Ladislav Pešek

When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes...

The young generation is not very at peace with the morality of their parents. In a story set in a Moravian village, the otherwise contented...

Kuba and Amálka love each other, but Kuba doesn't want to get married yet, which makes Amálka a little sad. When Kuba learns from her...

Four short stories by the greatest Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek. "Soup for Poor Children" tells the story of how Prince Robert himself cooked...

The waterman Puškvorec fell in love with the pretty gingerbread woman Rozárka and it took him a while to understand that happiness...

The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors and other important people gathered in the...

To the intolerant and bloody-minded Prague actor Bergner (Milos Kopecký) is the lead in Moliere's Misanthrope which he is studying now as...

Three retired soldiers - veterans who wander the world - receive magical gifts from elves - a bottomless bag of gold coins, a hat for any wish, and a...

A movie built up of three stories about life in a small Slovak town. The Prosecutor: the district attorney is a jazz orchestra soloist at the same...

Each of the four short stories, framed by the figure of the photographer, depicts the lives of women and girls whose work has brought them to the...

A "fairly ordinary and mundane" working day in various operations of large steel mills...

Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and...

The family is connected with Prague's "Kolbenka", the ČKD locomotive factory. Grandfather Antonín, already retired, son Rudolf, a master in...

Two marriageable girls, Princess Disperanda and her maid Káča, sign a betrothal with their own blood in exchange for fairy-tale grooms....

A skilled dog is taken in by a circus artist who teaches him various tricks. During a performance, his original owners notice him and his career ends.

A poor musician with a good heart, as a reward for sharing even the last piece of bread despite being hungry himself, is rewarded with a miraculous...

An outdated fireclay factory is due to close, but its long-time employees can't imagine stopping what has fed them all their lives and what they do...

Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the...

It all begins when Zuzanka, the new young owner, arrives at the dilapidated Blue Star Hotel. Determined to put the declining inheritance back on its...

An anthology of three absurd, ironic tales inspired by Čapek’s “Tales from One Pocket” and “Fables and Side Stories,”...

The story of a traveling comedy family that ends up in court, where young Fricek is charged with attempted murder because he protected his sister...

A very hardworking but also very naive insurance company clerk, Valentin Plavec, becomes the target of endless pranks, jokes and recessions from his...

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.

A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical...

A New Year's Eve television variety show from late 1978.

The main hero of the story is the editor Viktor Bláha, who likes to invent crazy mystifications, during which he has a good time at the...

"Everybody needs to feel that they belong to someone - and that's what our little František can give..." These are the words of childless...

Curious citizens await the arrival of an important guest, the son of poacher, who became famous abroad. Begins celebration in his honor, but nobody...

Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter...

A model Communist village is visited by a flying saucer.

A drama set in a rural environment. In 1948, in the middle of a joyful wedding, the groom Tomáš Záruba stumbles among the...

Vladimír Menšík in a dramatic story of a suddenly rich peasant. The play tells the story of the tragic fate of A....

The two-part play is based on motifs from the novel by Romanian classic George Călinescu.

The story from a small Czech mountain village takes place over five days in February 1948 and describes the fate of a young couple,...

The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.

The history of the rebellion of the brave Chody, led by Jan Sladký Kozina and Matěj Přibek, against the violent tyranny of the foreign...

The story of the piper Švanda, who went abroad for money and fame, but whose love for his homeland ultimately wins.

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...

Antique dealer Samek lives a bachelor life. He financially helps his housekeeper raise her daughter Mána, who is learning to be a hairdresser...

When you hear the word "Naughty Fairy Tale", you will undoubtedly think that it could not have been invented by anyone other than Josef Lada, a...

A famous writer seeks the favor of a charming aspiring artist. However, Jarmila intends to dedicate her life to art, and men should have no other...

A princess was so beautiful and had such golden hair that she was known as Pretty Goldilocks. A neighboring king fell in love with her from her...

A new teacher with high standards and a strong sense of duty replaces an easy grader. Once bad grades begin to pile up, a product of his...

Small stories from a grammar school.Děj je poskládán z celé řady epizod, které během jednoho školního...

A graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy, Karel Stržický earns extra money in the summer as a day laborer for the landowner Drahan. Jarča,...

Student Jarek Pšenička worries teachers and parents in this Czech comedy. He is in his second year of sixth form and is facing another...

Josef Houbička, the owner of the U pěti veverek apartment building in Malostran, is a kind and forgiving good man who allows himself to be...

The story of an unhappy, childless princess, her loving husband and the poor villagers threatened by a terrible disease, who finally received help...

Princess Magdalena is not having an easy time. Her mother, the queen, has died and her father, the king, has remarried. When Magdalena has grown into...

During the day, Cinderella's face is covered in soot, but at night she transforms into a fairy-tale beautiful princess in a ball gown made of magic...

The water sprite Toníček fell in love with the beautiful and hard-working Andulka, but her father did not approve, so he sent her to Prague...

The coal miner Prokop complains about his fate. For some time now, evil forces have been ruining his coal mining work, and he is being haunted by...

Associate Professor Jakub Johanek was looking forward to his uncle's inheritance and celebrated it with his friends in advance, not knowing what...

Řina Weberová, the daughter of a retired colonel, is the owner of a not very prosperous photo studio. Her elderly boyfriend, banker...

Eighteen-year-old factory worker's daughter Věra Janáková is head over heels in love with the famous pilot Jiří Málek....

Filmed during the Nazi occupation, this panoramic drama set in a Prague department store follows the divergent destinies of four female coworkers,...

The factory owner's son Oldřich missed his own wedding. He overdid his bachelor party and spent the night before the wedding in Mr. Šourek's...

Dentist Dr. Matys employs two laboratory assistants, brothers Alois and Benjamin Zoubkova. They also serve as occasional nannies, because the young...

The Kráčmer couple work diligently in the vegetable garden. They are saving for a dowry for their only daughter, Betynce, who is in a serious...

Poor saleswoman Helena accepts a theater ticket from a stranger who has left over the ticket after a disagreement with his fiancée Eva. The...

Pavel Hora offers his friend Jiří Pulpán a place to live. When they get home, they find out that the landlord has evicted Pavel to the...

A story about a meeting of high school graduates from Písek, a story about the enduring power of friendship, love, honesty and duty.

Adaption of the Antonin Dvorak opera Čert a Káča (The Devil and Kate), Op. 112, B.201, based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl.

A romantic story of a noble lady who wanted to live without the bonds of marriage, but her desire for a child led her - carefully disguised - into...

Intern Plichta arrives to work at a country estate, where there is a strict ban on marriage for officials, issued by the count. However, Plichta...

Attorney František Uher is known for his patriotic mindset and active assistance in disputes between the Czechs and the Austrian justice...

Delinquent youths wander aimlessly and commit mischief. Few, however, manage to break free from the influence of such a gang. One of the lucky ones...

May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull,...

Lyrical short story film about children's fantasy based on Ludvík Aškenázy's short stories Little Christmas and Lovers from the...

A thirteen-year-old girl whose mother suddenly dies during the birth of her second child is forced to start taking care not only of herself, but also...

In the Prague Old Town and the adjoining streets there is always plenty of life. Housewives shop, beggars arouse sympathy, the Salvation Army tries...

A detective comedy about ex-cashiers who - except for one - have improved and lead a proper and peaceful life and mostly desperately resist the...

A few weeks in the life of the family of an attractive woman, the TV presenter Magda, her second husband and her teenage son. Magda is a lively,...

Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away.

The economic crisis affects the lives of many people. Professor Václav Junek gradually discovers how significantly his idealistic vision...

Young men Štěpán, Ludvík and Karel became friends abroad, where they fought during World War II. Now they have returned home...

American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's Democratic Czechoslovakia. The plane lands in...

Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and...

A Czech satirical comedy, filmed according to a script by the State Prize laureate Jiří Marek based on several of his satirical short...

From a scientific enterprise, a large sum of money has been stolen, in addition, research protocols have been photographed...

The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957). The film...

Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an...

Three nine-year-old boys caused their classmate to end up under the wheels of a truck. How do you confess to what happened? Adults don't have the...

In one kingdom, there was a stupid king. And he suddenly became wise because he met a magical grandfather who gave him a backpack. Who would have...

The revolutionary year of 1848 brought great hopes among the hitherto silent classes, awakening social and national hopes. The response also...

Former sailor Kotrba, nicknamed the Admiral, has one dream, to take his own ship to sea. He's been building it for five years and now it's finished,...

Marie, an active modern woman at work, has resigned herself to everything after a disappointment in life and allows herself to be completely used by...

Instead of ruling, the king devotes himself to fishing and long conversations with the gardener, the princess, instead of pretending, like any proper...

A Czech art film set in a modern village. The main character of the film is Karla Tolarová, a worker from a Prague printing house, who arrives...

The commander of the military training camp, newly promoted Major Cibulka, keeps his subordinates in line. Because of an unexpected emergency, he...

Working in the city office is a bitter clerk who believes he has only 14 days to live and so he bravely stands up to his bureaucratic director.