Acting

Jan Žižka

Born 1954-09-25

Acting credits

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders poster
7.0

Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

1970

No artwork available
9.0

The film was based on the novel "Milión" by Karel Štorkán. The book and the film depict the events surrounding the great construction disaster in Prague in 1928, in which 46 construction workers died. The disaster thrilled the entire republic at the time, yet was never fully explained. The filmmakers focus on the story of Ing. Vondrák, the designer of the construction.

Dům Na poříčí

1977

Muzika pro dva poster
10.0

Dr. Lorenc selects excerpts from older Czech films for a symposium on laughter.

Muzika pro dva

1980

The Ninth Heart poster
6.5

Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.

The Ninth Heart

1979

Půlnoční kolona poster
8.0

A group of soldiers is supposed to ensure the smooth nighttime passage of the military convoy through Prague, but things turn out differently. Eloquent young men convince the good-natured commander to sign a leave of absence, and the main character is left alone in the middle of a housing estate...

Půlnoční kolona

1973

Radost až do rána poster
7.0

A psychological story about dissatisfied individuals who despise the stereotypes of others, but create their own. Kazan, a vagabond through life, and Viola, who always settles for the ideal, form a disparate pair who eventually find the one.

Radost až do rána

1979

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hrom do kapelníka

1984