Stanislav Hájek Movies

A directors autobiography about his debut during the rise of socialism.

The distinctive artist, typographer, and writer Josef Váchal is known to the public primarily for his Blood Novel. The surrealistic exuberance...

This wacky musical comedy builds on absurd ideas, parodic humour and many variously subverted references to famous...

An elderly tailor strangles young women with a black stocking. Inspired by a true crime.

Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988...

It is 1920, political unrest is growing in Prague and the Social Democrats are about to betray their historic mission by prioritising their own...

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

First movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu, based on the works of...

This drama with a criminal plot is a study of the intricately intertwined relationships of four people whose lives have been interrupted by the...

A former aircraft mechanic wants to start a new life in a small border village after a stint in prison and working in the mines. But things don't...

A short story film in which the first story takes place at the end of the German occupation, when a resistance fighter is arrested while transporting...

This international co-production, shot at Barrandov Studios with international cast including Czech actors is an attempt to create a sci-fi fantasy...

A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague.

A divorced engineer is preparing "accidental" meeting between his eleven years daughter and his fiancé.

During the First World War, the crooks Scholef and Krumka sell weapons on the black market. After the collapse of the monarchy they try their hand at...

Based on a real event - the shooting of a group of working-class children on 20 April 1930 in Radotín. Thirteen-year-old Boženka‘s...

Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa orchestra, but he is again and again distracted by...