Bohumil Vávra Movies

A parable for the end of totalitarianism. Three protagonists - a high official, a secretary, and a border guard - representative of three...

Saxony, devastated by the Thirty Years' War, is led by the comedy troupe of the principal Fortunato. The student Vavrinec has fled Bohemia and...

In the fifites the 10 year old boy Honza lives with his single mother in Prague. The mother is a dedicated communist in the beginning but she changes...

Carefree young nurse Marta learns upon her husband's death that he was involved in all manner of criminal activity, which puts her life in danger.

A fairy tale about Petr the coal miner and Sklenáříček the elf... You may find it incomprehensible that someone could crave...

The story of a juvenile delinquent who, despite society's efforts to reform him, irrevocably ruined his life.

Chronicle of frontier division Czech police (SNB) in the years 1946 - 1949.

Captain Exner solves another detective mystery - this time while he's on vacation. The most elegant of Czech crime novelists has chosen a quiet town...

A short film about Prague, Prague residents, and the beginning of the weekend.

In 1869, while investigating gruesome murders, a detective allies himself with a success-hungry newspaper editor.

People can be addicted to things, like high-calorie food. But the struggle against overweight and overeating is often futile, so the unfortunates...

The film was based on the novel "Milión" by Karel Štorkán. The book and the film depict the events surrounding the great...

A Nordic tale of human weakness and strength... Young Hjalmar, son of Gunar, lord of the manor, sets out on a long journey to meet the Queen of the...