Zdeněk Žák

Acting

Zdeněk Žák

Born

1952-06-09 (74)

Place of birth

Praha

Known for

Acting

Credits

93 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 6 titles

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Doktor pro zvláštní případy

2011

Gangster Ka poster
6.0

A film based on a book by Jaroslav Kmenta tells the story of a mafioso who got rich by tax fraud of billions of crowns in transactions with petroleum products and who later tried to gain control of the state-owned petroleum concern. The main character is the gangster Radim Kraviec (Hynek Cermák). He was always capable of violence, but when his father is abducted and killed by a competing mafia, he is changed into a murdering monster.

Gangster Ka

2015

I Love You Heavenly poster
5.0

A timid painter falls for a charming window arranger but his inexperience, her jealous boyfriend and her sudden disappearance pose romantic challenges.

I Love You Heavenly

2017

Summer with the gentleman poster
6.5

Anna spends every summer with her husband in a neighborhood a few dozen kilometers outside Prague. They've been together for ages, so their marriage, as is so often the case, has become routine and stereotyped. For a long time, the man has divided his time fairly between drinking with friends in the pub and making ship models of matches in bottles; His wife is virtually invisible to him. Anna spends several days each summer and enjoys regular meetings with her friends and colleagues who visit her in picturesque Central Bohemia on bike tours around Kamýk Castle.

Summer with the gentleman

2019

Jakub a jeho pán poster
NR

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Jakub a jeho pán

2014

Cold Sunday poster
5.5

A seemingly harmless fit of jealousy between two lovers brings about an increasingly sinister entanglement of events. Hidden secrets are revealed, sly lies are decoded, and eventually the characters begin to show their true colors. In this thriller, gripping until the last minute, nothing is as it appears to be at first sight

Cold Sunday

2012

2000s · 6 titles

I Served the King of England poster
6.8

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

I Served the King of England

2007

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9.0

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Přepadení

2000

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The spring nymph Voděnka is actually a girl from the human race who was taken in as an orphan by three magical aunts – Jezinka, Polednice, and Bludička. The aunts entrusted Voděnka with a magical jug and the task of taking care of all the springs and streams. On his way home, a young potter named Jirka gets lost in the marshes and accidentally breaks the jug. He also meets Voděnka, falls in love with her, and promises to fix what he has done. In order to make a new jug, he must complete the tasks set by Voděnka's aunts and also obtain potter's clay from a secret place in the marshes, which is guarded by the treacherous mud goblin Vodouch. Vodouch has his own designs on Voděnka and, together with the wild girl Rosnatka, sets all kinds of traps for Jirka...

Voděnka

2005

Kidnapped Home poster
5.3

Libor is a teenager who, in a matter of minutes, finds himself transported from the exclusive world of today's wealthy elite, with its opulent villas, snobbish parties, expensive private schools, and chauffeur-driven cars, into a situation where he must fight for his life. There is no turning back from the path he embarks on. He loses everything, even his own name, but what he stands to gain is so appealing to him that he does not hesitate to take the risk.

Kidnapped Home

2002

Vetřelci v Coloradu poster
8.0

Three friends, Péťa, Ríša, and Ivana, decide to secretly follow Richard's older brother Radek and his friend Tomáš on their adventurous trip to Colorado. They believe it is a mythical place where aliens are hidden, unaware that it is actually a picturesque hill in the Czech countryside. They look forward to experiencing an exciting adventure. And indeed, the journey of the little children and big "men" turns into a series of unexpected, funny, and exciting events and dangerous situations, in which, surprisingly, the "little ones" will save the "big ones."

Vetřelci v Coloradu

2002

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8.0

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Sjezd abiturientů

2000

1990s · 17 titles

O králi, hvězdáři, kejklíři a třech muzikantech poster
5.0

The joyful celebrations at the royal festivities are suddenly interrupted by a juggler's attempt to kill King Gregory. The astronomer Petr, who saves the king, is accepted into service for his deed. He teaches the beautiful princess Korunka to read the stars, but the monarch is not particularly fond of their budding love due to the young man's lowly origins. Three musicians try to help the two lovers with magic, and when Petr manages to save the king from death a second time, it seems that the astrologer's dream will come true and he will finally win the princess's hand. Instead of the expected reward, however, he is banished...

O králi, hvězdáři, kejklíři a třech muzikantech

1996

V erbu lvice poster
7.3

The life story of Blessed Zdislava of Lemberk, about whom legends rather than sparse historical references tell us that she was a deeply religious woman with healing powers who devoted herself entirely to the humble service of her sick and suffering neighbors.

V erbu lvice

1995

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Serving a miserly farmer would be unbearable if Janos didn't have such a pretty and sweet daughter. He had fallen in love with her, and she would have wanted him for a husband, but her father was planning a rich groom for her. It was a good thing that Janos had such a faithful and clever friend, who helped him to marry Esther with a good idea.

Jánošova kouzelná flétnička

1993

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A magical wizard visits a poor royal family. In exchange for food and kind treatment, he gives King Matyáš, Queen Elíza, and Princess Sylvie a magic telescope, a magic whistle, and a magic pouch that knows everything best. The princess uses the purse to pressure her parents during the courtship, when her beloved, Prince Zbyšek, arrives with his father, King Vladislav. However, the purse does not approve of the marriage, and so the courtship ends with a rift between the two royal families. But it wouldn't be a fairy tale if everything didn't turn out well in the end...

Dědo, čaruj!

1997

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Jak se ztratit ve zlém světě

1993

Člověk proti zkáze poster
9.0

Biography of Karel Čapek.

Člověk proti zkáze

1990

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Královny kouzelného lesa

1999

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Poslední zastávka smrt

1990

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Pan Dodd má schůzku

1993

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Merlin aneb Pustá zem

1991

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This fairy tale tells the story of the domineering and envious Meluzína, who wants to steal her younger sister's fiancé. But even with the help of a witch, she fails to achieve her goal, although her fiancé faces a difficult test of separation. He passes the test, and to this day, Meluzína cries into the chimney at Kumburk Castle, regretting her actions.

O kumburské Meluzíně

1995

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Proč pláčeš, břízo bílá

1991

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1.0

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Klauni a vlastenci

1991

Chladné srdce poster
NR

A fairy tale about Petr the coal miner and Sklenáříček the elf... You may find it incomprehensible that someone could crave wealth as strongly as Petr the coal miner in today's fairy tale. And to get it, he accepts an incredibly cruel offer. Believe me, it won't be long before Peter understands what true wealth in life is. His pathological desire for wealth has brought him to the brink of destruction. The evil forest spirit Obrmichal manages to replace Peter's heart with a piece of cold stone, but not for long. Regaining his own human heart will restore Peter's love for people and compassion for his fellow man...

Chladné srdce

1997

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Sokratův podzim

1991

O zapomnětlivém černokněžníkovi poster
4.8

A modern fairy tale that combines fairy tale elements with contemporary realities and is also a film about film. The story takes place in a Barrandov studio. Nine-year-old Marushka reads a term paper at school about how she went on a field trip to the film studios with her class and how she met a "real" black priest, who was, however, terribly forgetful. She and her friend Honzik got their hands on his magic sphere, which made all sorts of incredible things happen...

O zapomnětlivém černokněžníkovi

1991

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10.0

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Volavka

1991

1980s · 22 titles

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives poster
6.3

While Kendy returns to his hometown as an assistant director to film a thirteen-part series with a television crew, Štěpán Šafránek, equipped with his mother's advice after graduation, takes up his first position - as an intern at the local hospital. However, his inadaptability to local conditions and his sense of ethics in his chosen profession do not suit his other established colleagues. While they are amused by his zeal and responsibility, Štěpán has increasing problems with his superiors, until he is finally transferred to the position of rural district doctor, which everyone rejects. In Bezdíkov, however, he meets a new, perhaps permanent and reciprocated love, with whom he eventually decides to live and work in northern Bohemia.

How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives

1988

Šílený kankán poster
4.0

During the First World War, the crooks Scholef and Krumka sell weapons on the black market. After the collapse of the monarchy they try their hand at speculation on a grand scale.

Šílený kankán

1983

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O čem sní mladé dívky

1988

Piloti poster
7.0

Further east of the Dark Blue Sky, where the Heavenly Horsemen fought, the story of a Czechoslovakian fighter squadron takes place, to which Second Lieutenant Jandak arrives as a rookie. He then experiences both his first love and a battle high above the clouds in the collective of combat pilots. Combat pilots on the Eastern Front thus experience similar stories to their Western colleagues, with the same goals and plans and the same slim prospects of survival in their daily life-and-death battles. Not surprisingly, they fought at a time when they had a common enemy, characterised by the Messerschmitt aircraft.

Piloti

1989

Nothing Really Happened poster
4.0

An overprotective mother plagues her daughter out of guilt over unintentionally scarring her daughter's cheek.

Nothing Really Happened

1989

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1.0

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Čas plyne i v dešti

1980

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2.3

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Vnitřní zrak

1989

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Preceptor

1986

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Hadač od Saidovy zahrady

1980

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Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce

1980

Sny o Zambezi poster
9.0

Two aspiring car racers have a big dream: they want to make a journey to the heart of Africa. But their value system is severely skewed, and one of them is willing to steal to do it. What's more, he causes a car accident, from which he tries to escape, and ends up in prison.

Sny o Zambezi

1982

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Mr. Ondřej longs for a bride, but he doesn't like any of them. When he discovers a picture of a girl at the market from the painter Matěj, he is literally enchanted at first sight. He therefore takes off his gentleman's coat and intends to find the girl at all costs. However, Matěj leads Mr. Ondřej by the nose. The desired girl in the picture is Rozárka, his own daughter, and he is not sure of the strength of Ondřej's feelings. Before the fairy tale reaches a happy ending and a wedding, the young man must undergo many trials.

Nevěsta z obrázku

1983

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O chamtivém strašidle

1985

Fools and a Girl poster
6.3

A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague.

Fools and a Girl

1988

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9.0

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3× denně kapku rosy

1981

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NR

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Tlustý pradědeček

1985

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Případ IV. A

1981

Správná trefa poster
6.5

Intolerance can already be ominously growing among children. Even the talented Petr, who is not accepted by his new classmates, will be convinced of this - he only encounters rejection and even betrayal of trust. More than exposing children's mentalities, however, the creators are trying to present a model of social morality, which, however, lacks both a more credible motivational background in the actions of the individual characters and the courage to point out the functioning of deformed relationships. However, they unfortunately did not reach the level and communication of Schorm's film Five Girls on the Neck, which dealt with a similar problem.

Správná trefa

1989

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Rudin

1987

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1.0

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Čtvrtá strana trojúhelníku

1986

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The story takes place in Prague in the 1930s. An old trickster watchmaker named Sakař fakes an illness to get into the hospital. A young doctor from Bulovka finds him on the street and admits him to the hospital. Sakař is an excellent specialist, he takes care of everyone's watches, but at a certain point his desire for freedom wins out and he runs away from the hospital with a rare piece of old watch, which unfortunately belongs to the headmistress. A problem arises for the doctor, his position and existence are threatened...

Hodinář

1988

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Restorer Rauch, who lives in an unsettled relationship with his wife, is assigned to appraise a rare collection of antiques. When he is supposed to take the items to the commission, his wife borrows a car and secretly drives off with her lover to a cottage. During the trip, they are both shot. The investigation initially leans towards a love motive, but Rauch claims that the collection included a rare goblet with rubies, which was of immense value. And the goblet has disappeared...

Rubín má barvu krve

1989

Series credits

Bakaláři poster
7.0

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Bakaláři

1972

Slunečná poster
9.0

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Slunečná

2020

Slunečná poster
9.0

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Slunečná

2020

Vyprávěj poster
7.6

Set in Czechoslovakia, the drama follows the lives of its characters against the backdrop of real historical events that shape their personal stories. To evoke period atmosphere, the series intersperses authentic clips from vintage Czechoslovak film newsreels, using their original commentaries or newly recorded historical voice-overs by Vladimír Fišer. A narrator, initially voiced by Vojtěch Kotek and later by Matěj Hádek, provides continuity and reflection, guiding viewers through changing times. Under the guidance of screenwriter Rudolf Merkner, each episode’s script weaves family and individual dramas into key moments of Czech and Slovak history: political shifts, cultural trends, and social transformations from the 1960s onward.

Vyprávěj

2009

Svatby v Benátkách poster
4.5

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Svatby v Benátkách

2014

Svatby v Benátkách poster
4.5

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Svatby v Benátkách

2014

Dobré zprávy poster
6.0

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Dobré zprávy

2022

Dobré zprávy poster
6.0

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Dobré zprávy

2022

Mladá krev poster
7.5

This series from the regional homicide department in Hradec connects episodic cases with a larger central mystery—the unsolved case of a woman shot dead on the shore of a pond. This plot connects the individual episodes and gradually reveals that the perpetrator may be closer than anyone thinks.

Mladá krev

2025

Docent poster
6.5

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Docent

2023

Škoda lásky poster
2.0

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Škoda lásky

2013

Dobrá čtvrť poster
6.5

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Dobrá čtvrť

2005

Stopy života poster
3.0

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Stopy života

2013

Sanitka poster
7.5

Sanitka was a Czech television, drama series, first broadcast in 1984 and eleven episodes were made. It starred Jaromír Hanzlík, Tomáš Juricka and Zlata Adamovská among others.

Sanitka

1984

Místo nahoře poster
8.5

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Místo nahoře

2004

Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře poster
8.0

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Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře

1986

Pojišťovna štěstí poster
4.5

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Pojišťovna štěstí

2004

Vraždy v kruhu poster
6.0

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Vraždy v kruhu

2015

Muž na radnici poster
NR

Muž na radnici was a Czechoslovak television program which was broadcast in 1976. The program was directed by Evžen Sokolovský. In 2011, it was announced that the program, along with 17 others, would be released on DVD within three years.

Muž na radnici

1976

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NR

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Laskavý divák promine

1994

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9.0

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Co teď a co potom?

1991

Hříchy pro pátera Knoxe poster
7.7

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Hříchy pro pátera Knoxe

1992

Poldové a nemluvně poster
4.3

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Poldové a nemluvně

2020

Poste restante poster
6.0

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Poste restante

2010

Parťák na baterky poster
4.0

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Parťák na baterky

2025

Parťák na baterky poster
4.0

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Parťák na baterky

2025

Pražský písničkář poster
9.0

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Pražský písničkář

1997

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1.0

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Jahody na stéble trávy

1984

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NR

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Postel s nebesy

1984

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NR

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Stavy rachotí

1983

Přátelé Zeleného údolí poster
8.0

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Přátelé Zeleného údolí

1981

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4.5

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Zahrada dětí

1982

Bez ženské a bez tabáku poster
NR

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Bez ženské a bez tabáku

1982