Karol Machata

Tri poviedky so Zdenou Gruberovou (1994)

TV adaptation of short stories from the world of humour. In the dramatised short stories Seven Teapots by M. Saki, The Substitute by G. Maupassant and Signora by L. Pirandello, we will see in the main role the outstanding Slovak actress Zdena Grúberová. ...

Tri poviedky s Karolom Machatom (1993)

Meeting with the acting work of Karol Machata. Television dramatization of short stories from world humorous literature (The Death of a Bachelor, The Incident, The Tight Fraction). ...

Vdova (1993)

TV dramatisation of a novella by Austrian writer L. Ingrisch. ...

Spomienky na lúčenie (1993)

Musical-dramatic production based on songs by Gejza Dusík from the operetta Under a Foreign Flag. The production is about the fact that the past can be beautiful in memories, but it also has a lot of sadness and sorrow... ...

Najdúch (1992)

Pavilón číslo 6 (1992)

Oneskorené kvety (1992)

Lorenzaccio (1991)

Dobrá novina, šťastná hodina... (1990)

Don't Be Afraid (1989)

Woodcutter Ondra, who for his bold nature is called Nebojsa. He goes into the world to learn fear. During his journey, on which he is accompanied by a cowardly thief Ferka, he can deal with a bunch of bandits, vicious mill, fiery rock and eventually he mus ...

Hody (1988)

One of the annual gatherings of the Nádašskov family turns into a confrontation between different attitudes to life and generational views. The son-in-law tries to convince every member of the large family of the advantages of selling the old family home ...

Tvár v rose (1988)

Not Far From Heaven (1987)

A folk musical about a musician named Šimaľ, who goes to heaven after death. He gradually discovers that the other world is actually just a mirror image of the earthly world and that he can only find true paradise in his native land. ...

Gottšalk (1987)

Koník z ebenu (1987)

The False Prince (1985)

The Sultan awaits the arrival of his son, Prince Omar, who has brought up in a distant land. The master tailor and his assistances are making clothes for the prince. Labakan, the most gifted of his assistances, craves to be a Sovereign's heir so he steals ...

Mariša (1984)

Salt & Gold (1983)

A fairy-tale about the power of love. The old king Pravoslav feels it is time to entrust the rule over his kingdom to one of his three daughters - the one that loves him the most. The youngest, Maruška, fails her father's expectations about proving how de ...

Náš pán doktor (1983)

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. ...

Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)

Ondrej lives on a farm outside a small town with his family. One day a group of men arrive at the family's house and the harmonious life they've led so far changes drastically for the worse. ...

Koníček Hrbáčik (1978)

Bludička (1977)

Stretnutie (1975)

A dramatic tale of a man's life marked by two world wars. The story is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the life of the Dobrik couple after the outbreak of World War I, the second part develops the life events of their son Peter, who fough ...

Telefón Agafón (1975)

Trofej neznámeho strelca (1974)

Skrytý prameň (1974)

Levoča, first half of the 16th century. Master Paul creates his most famous work - a late Gothic altar in the Church of St. James. He has just recruited the carving companion Kristof into his service. ...

Cid (1974)

Ximéná and Rodrigo love each other, but in order to remain worthy of each other, they decide to fulfill the command of honor. Don Rodrigo avenges the insult that Ximéná's father caused his father, and Ximéná asks the king to punish Rodrigo. The king ...

Srdce na lane (1973)

Hriech Kataríny Padychovej (1973)

Štefan Padych loses a lawsuit against Šulgan, a local innkeeper to whom he owes money. Not wanting his wife and three-year-old daughter to starve, he decides to leave for France. However, after his departure, his wife Katarína Padych commits infidelity ...

Kamaráti (1973)

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. ...

Dosť dobrí chlapi (1972)

A group of drivers paid according to their performance are struggling with hard work in a large quarry, somewhere where foxes say good night. A new worker, Marek Orban, joins the team of foreman Peter Hotka, known as Maco. Deep down, he is a deeply moral p ...

Čierny gróf (1972)

Dobrý skutok (1972)

Igor a výmyselníci (1972)

Dvaja (1971)

Hľadači svetla (1971)

Zločin slečny Bacilpýšky (1971)

Don't forget your child in kindergarten, because even good and helpful toys can't always protect them from evil traps. ...

Ľahučký dych (1971)

Zojka a Valerija (1971)

National Artist Professor Karol Plicka (1970)

A film portrait about Professor Karol Plicka, focusing on his films, photography and folklore work. ...

Na počiatku bola pieseň (1970)

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography. ...

Vyznavač snov (1970)

„Od štvrtka do zmŕtvychvstania...“ (1969)

Čisté ruky (1968)

Pieseň o bardejovskom Egídiovi (1968)

Documentary film about one of the most important monuments in Slovakia - the Basilica of St Giles in Bardejov. ...

Koniec a začiatok (1968)

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

Pomsta starej dámy alebo Na každého raz dôjde (1968)

Drotár (1966)

Vejár (1965)

Prípad pre obhajcu (1964)

A psychological drama from the judiciary. Lawyer Kolár handles the case of the rape and murder of a fourteen-year-old girl and tries to remove the fifteen-year-old boy from suspicion and subsequent conviction based on discrepancies in the case file. ...

Ivanov (1964)

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 ...

Horoucí srdce (1963)

The years 1851-1856: events from the life of the writer Božena Němcová, who, because of her free-thinking views and strong patriotic feelings, comes into conflict with the society, the church and the Austrian authorities... A cold, too readable version ...

Geľo Sebechlebský (1963)

Keď chybí trombón (1962)

Midnight Mass (1962)

On Christmas Eve, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Slovakia, the Kubiš family grapples with survival amidst brutal reprisals. Marián collaborates as a fascist guard leader, while his sister Angela has an affair with their Nazi lodger, Major Brecker. The situation ...

Brothers (1962)

A bricklayer, Jozef Haviar, decides to live with his family on the small farm of his father through the difficult years of the economic crisis. But on his return to his father's house he gets into a conflict with his brother. The life-and-death conflict be ...

Vždy možno začať (1962)

A dramatic story from the environment of young actors, students of the Bratislava theatre school. Betka Šimanová, a young acting adept, is a diligent student, but diligence, perseverance and hard work cannot make up for her lack of talent. She comes to t ...

Labyrint srdce (1961)

It is 1955 and the government in Czechoslovakia has declared an amnesty for post-war emigrants. Many of them returned to their families, only young Pavel Kocián's single mother waits in vain for him. Despite her protests, Tomáš Stach, an assembler, is a ...

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 ...

Interrupted Song (1960)

Young couple separated by World War 2, dream of being reunited years later. ...

Ivan (1960)

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 ...

St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)

A comedy about a lost inheritance, love and a red umbrella, which, according to a local legend, belonged to St. Peter himself. ...

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 ...

Janko mydlo a voda (1957)

Angel in the Mountains (1955)

Mr. Angel goes winter sporting and at the same time investigates his son's fiancee. ...

The Wooden Village (1955)

Slovak movie is based on the novel by the prominent representative of Slovak prose František Hečka, who was in 1952 awarded the State Prize. The novel and the movie successfully capture the development of Slovak village after the liberation in 1945. The ...

Unploughed Field (1954)

The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Peter Jilemnický is a drama about the life of poor Kysuce miners, which takes place in the thirties during the economic crisis. During the peak wave of emigration, the dream of a better life drives thou ...

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 ...

Dúha nad Slovenskom (1952)

Mladé srdcia (1952)

The Struggle Will End Tomorrow (1951)

The story of the great strike of the workers building the Cervena Skala - Mergecany railway line ...

Victorious Wings (1951)

Many of the young workers at an aircraft factory near Prague are members of an aviation club. On the one hand, there is the responsible Franta, who is highly regarded by his colleagues due to his understanding nature. Opposite him is the talented aircraft ...