Directing

Vladimír Svitáček

Born — Died

1921-02-17 — 2002-08-23

Known for

Directing

Credits

38 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 5 titles

1950s · 6 titles

The Emperor and the Golem poster
7.0

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.

The Emperor and the Golem

1951

Hudba z Marsu poster
6.1

The employees of the furniture company MARS welcome a rare visitor with hired music. Their boast that they would put together an orchestra is taken seriously, so they receive a small gift - musical instruments for thirty musicians.

Hudba z Marsu

1955

No artwork available
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Přiznání

1951

The Best Man of All poster
7.5

A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be delivered to the best person in the village. Of course, all members of the town council claim the title of best person. In the end, it turns out that it was a cleverly thought-out prank intended to reveal the true character of the "better people" of the town.

The Best Man of All

1954

Severní přístav poster
8.0

A spy film about how saboteurs obtain important data about the activities of a key company, while also trying to thwart the plan and undermine work morale. But vigilant security agencies intervene in time and stop their heinous raids.

Severní přístav

1954

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Písnička za groš

1953

Series credits

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Setkání

2026

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Setkání

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Žárlivost

1962

If a Thousand Clarinets poster
7.5

A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.

If a Thousand Clarinets

1965

FAMU 80 – Best of poster
NR

This series of short films offers a representative cross-section of the work produced at this famous Prague film school over the course of its 80-year history.

FAMU 80 – Best of

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ó ti lektoři

1954

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ó ti lektoři

1954

Konec jasnovidce poster
8.2

Private psychic Mathias Scibolini practices his profession properly and to the full satisfaction of his clients. When the integration of the clairvoyants into the municipal enterprise occurs, he continues to divine under his civil name Mathias Scibolini. The administration is broken up, the fortune-telling services are sloppy and client satisfaction declines. After hours, however, it is possible to go to the clairvoyant's apartment, where everything is as it used to be.

Konec jasnovidce

1957

Konec jasnovidce poster
8.2

Private psychic Mathias Scibolini practices his profession properly and to the full satisfaction of his clients. When the integration of the clairvoyants into the municipal enterprise occurs, he continues to divine under his civil name Mathias Scibolini. The administration is broken up, the fortune-telling services are sloppy and client satisfaction declines. After hours, however, it is possible to go to the clairvoyant's apartment, where everything is as it used to be.

Konec jasnovidce

1957

Kinoautomat poster
7.3

Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.

Kinoautomat

1971

Kinoautomat poster
7.3

Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.

Kinoautomat

1971

No artwork available
3.0

A comedy about two women and two marriages. A young woman lives in a Harlem apartment with a fire escape and is beaten by her husband. However, she is happy because she always gets a gift from him. Her neighbor envies her because her husband is quiet, never speaks a word, let alone shows his feelings to her in this way. So she provokes a scene with him, which has completely different effects than she expected...

Harlémská tragedie

1963

No artwork available
3.0

A comedy about two women and two marriages. A young woman lives in a Harlem apartment with a fire escape and is beaten by her husband. However, she is happy because she always gets a gift from him. Her neighbor envies her because her husband is quiet, never speaks a word, let alone shows his feelings to her in this way. So she provokes a scene with him, which has completely different effects than she expected...

Harlémská tragedie

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ve vlaku

1969

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ve vlaku

1969

Laterna magika II poster
9.0

A film of the Czech multimedia theatre production, Magician's Lantern. Eight Czechoslovak directors filmed a choreographic performance conceived and directed by director Alfred Radok and artist Josef Svoboda. This performance consists of twelve scenes: "Introduction", "Airport", "Rhythms", "Cymbal Concert", "Inspiration", "Hoop Dancer", "Spartakiade", "Dvořák's Slavonic Dance", "Prague Spring", "Love is a Fatal Game", "SL'UK", and "Finale".

Laterna magika II

1960

Laterna magika II poster
9.0

A film of the Czech multimedia theatre production, Magician's Lantern. Eight Czechoslovak directors filmed a choreographic performance conceived and directed by director Alfred Radok and artist Josef Svoboda. This performance consists of twelve scenes: "Introduction", "Airport", "Rhythms", "Cymbal Concert", "Inspiration", "Hoop Dancer", "Spartakiade", "Dvořák's Slavonic Dance", "Prague Spring", "Love is a Fatal Game", "SL'UK", and "Finale".

Laterna magika II

1960

Tisíc pohledů za kulisy poster
NR

A television music band of so-called television songs, later referred to as clips. Their approaches were innovative on a global scale.

Tisíc pohledů za kulisy

1961

Uspořená libra poster
7.8

No synopsis available yet.

Uspořená libra

1963

Uspořená libra poster
7.8

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Uspořená libra

1963

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4.0

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Zhasněte lampióny

1962

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NR

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Malý sen

1955

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NR

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Malý sen

1955