Directing
Ludvík Ráža
Born — Died
1929-09-03 — 2000-10-04
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Known for
5.0The urn supposedly containing the remains of Alice's grandfather falls out of the window and breaks. To Alice's great surprise, the urn is empty and the girl learns that the grandfather didn't die but disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September 1946 in the town of Telc. Her grandmother claims that a mysterious young man with dark glasses was implicated in her husband disappearance. Alice is determined to solve the mystery. Grandmother's story leads Alice to a shoemaker who hands her Professor Jeník's - her grandfather's - invention, called the Force-fields Accelerator. Alice tells her boyfriend Petr about the device and the young man creates a time machine following the professor's instructions. The young couple then travel back to 1946 and there they indeed meet Alice's grandfather, and his daughter Blanka, who will later be Alice's mother.
Něco je ve vzduchu
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Navštívenka
1967
An astronomer, wooing the hand of King John's daughter, builds a royal puppet. King John considers it blasphemy, but when a puppet is shot and killed in an assassination attempt by an evil prince from a neighboring kingdom instead of King John, nothing stands in the way of the astronomer and Princess Korunca.
Král, kejklíř a hvězdář
1971
7.3The life story of Blessed Zdislava of Lemberk, about whom legends rather than sparse historical references tell us that she was a deeply religious woman with healing powers who devoted herself entirely to the humble service of her sick and suffering neighbors.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
The young poet Frederik confides in his shadow about his love for Princess Claudia. After all, who could be a more loyal and discreet friend? Frederik trusts his shadow implicitly, so one day he asks it to visit the castle in his place and see how the princess is doing. But the shadow also falls in love with Claudia, and from that moment on, he is obsessed with the idea of taking everything away from the poet. He already has his voice, he has stolen his verses, and even his appearance! All he needs to do now is take away his beloved girl. He almost succeeds.
Stín
1999
5.9The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
The Secret of Steel City
1979
Behind the camera
5.0The urn supposedly containing the remains of Alice's grandfather falls out of the window and breaks. To Alice's great surprise, the urn is empty and the girl learns that the grandfather didn't die but disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September 1946 in the town of Telc. Her grandmother claims that a mysterious young man with dark glasses was implicated in her husband disappearance. Alice is determined to solve the mystery. Grandmother's story leads Alice to a shoemaker who hands her Professor Jeník's - her grandfather's - invention, called the Force-fields Accelerator. Alice tells her boyfriend Petr about the device and the young man creates a time machine following the professor's instructions. The young couple then travel back to 1946 and there they indeed meet Alice's grandfather, and his daughter Blanka, who will later be Alice's mother.
Něco je ve vzduchu
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Navštívenka
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Navštívenka
1967
An astronomer, wooing the hand of King John's daughter, builds a royal puppet. King John considers it blasphemy, but when a puppet is shot and killed in an assassination attempt by an evil prince from a neighboring kingdom instead of King John, nothing stands in the way of the astronomer and Princess Korunca.
Král, kejklíř a hvězdář
1971
7.3The 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
7.3The 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
The young poet Frederik confides in his shadow about his love for Princess Claudia. After all, who could be a more loyal and discreet friend? Frederik trusts his shadow implicitly, so one day he asks it to visit the castle in his place and see how the princess is doing. But the shadow also falls in love with Claudia, and from that moment on, he is obsessed with the idea of taking everything away from the poet. He already has his voice, he has stolen his verses, and even his appearance! All he needs to do now is take away his beloved girl. He almost succeeds.
Stín
1999
5.9The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
The Secret of Steel City
1979
5.9The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City.
The Secret of Steel City
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Záhada obrazu sv. Šebestiána
1972
No synopsis available yet.
Když se čerti rojili
1966
6.0A holiday story about how little Jakub found the right man for his mother. An advertisement in which Mr. Vlk offers free accommodation at his country cottage in exchange for holiday housekeeping brings together three people, each unhappy in their own way: Vlk, an "almost old bachelor", whose acquaintance with a young girl, Mrs. Jelínková, who is in vain looking for a stronger emotional relationship after the death of her husband, is not working out, and little Jakub, for whom none of his mother's suitors have yet been able to replace his deceased father. The situation becomes complicated when his mother falls ill and Vlk has to take care of the boy alone. Jakub wins a new father, thanks to him the two adults become closer, and he finally has the father he chose and deserved.
The Third Daddy
1988
The story of an unhappy, childless princess, her loving husband and the poor villagers threatened by a terrible disease, who finally received help from above.
V zámku a podzámčí
1981
No synopsis available yet.
O spanilé Jašince
1997
No synopsis available yet.
A od zítřka už budu moudrá
1978
5.4A historical film that takes place on the eve of the thirty year war combines aspects of fairy-tales with historical dramas, fencing with a child heroes who find themselves in great dangers. We are in the year 1611 and mercenaries that had previously invaded Czech lands now have to withdraw before the Hungarian king's army. In this chaos a magical bottle, that fulfills the owner one single wish, appears among some fugitives - however after the fulfillment it has to be sold for half it's price to a new owner. The director Ludvík Ráža has created an attractive and surprisingly cruel film aimed not only at young viewers.
The Last One Will Go to Hell
1982
5.4A historical film that takes place on the eve of the thirty year war combines aspects of fairy-tales with historical dramas, fencing with a child heroes who find themselves in great dangers. We are in the year 1611 and mercenaries that had previously invaded Czech lands now have to withdraw before the Hungarian king's army. In this chaos a magical bottle, that fulfills the owner one single wish, appears among some fugitives - however after the fulfillment it has to be sold for half it's price to a new owner. The director Ludvík Ráža has created an attractive and surprisingly cruel film aimed not only at young viewers.
The Last One Will Go to Hell
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Pan Větrovský z Větrova a paní Deštná z Dešťova a také Martin a Klaudina
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Monika a hříbě s hvězdičkou
1986
The characters in this fairy tale dream of love, but they also crave power. They are capable of helping and loving, but also of betraying. They are brave and weak, beautiful and twisted. A painting of a beautiful maiden was hidden in the darkest tower of the kingdom. The prince discovered it and decided to search for his beautiful maiden in the wide world. His dream girl Mahulena really exists and has long been dreaming of the prince. The prince must overcome the intrigues of the evil stepmother and also fulfill three wishes that Mahulena came up with to get rid of her suitors...
Sen o krásné panně
1995
The characters in this fairy tale dream of love, but they also crave power. They are capable of helping and loving, but also of betraying. They are brave and weak, beautiful and twisted. A painting of a beautiful maiden was hidden in the darkest tower of the kingdom. The prince discovered it and decided to search for his beautiful maiden in the wide world. His dream girl Mahulena really exists and has long been dreaming of the prince. The prince must overcome the intrigues of the evil stepmother and also fulfill three wishes that Mahulena came up with to get rid of her suitors...
Sen o krásné panně
1995
7.0The story of little orphan Michálek, whom the greedy greengrocer Haboš wants to rob of his cottage, so he lures him on a journey to find treasure and abandons him in a dark cave. Dobroděj, Lord of Radhošť, shows Michálek the way to a magical flower in an enchanted garden. The boy must overcome many of the sorcerer's traps and returns as a grown man. The evil sorcerer kidnaps Countess Bělinka from the castle, and Michal sets out to find her.
O sirotkovi z Radhoště
1997
6.0H. Ch. Andersen's story was the basis for the narrative film 'Of John and the Wonderful Friend', in which the 'magic wand' plays an important plot-forming role. With its help, Jan overcomes the magician Magnus and rescues the princess Agnes.
O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli
1990
6.0H. Ch. Andersen's story was the basis for the narrative film 'Of John and the Wonderful Friend', in which the 'magic wand' plays an important plot-forming role. With its help, Jan overcomes the magician Magnus and rescues the princess Agnes.
O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli
1990
No synopsis available yet.
Spor architekta Zítka
1982
8.0The 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 to work as a servant. Toníček did not give up and went to look for her. All the water sprites from Prague and the surrounding area helped him, but Andulka was nowhere to be found. Of course, she was eventually found, but it was not easy.
Pohádka o mokrosuchém štěstí
1982
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Rimini, there lived a beautiful princess named Nicoletta, who ruled alongside her older brother Riccardo after the death of their parents. This cheerful and witty princess, though wise for her age, foolishly fell in love with a song about the perfect and universally admired King of Salerno. Riccardo, like a loving brother, went to offer her hand to the king, regardless of what he thought of the idea. However, the proud king, spoiled by his mother, insultingly rejected her, saying that she was not worthy of his beauty, but he did not know that Nicoletta's other qualities included stubbornness and determination.
O princezně z Rimini
1999
No synopsis available yet.
Putování po Blažených ostrovech
1990
No synopsis available yet.
Párátko
1987
No synopsis available yet.
O klukovi a kometě
1965
No synopsis available yet.
Než poznáš první úsměv
1989
No synopsis available yet.
Rovnice o jedné krásné neznámé...
1979
6.2The story of the film is based on the classical tale about seven naughty sons, whom their mother cursed in anger and thus turned into ravens. When their youngest sister grew up, she decides to find her brothers and to free them. However, she falls in love with a young Prince.
The Seven Ravens
1993
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kdoví, kdy začne svítat...?
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Večeře ve studeném domě
1988
No synopsis available yet.
Chvíle pro píseň trubky
1980
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Den končí ráno
1965
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Návrat pana Ryšánka
1971
6.6A group of children are investigating a chain of mysterious events during the seventies.
Odysseus and the Stars
1976
The king is broke, so he welcomes when a rich Spanish king asks about his daughter, Dandelion. But Dandelion does not love the king and prefers to run away from home. On the run, she meets the son of a poor moneylender, Honza, and they set out into the world together. Unfortunately, love does not save them from the princess's sad fate. Because in autumn, dandelions turn their clothes into white fluff, which the wind blows away...
Princezna Pampeliška
1967
