František Dibarbora

Freckled Max and the Spooks (1987)

A parody of Frankensteinian stories. It is a story of a little boy, an orphan who arrives at the Castle of Count Frankenstein - a world inhabited by mysterious and sometimes a bit ridiculous scary creatures. Although each one of them is different, they all ...

Sen o kováčovi (1986)

Výlet do Paríža (1986)

Počúvaj tú melódiu (1986)

O siedmich rokoch (1986)

Tiene v raji (1986)

Neobyčajné všedné dni (1986)

Čierny slnovrat (1985)

Albert (1985)

Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty. Now he is playing time from time to rich people. Then Albert meets count Delesov, who tries to change Albert's life. Two different characters, two ways of ...

Balada o vkladnej knižke (1985)

A drama of a family whose members pay the price for their desire for material well-being. ...

Škriepnici (1985)

Ján Literát (1985)

Medulienka (1985)

Pro forma... (1985)

Raz, dva, tri (1985)

A situational comedy from a world of unlimited possibilities, in which a poor taxi driver becomes a consul general, chairman of a motor racing council, and member of the most exclusive clubs within a single hour. ...

Zlatná krajina (1985)

Heloisa a Abelard (1984)

A classic story about the tragic, yet indestructible love of young Heloise for the heretical monk and medieval philosopher Abelard, who fought with his whole life and work against false church dogmas. - A dramatic metaphor about the necessity of man to fig ...

Profesor na bielom koni (1984)

Stalo sa v našom mestečku (1984)

Johnny Púčik and His Career (1983)

The TV adaptation of Ivan Stodola's satirical theatre comedy tells the story of a shy charity official who is looking forward to a definitive life with a charming colleague. One day, however, in return for a promised favor, he confesses to the embezzlement ...

Zlatá rybka (1983)

Dvanásť nahnevaných mužov (1982)

Slovak remake of the 1957 Sidney Lumet movie, "12 Angry Men". ...

Delenie majetku (1982)

Chlap prezývaný Brumteles (1982)

Who would not remember the impressive robust acting of one of the most outstanding artists of the middle acting generation, a representative of many remarkable characters in which masculine strength dramatically met with the fragility of human feelings? Vl ...

Doktor Bencúr (1982)

Nech sa niekto opováži alebo Ako Ďuro Konôpka o fujaru prišiel (1982)

„Omladnutie“ (1982)

Vlci (1982)

Maťo a princezná Uliana (1982)

V tomto meste, v tejto chvíli (1982)

Čudné dievča (1981)

Mojmír II. (1981)

Zaujímaví muži (1981)

Desiaty chlap (1981)

Izba naivného deda (1981)

Nedokončená partia (1981)

An original TV adaptation of a play about human solidarity. The story of a man who, feeling guilty for the death of his son, retreats into isolation for several years, but an unexpected situation forces him to return to active life. This television play, w ...

Ruleta (1981)

Victoria v podjeseň (1981)

Vojvodkyňa z Amalfi (1980)

Dnes platí regulačný stupeň č. 6 (1980)

Smrť šitá na mieru (1980)

Bratislava, 1930s. The owner of a luxury tailoring salon, Alfréd Blum, has always relied on a classy clientele, thanks to which he rose to the top of society. But times change, the world is in an economic crisis, and Blum discovers that in reality he only ...

Potopená katedrála (1980)

Sobota, nedeľa, pondelok (1980)

Najatý klaun (1980)

Veselé panie z Windsoru (1980)

Sir John Falstaff, a bon vivant and womanizer, courts Mrs. Ford one day and Mrs. Page the next. They are cheerful but respectable ladies, so they devise a plan to punish the old rogue and teach him a lesson about his immoral advances and womanizing. ...

Železné ruky (1980)

Place of the World Istanbul (1979)

An alcoholic tries to rob an intellectual and suddenly recognises him as his childhood friend. They recall their childhood mischief and their glorious time, which was at the beginning of the First World War, which was at first somewhere far away, but its t ...

Drevená figúrka (1979)

Ruy Blas (1979)

Prievidzký mriežkovaný (1979)

Jubilejné spomienky (1979)

Manželčatá (1979)

Zlatý dážď (1978)

Einsteinov úsmev (1978)

Pomarančová rozprávka (1978)

Štyri kolesá (1978)

Iní, ako ty a ja (1978)

Rodinný dom (1978)

Zbojníci (1978)

Recepty na šťastie (1978)

Slnko vychádza nad Prašivou (1977)

A television film from the period of World War II, whose hero is Ondrej, living alone in his widow's house. The war has not yet touched him, he has only heard about it from people. One day, however, he learns that the Slovak National Uprising has broken ou ...

Škola klebiet (1977)

Pozor, ide Jozefína... (1977)

A satirical story about a young teacher, Josefína, who resolutely embarks on a fight against a group of bricklayers who demand exorbitant prices for their dubious and poor-quality services and, under the pretext of helping, rob the inhabitants of a wester ...

Sen o Krištofovi Kolumbusovi (1977)

Vzkriesenie Míny (1977)

Andersonvillský proces (1976)

Šepkajúci fantóm (1976)

A dangerous maniac is on the loose in the city, targeting women... The last episode of the free Slovak crime series depicts the fight between law enforcement officers and a maniac who threatens women. An unknown young man cuts several girls with a razor on ...

Horúčka (1975)

A psychological story of a young printing house leader and his subordinates and a "dangerous contract from the West". ...

Takmer dokonalý muž (1975)

Veľká poľovačka (1975)

Tajomstvo divadelnej šatne (1975)

Mozoľovci (1975)

Ex libris (1975)

Zlaté jabĺčko (1975)

Prerušujem pojednávanie (1975)

Simultánka s Aľochinom (1975)

Trofej neznámeho strelca (1974)

V tieni šedivých lúk (1974)

Rosmersholm (1974)

Nešťastník (1974)

Sólo pre bicie (hodiny) (1973)

Víťazný pád (1973)

Noc v krčme „U veľkého diviaka“ (1973)

A TV adaptation of I.S. Turgenev's play. A parody of romantic tragedies. Young Greluchon attempts to murder the husband of the woman he passionately loves. After numerous twists and misunderstandings, everyone ultimately survives, and Greluchon's fit of pa ...

Návšteva (1973)

Timon Aténsky (1973)

A television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about the destructive power of wealth. Timon, a rich and generous Athenian citizen, gives gifts to his friends generously and magnanimously. He helps everyone in need, regardless of their status. However, he ...

Ako ostrihať manžela (1973)

Sheperds Wife (1972)

Television film based on the classic Slovak drama by Ivan Stodola. The theme of the play is the return of a supposedly dead man. The Ondrej-Eva-Mišo relationship triangle will only be solved by the death of one of them. ...

Páni sa zabávajú (1972)

The story of a rural landowner and his struggle with "friends" who try to deprive him of his advantageous position and beautiful wife. ...

Žobrácke dobrodružstvo (1972)

Until The Rooster Crows (1972)

Existentialist drama based on the play of the same name by the Slovak writer Ivan Bukovčan. The story of ten apparently randomly selected people placed in a beer hall of a small town during the Nazi occupation of Slovakia. Slowly, facts begin to emerge, c ...

Komisár je dobrák (1972)

Klietka plná vtákov (1972)

Kufor plný zlata (1972)

Tuba plná peny (1972)

Tichá kaviareň (1972)

Šťastie zberateľov (1972)

Zázrak v Alžbetkove (1971)

Úklady a láska (1971)

Pán si neželal nič (1971)

Mr. Ctibor once worked as a hotel valet, and although he is retired, he is still eager to prove that he is needed. He thinks he has once again been given the opportunity to intervene in the interests of both the guest and the hotel's reputation, as he want ...

Ujo Váňa (1970)

Seansa (1970)

Traja svedkovia (1969)

A historical drama set in the revolutionary times of 1848. ...

Pštrosí večierok (1969)

Television adaptation of Ivan Bukovčan's tragicomedy. The story of people who meet at a post-graduation party and discuss their lives. The meeting of graduates after 25 years is a space for mental cleansing of opinions and attitudes of the past years. Hig ...

Niet inej cesty (1968)

A biographical film about the Slovak nationalist Ľudovít Štúr. It captures the revolutionary events of 1848 in Austria-Hungary, when Štúr, as a member of the Diet, led the fight for the national rights of the Slovak people. ...

The Terribly Sad Princess (1968)

Like a fairy tale, King Henry and King Good-thought decided long ago that their only children should marry and so prevent war arising between their kingdoms ever again. But the young prince is wary of marrying anyone he doesn't know. ...

Mária Tudorová (1968)

Koniec a začiatok (1968)

Television adaptation of Roman Kaliský's play. Reconstruction of a trial with a journalist from the 1950s. ...

A Pact with the Devil (1967)

A comedy about five students who are un-justly suspected of trying to lose their virginity before their graduation. The five girls first try to defend themselves, but when they find out that nobody believes them - neither the school principal nor even thei ...

Útek z hradu (1967)

Čaj u pána senátora (1967)

Drotár (1966)

Master Executioner (1966)

A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes place at the river Danube, in places that used to be targets of Ottoman raids. But their attraction to the same woman and Emil's betrayal change their indis ...

Smrť prichádza v daždi (1966)

A Slovak detective story set in contemporary Bratislava and featuring ordinary people with their own everyday problems. The violent death of Olga Holešová places them under heavy suspicion of murder. A series of strange coincidences and circumstances com ...

Zlaté jabĺčko (1966)

Zlatá panna (1965)

Odhalenie Alžbety Báthoryčky (1965)

Oko za oko (1965)

The story of two families – the county governor Gedeon and the deputy county governor Török, whose lifestyle ultimately resulted in them exchanging their life partners. ...

Žltý dostavník (1965)

Stratený list (1965)

Adieu Artúr (1965)

Kde leží naša bieda (1965)

Noc v internáte (1965)

Archimedov zákon (1964)

Contemporary satire denounces careerism, dictatorial ways, sycophancy and servility. An inconspicuous official Javorník pretends to have saved the director of the company from drowning, thanks to his qualities he gains his favor and rises in positions. He ...

Ivanov (1964)

Šesť postáv hľadá autora (1964)

Oblomov (1964)

The dramatization of the novel depicts a period when the patriarchal way of life in Russia was coming to an end and the aristocratic-landowner world, with its philosophy of life and hierarchy of values, was giving way to new forces. Oblomov is an organic p ...

Jánošík (1963)

This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks ...

Trip on the Danube (1963)

A group of Slovak tourists travels to Budapest on a luxury liner with a trio of eternal fortune-tellers, the former customs officer Hraško, the flirtatious Irena Domastová, who is divorcing her husband, the Petráš family, the old Mr. Garbiarik and the ...

Geľo Sebechlebský (1963)

Keď chybí trombón (1962)

The Coward (1962)

In a remote Slovak village in the closing days of World War II, a schoolteacher and his young wife find a wounded Russian parachutist in their front yard just as the Germans are coming in to occupy their village. As his wife readily becomes involved with a ...

Chvastúň (1962)

A comedy drawing on classical antiquity. In the play, the author mocks stupidity and arrogance, and also metes out just retribution. ...

Predjarie (1961)

During the Slovak National Uprising, even ordinary people were determined to perform heroic deeds, even though they knew they were exposing themselves to great danger. The heroine of this film, a simple country woman, has a hard time paying for her bravery ...

The Song of the Grey Pigeon (1961)

An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds five different segments that present the war through the eyes of three youngsters. The three have a series of adventures which include saving a soldier from ...

Soccer Fans (1961)

Three soccer fans are determined to do literally anything to get to the soccer match between Czechoslovakia and the famous representation team of Brazil. Reaching their goal to see the dream match live cannot he precluded neither by a sudden work task nor ...

Pán a hvezdár (1960)

On this naive and awkwardly narrated fairy tale it is remarkable that it also established the tradition of fairy tale stories in Slovakia. A certain refinement is the framing of the whole story with a puppet show that moves into the played scenes. The film ...

Muž ktorý sa nevrátil (1959)

Police Lieutenant Vlado Hronec, together with the curious journalist Zvar, first search for the thief of important production documents, which they might be interested in even behind the Iron Curtain. At first, they think that engineer Kovalský stole them ...

Šťastie príde v nedeľu (1959)

Three friends, Emil, Vrabec and Mišo, spend every Sunday playing the lottery, each nursing a personal dream: Emil wants a Jawa 250 motorcycle, Vrabec hopes for a Pionier scooter and Mišo imagines funding a world tour. Frustrated by constant losses, they ...

Earthly Honor (1958)

Historical satire from the first half of the 19th century, which captures the decay and decline of the landed estate. The impoverished peasants still seem to adhere to the old principles of peasant honor and glory, but the elections will show how easy it i ...

The Last Witch (1957)

This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much disliked by the clergy who unjustly accuse the girl of witchcraft. She ...

The Devil Does Not Sleep (1957)

Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá kampaň') comically exposing the shortcomings of society. In the interval between each short, a committee recognising themselves in the characters on ...

What Columbus did not experience (1957)

Optimizor č. 1. (1957)

Previerka lásky (1956)

Štvorylka (1956)

A comedy film taking an ironic view of the bourgeois period prior to the First World War. ...

Muž, ktorý klope (1956)

Veľké upratovanie (1956)

Neporiadkom to začína úrazom to končí?! (1956)

V piatok, trinásteho... (1954)

After his retirement, Jozef Rebro, a former chief state clerk, finds himself in a new situation. No longer able to overwork his subordinates, he becomes bored and begins to terrorize his family, his wife and daughter Olga and son František. The domestic t ...

Hamovka v rezorte B (1954)

Komu dôverovať? (1954)

Holiday with Angel (1953)

Strict and always dissatisfied grumbler Mr. Angel gets a voucher for summer recreation. He rejects it at first but he eventually decides to use it and spend 14 days in unionist hut Jezerka together with other merited co-workers. ...

Lazy sa pohly (1952)

The life on the poor Slovak hills, the lazy hills, where agriculture is at a primitive stage and where the shelves give a small harvest. Meanwhile, socialist industrialization is reaching an amazing boom in the valleys. Therefore, it is necessary to solve ...

N. S. Dombrovskij (1952)

Mladé srdcia (1952)

Priehrada (1950)

The construction of a large dam in Slovakia is hindered by the influence of small farmers on the landowner Bujna, on whom they depend for help with the harvest and for monetary loans. ...

Tatranský pohár 1950 (1950)

A documentary film about a large international competition organized in February 1950 in the Tatras, in which athletes from nine nations participated in all disciplines. ...

Katka (1950)

Strong-willed peasant girl Katka disobeys her father and heads to the city to work in a factory, where no one knows quite what to make of her. ...

Čertova stena (1949)

Two roommates – Ivan Trnovský, a university student from a wealthy family, and Petr Gazdík, a young composer, try to win the affections of a young teacher, Hanka. She teaches schoolchildren to ski, and Ivan arranges a Christmas stay with her in the Tat ...

Májové posolstvo (1949)

Wolves' Lairs (1948)

This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four sons who fight alongside the partisans against the German occupants. ...

White Darkness (1948)

A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers. ...

Sign of the Anchor (1947)

The mysterious story of a young girl Pavla, who mysteriously disappeared from her mother five years ago, takes place in the dark corners of the Bratislava port. The girl was kidnapped by the hypnotist Lascani, who performs in a variety show and has just ar ...

Beware! (1947)

A drama about Slovaks who emigrated before WW I. It is focused on the life of Ondrej Muranica. He emigrates to America because of the hard life that is partly caused by Hungarian landowners. His dreams and hopes for a happier life are destroyed by a disast ...

Neporažená armáda (1938)

A young farmer, Jan Aleš, is drafted from his native Pošumaví to join the army. Since he likes his new environment, he stays with the army as a long-term serviceman. He even successfully passes the exams for the military academy. There he becomes friend ...

Chameleón (1969)

Volpone (1969)