Janez Škof

Acting

Janez Škof

Born — Died

1924-05-27 — 2009-03-23

Place of birth

Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Known for

Decameron poster
7.0

Depicts many funny and satirical tales from Giovanni Boccaccio. Around 200 actors, among them almost all the greatest of the time, with Stane Sever at the helm. He played a mischievous writer who, in each episode, leads viewers into new intriguing stories of the human spirit. After the eighth part, he was replaced by Stevo Žigon due to his death. In 2013, the series was digitized and restored. After many years, it was then broadcast again, but not in the original order.

Decameron

1971

Don't Come Back by the Same Way poster
7.7

The story of a few untrained construction workers from poor underdeveloped parts of the country, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina or Macedonia, who carry out seasonal work in the highly-developed republic of Slovenia. Far from home, problems arise for the men - with their families, alcohol, the local population's derision and the "real Slovenian workers".

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

1965

Enclosure poster
6.7

In a Nazi concentration camp, Karl, a German political prisoner, and David, a Jewish watchmaker, are confined in a small enclosure from which only one of them will be able to go out alive.

Enclosure

1961

Island of the Amazons poster
6.5

Seven women take off on a cargo boat for a cruise, after graduating from an exclusive boarding school in Switzerland. They party with the ship's crew, but in port they meet up with Manuel, who runs a meteorological station with his father on a remote Amazon island. While out there, Manuel's father has found a crashed airplane carrying gold ingots. Manuel goes to the mainland to tell of his father's finding and is overheard by a gangster. The gangsters head over to the island and shoot Manuel's father, but Manuel escapes. Murdok captures some of the girls, who must fight off some of the gang members' evil intentions. Eventually the rest of the girls and Manuel arrive to the rescue, but Murdok gets away only in time to be shot by the police.

Island of the Amazons

1960

No artwork available
4.0

A couple attends a decadent party where they become victims of salacious jokes. Furious boyfriend leaves, but she gets impression that he simply left her. She decides to join the fun, exposing her body to everyone. This bad move makes her regretful in the morning.

Night Trip

1961

No artwork available
8.0

Story of the many jobs undertaken by a sanitary technician.

The Family Diary

1961

Film credits

1970s · 3 titles

1960s · 9 titles

Don't Come Back by the Same Way poster
7.7

The story of a few untrained construction workers from poor underdeveloped parts of the country, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina or Macedonia, who carry out seasonal work in the highly-developed republic of Slovenia. Far from home, problems arise for the men - with their families, alcohol, the local population's derision and the "real Slovenian workers".

Don't Come Back by the Same Way

1965

Enclosure poster
6.7

In a Nazi concentration camp, Karl, a German political prisoner, and David, a Jewish watchmaker, are confined in a small enclosure from which only one of them will be able to go out alive.

Enclosure

1961

Island of the Amazons poster
6.5

Seven women take off on a cargo boat for a cruise, after graduating from an exclusive boarding school in Switzerland. They party with the ship's crew, but in port they meet up with Manuel, who runs a meteorological station with his father on a remote Amazon island. While out there, Manuel's father has found a crashed airplane carrying gold ingots. Manuel goes to the mainland to tell of his father's finding and is overheard by a gangster. The gangsters head over to the island and shoot Manuel's father, but Manuel escapes. Murdok captures some of the girls, who must fight off some of the gang members' evil intentions. Eventually the rest of the girls and Manuel arrive to the rescue, but Murdok gets away only in time to be shot by the police.

Island of the Amazons

1960

No artwork available
4.0

A couple attends a decadent party where they become victims of salacious jokes. Furious boyfriend leaves, but she gets impression that he simply left her. She decides to join the fun, exposing her body to everyone. This bad move makes her regretful in the morning.

Night Trip

1961

No artwork available
8.0

Story of the many jobs undertaken by a sanitary technician.

The Family Diary

1961

The Invisible Battallon poster
9.0

A group of children from a small Slovenian town form a battalion to fight against the Nazi enemy.

The Invisible Battallon

1967

A Minute for Murder poster
7.0

An emigrant returning after many years, is killed while trying to clear his name of treason. Investigation produces several skeletons.

A Minute for Murder

1962

Secret Society of PGC poster
NR

A children’s classic story wrote by post-war authors, who, inspired by the real life of young people in that period of time, addressed their topical issues through depicting their unusual adventures. Thus many generations used to grow up along with the very popular Society of Pingoclavulus.

Secret Society of PGC

1968

The Party poster
8.0

Story of young man who has lost an arm in the war and tries to find his place in postwar Ljubljana.

The Party

1960

Series credits