the First World War, Nikola Shuhai and his friend from the army desert. On the way home, to the village of Kolochava, they both find refuge with baby Jaga. Jaga mixes them a drink to protect them from the deadly bullets. The bachelors must promise to marry her daughters in exchange for a drink, or they will be punished. Nikola finds his home village in poverty. He stands against the powerful and the rich, and they turn the gendarmes against him. Nikola hides from them in the woods, where he will remain even after the end of the war, because nothing has changed for the villagers. Out of poverty and hopelessness, other men join Nikola and together they raid the wealthy. Nikola distributes the obtained booty to the poor and needy, who see him as their protector and hero.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1947-02-28
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Veselý souboj
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1951-03-09
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Z českých mlýnů
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-11-13
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Ecstasy
Overview: Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1933-01-20
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Křižovatka života
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1948-01-01
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Silent Barricade
Overview: A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1949-05-06
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Případ dr. Kováře
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1950-04-28
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Posel úsvitu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1951-09-28
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Early Days
Overview: Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he becomes the supply teach in Litomyšl, he has already written his first book and a number of poems. The local dignitaries await the arrival of the young writer in excited anticipation. Jirásek, however, is sickened by the empty patriotism from the depths of his soul and soon becomes disagreeable to the notables. The district sheriff tries to remove Jirásek from the school and drive him out of town. Unable to do this, the sheriff appoints a pro-Austrian headmaster who attempts to sabotage Jirásek. The students stand behind Jirásek , however, and discontent is not only felt in Litomyšl but throughout Bohemia.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1953-02-27
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