Acting

Karol Skovay

Born — Died

1919-11-30 — 1975-02-03

Known for

Acting

Credits

67 titles

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 20 titles

Naši pred bránami poster
10.0

A tragicomedy about people who are able to make use of the war situation for their own benefit. The Gavora family of four leave their secure village home blinded by the vision of a big career and easy earning of money in the capital city.

Naši pred bránami

1970

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NR

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Ďaleko je do neba

1973

Field Lilies poster
7.9

Two repatriated soldiers search for stability and love when they return home after the First World War.

Field Lilies

1973

Tie malé výlety poster
NR

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Tie malé výlety

1973

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NR

A TV adaptation of I.S. Turgenev’s play. A parody of romantic tragedies. Young Greluchon attempts to murder the husband of the woman he passionately loves. After numerous twists and misunderstandings, everyone ultimately survives, and Greluchon’s fit of passion subsides.

Noc v krčme „U veľkého diviaka“

1973

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NR

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Básnikova cesta do neba

1971

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Tuba plná peny

1972

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Chlapci, dievčatá a psy

1970

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NR

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Bírbal a sprisahanci

1971

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NR

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Divá kačka

1972

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NR

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Klietka plná vtákov

1972

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NR

A television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about the destructive power of wealth. Timon, a rich and generous Athenian citizen, gives gifts to his friends generously and magnanimously. He helps everyone in need, regardless of their status. However, he is surrounded by false friends who refuse to help him when his coffers are empty and his barrels no longer overflow with wine. The attitude of his friends shakes his faith in the goodness of humanity, and he retreats to a cave on the seashore, where he dies by his own hand, cursing the entire human race. Even the famous warrior Alcibiades knows the ingratitude of Athens. When he speaks on behalf of a soldier sentenced to death for a minor offense, the senators expel him from the city. Alcibiades, a man of action, does not give up, defeats Athens, and conquers it. However, he finds Timon already dead.

Timon Aténsky

1973

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Mont Oriol

1974

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Anglická blcha v cárskom Rusku

1972

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Veľká poľovačka

1975

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NR

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Kufor plný zlata

1972

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NR

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Rajský plyn

1970

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NR

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Prípad Daniel

1973

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Zázrak v Alžbetkove

1971

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3.3

Don't forget your child in kindergarten, because even good and helpful toys can't always protect them from evil traps.

Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky

1971

1960s · 28 titles

Jánošík poster
7.8

This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík's childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík's execution.

Jánošík

1963

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NR

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Zlatá panna

1965

The Sweet Time of Kalimagdora poster
5.0

A man changes his behavior according to the term of the year.

The Sweet Time of Kalimagdora

1968

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NR

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Čaj u pána senátora

1967

Dialogue 20-40-60 poster
5.8

"Using the same, three times repeating dialogue – dramatic conversation between man and woman – Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland, Slovak director Peter Solan and Czech director Zbynìk Brynych shot three different stories. The result was an extraordinary experiment in the world cinema, which we can call an insight in the relationships of men and women of different age groups, an analysis of love and marriage of those who are at the beginning, in the middle or going towards the end of their life."

Dialogue 20-40-60

1968

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NR

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Skaly a ľudia

1960

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NR

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Berona

1967

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Vejár

1965

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Muž, ktorý vedel lietať

1966

Master Executioner poster
5.2

A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes place at the river Danube, in places that used to be targets of Ottoman raids. But their attraction to the same woman and Emil’s betrayal change their indissoluble friendship to an equally strong hatred. And as it usually goes - after twenty years by a trick of fate Richardus’ daughter Agajka becomes the wife ofthe sun of his sworn enemy.

Master Executioner

1966

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NR

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Kde leží naša bieda

1965

A Pact with the Devil poster
7.2

A comedy about five students who are un-justly suspected of trying to lose their virginity before their graduation. The five girls first try to defend themselves, but when they find out that nobody believes them - neither the school principal nor even their own parents - they decide to accomplish what they have been falsely accused of. And although their clumsy attempts are mostly comic, at one point they almost cause a big tragedy.

A Pact with the Devil

1967

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9.0

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Ivanov

1964

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8.0

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Čisté ruky

1968

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NR

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Koliesko

1967

Trip on the Danube poster
5.5

A group of Slovak tourists travels to Budapest on a luxury liner with a trio of eternal fortune-tellers, the former customs officer Hraško, the flirtatious Irena Domastová, who is divorcing her husband, the Petráš family, the old Mr. Garbiarik and the elegant Mr. Belan. Each of them, however, is pursuing other, their own interests on this voyage...

Trip on the Danube

1963

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NR

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Volpone

1969

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NR

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Hostinec pod gaštanom

1968

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9.0

Contemporary satire denounces careerism, dictatorial ways, sycophancy and servility. An inconspicuous official Javorník pretends to have saved the director of the company from drowning, thanks to his qualities he gains his favor and rises in positions. He even becomes the director's brother-in-law and eventually replaces him in the position. he is given a job position for which he has absolutely no adequate skills. Javorník's professional and official rise is accompanied by his moral decline. However, another inconspicuous official appears near him and it seems that the carousel will repeat itself.

Archimedov zákon

1964

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NR

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Zabiť človeka

1965

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Slnečný kúpeľ

1964

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Ľubica medvedica

1968

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Žltý dostavník

1965

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NR

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Smoliarka

1964

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Vráťte mi školné

1963

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Chameleón

1969

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Geľo Sebechlebský

1963

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NR

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12 mesiačkov

1962

1950s · 12 titles

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5.5

The story of the great strike of the workers building the Cervena Skala - Mergecany railway line

The Struggle Will End Tomorrow

1951

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5.5

The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Peter Jilemnický is a drama about the life of poor Kysuce miners, which takes place in the thirties during the economic crisis. During the peak wave of emigration, the dream of a better life drives thousands of people to America for work. Others, in order to support their families, leave for the surrounding towns. Produced by the Bratislava Art Film Studio, studios and laboratories Bratislava - Koliba.

Unploughed Field

1954

Šťastie príde v nedeľu poster
7.2

Three friends, Emil, Vrabec and Mišo, spend every Sunday playing the lottery, each nursing a personal dream: Emil wants a Jawa 250 motorcycle, Vrabec hopes for a Pionier scooter and Mišo imagines funding a world tour. Frustrated by constant losses, they decide to maximize their stake in the next draw, convinced that more money will tip the odds in their favor. Their plan takes an unexpected turn when they meet attractive Eva Dvorčíková on a televised variety show - Eva has long been Mišo’s unspoken crush. To determine who will have the right to win her affection, the friends agree to draw lots, putting their bonds and ambitions to the test.

Šťastie príde v nedeľu

1959

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8.0

Police Lieutenant Vlado Hronec, together with the curious journalist Zvar, first search for the thief of important production documents, which they might be interested in even behind the Iron Curtain. At first, they think that engineer Kovalský stole them and fled with them across the border. However, when it is discovered that someone killed Kovalský, they have to start the investigation all over again...

Muž ktorý sa nevrátil

1959

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NR

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Vás sa to netýka?

1956

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8.0

Historical satire from the first half of the 19th century, which captures the decay and decline of the landed estate. The impoverished peasants still seem to adhere to the old principles of peasant honor and glory, but the elections will show how easy it is to buy knightly qualities.

Earthly Honor

1958

The Last Witch poster
7.9

This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much disliked by the clergy who unjustly accuse the girl of witchcraft. She is saved from being burnt at a stake by the students of the Trnava University.

The Last Witch

1957

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5.5

After his retirement, Jozef Rebro, a former chief state clerk, finds himself in a new situation. No longer able to overwork his subordinates, he becomes bored and begins to terrorize his family, his wife and daughter Olga and son František. The domestic tyrant can't stand resistance, he wants to manage and control everything. However, the frost comes on the dog and even the frightened wife rebels against the ribs...

V piatok, trinásteho...

1954

An Honest Thief poster
10.0

Set in Bratislava in the 1930s, about a clerk at a humanitarian foundation who is unjustly accused of embezzling a large sum of money.

An Honest Thief

1958

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7.0

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Mladé srdcia

1953

Štvorylka poster
7.0

A comedy film taking an ironic view of the bourgeois period prior to the First World War.

Štvorylka

1955

The Devil Does Not Sleep poster
5.4

Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá kampaň') comically exposing the shortcomings of society. In the interval between each short, a committee recognising themselves in the characters on screen, voice their approval or disapproval of each film.

The Devil Does Not Sleep

1957

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