Ladislav Mrkvička

Old-Timers (2019)

Vlasta and Tonda don't have much longer to live but they do have one more important task ahead of them - to find and kill the communist prosecutor who sent them to prison in the 1950s. An unusual road movie about two former political prisoners who fight fo ...

Climbing Paradise (2016)

The story of the dramatic fate of the Czech climber Josef speck and his comrades, executed by the Nazis in April 1945 in Theresienstadt. ...

Korunní princ (2015)

Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest lives the evil wizard Kruciatus. A hundred years ago, he attempted to destroy the kingdom now ruled by King Alexander, who has two sons - the heir to the throne, John, and the younger prince, Charles. However, Charles refu ...

Piknik (2014)

A weekend trip for nine friends to places where they once spent many years of their lives. A contemporary TV movie with a star-studded cast. Nine friends and their families are getting ready for a weekend trip to the countryside. They have tents, meat for ...

Car Fairy Tales (2011)

The film consists of five parts - a live-action framing story and four distinct animated episodes - each by a different creative team and in a different animation style, from Pojar and Koutský's semi-plastic "Princess Who Never Smiled," through Žabka's p ...

Jiří z Poděbrad (2009)

Krásný čas (2006)

The third installment in a loose series featuring the character Renáta Soukupová. Renáta is on the threshold of her thirties and is determined to conquer Bohemia back, to find her permanent and certainly beautiful existence here. And, of course, love, b ...

Grandhotel (2006)

The Grand Hotel is a place between heaven and earth. A place where clouds and human desires float by. This metaphorical story is set in a famous hotel towering above Liberec. Working there, as both guardian and prisoner, is Fleischman, a maintenance man an ...

Můj otec a ostatní muži (2003)

Autumn 1988. Renata is studying journalism. She lives with her jealous boyfriend Standa, whom she occasionally cheats on. She edits the school magazine and is perhaps a little more daring than the others, mainly because she doesn't want to be the daughter ...

Falešné obvinění (2003)

Today's story takes place in distant California, but it could just as easily happen here. It tells of dangerous intrigues, accusations, and slander that can have a devastating effect on anyone's life... Phillip Madison has a happy family and a thriving med ...

Selhání (2000)

Paní Mlha (2000)

On Klobouk Hill, which rises above the marshy forests, stands a bell tower, and there reigns Lady Fog, who rules the entire region unseen. No matter what the reformed bandit Jerka Berka claims, she is the true mistress here. And then there is the righteous ...

Kouzelnice (1998)

The secret that has been hidden for eighteen years in an old tower deep in the woods is known only to the fairy Daphne. Only she knows that, thanks to her help, a small child who was supposed to die at the will of an evil queen grew up to become a prince a ...

Vodnická čertovina (1996)

When something flashes across the pond dam in the early evening, it could be the gamekeeper Čeřínek, or the poacher Kopýtko and the tailor Nitka, or... could it be Pepík and Franta? A water sprite, no, water sprites don't exist, only superstitious old ...

O princezně, která nesměla na slunce (1996)

Poslední přesun (1995)

Most people have left Earth, for unknown reasons and to unknown destinations. The story follows three men who live together and support each other. They use an old military warehouse full of supplies and food to survive. They try to maintain their human va ...

Láska zlatnice Leonetty (1991)

Hodina obrany (1991)

Twins at the Zoo (1990)

The parents decided to send two twins, Honza, and Martin, on vacation to their grandfather. ...

Sedm bílých plášťů (1990)

Pasiáns (1990)

The story of six men and one woman who, while exploring the underground part of an old palace, discover that they are trapped here and that there is no return. One can survive here, but is mere survival life? This is the question each of them asks, only th ...

Trezor (1989)

Táta k příštím Vánocům (1989)

Lék pod kůži (1988)

Kouzelnice od Křídového potoka (1988)

Zlatá flétna (1988)

The fairy tale tells the story of two musicians, Princess Clara and the magician Manetti. Tomáš and Jakub free the princess from the evil power of the magician's golden flute, but the magician is not about to give up so easily. ...

O zrzavé Andule (1988)

Have you ever heard of Kampa Island on the Vltava River? It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque corners of old Prague. And it is here, in the family of the pharmacist, that the kind and honest Andula serves, who is chased from morning till night b ...

Jsi falešný hráč (1987)

Even the best of friends can fall apart, often all it takes is a minor misunderstanding. That's exactly what happened to two village friends, children finishing elementary school, between whom hostility and suspicion suddenly set in. The mosaic-like plot c ...

Zikmund řečený Šelma ryšavá (1987)

In December 1437, Emperor Sigismund, King of Bohemia and Hungary, returns from Prague to Hungary. Due to a prolonged illness, he stops with his entourage at Znojmo Castle. The Emperor's wife Barbora, daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Duke Albrecht of Hab ...

Ants Bring Death (1986)

The biggest threat to a successful crackdown on drug traffickers and consumers is the international hitman Barták, sent to the Czech Republic to eliminate all his collaborators... ...

O loupežníku Olbramovi (1986)

A co ten ruksak, králi? (1986)

In one kingdom, there was a stupid king. And he suddenly became wise because he met a magical grandfather who gave him a backpack. Who would have thought that it was possible to carry wisdom in a backpack? The subjects of the king, who came to his senses i ...

Písničky Na zábradlí (1986)

Výsledek testu (1986)

Nejlepší lékař mého života (1986)

Když hraje klarinet (1985)

In one village, there lives a girl named Žofinka, who loves playing the clarinet, which makes her father a little angry, as he would rather see her working at home at the cottage. And in that country, in the royal castle, lives Prince Vendelín, who also ...

Vodník v pivovaře (1985)

Noc smaragdového měsíce (1985)

This downbeat, grim drama about three brothers who are reunited at their mother's funeral is actually visually as dark as its story, making it difficult at times to clearly distinguish a scene. These brothers are not particularly exceptional as people go, ...

Kariéra (1985)

The story of a young man who found the meaning of love and a place in life at the cost of a loss. ...

Honza a tři zakleté princezny (1984)

Honza is looking forward to taking a vacation, but the disappearance of three spoiled princesses spoils his plans. He is helped in his rescue not only by the kind fairy-tale grandmother, who is responsible for their "curse", but also by three scoundrels wh ...

Skřivánek a sova (1984)

Third Clinch for Tommy (1984)

A detective story set in a youth mountaineering club. One of the members, Ivan Kočička, nicknamed Kocour, single-handedly investigates the mystery of the body of an unknown man, which he discovered in a cave on top of a rock. ...

Pod nohama nebe (1984)

Olda Raška, a novice pilot, is going through an emotional crisis that will greatly affect his professional abilities. Only thanks to the understanding of his superiors will he realise his shortcomings and overcome the crisis. While he begins his life's jo ...

Tažní ptáci (1984)

The sequel to the film Icarus focuses on the further fates of pianist Kára, who decided to fight the demon of alcohol. With the support of his family, he enters an alcohol treatment center. He decided to undergo treatment voluntarily. He did not want to c ...

Hodina splněných přání (1984)

Smrt krále Václava IV. (1983)

Červánková královna (1983)

Princess Magdalena is not having an easy time. Her mother, the queen, has died and her father, the king, has remarried. When Magdalena has grown into a pretty girl, her stepmother begins to make life hell for her. She doesn't want the king to notice that t ...

Anulka a pan Pětiočko (1983)

Plášť Marie Terezie (1983)

Malý velký hokejista (1983)

Hockey requires great commitment and even sacrifice from an early age. The thirteen-year-old players of a school hockey team, led by an experienced and perceptive coach, struggle with various problems of their age, from first loves to low self-confidence a ...

Hrátky (1983)

Sixteen-year-old Magda and Jakub, who is the same age, are in love. Nothing wrong with that, love is part of youth. But one day, Jakub invites Magda to a cottage instead of a disco. And the romance of the most beautiful sunsets for two is quickly replaced ...

Vojáček a dračí princezna (1982)

Dostih (1982)

The film is set in the environment of the internationally renowned Pardubice Steeplechase, with the main roles being devoted to equestrian sport outside of filming. ...

V zámku a podzámčí (1981)

The story of an unhappy, childless princess, her loving husband and the poor villagers threatened by a terrible disease, who finally received help from above. ...

Kluci z bronzu (1981)

From time to time, we have produced an admirable film about the virtues of the domestic army, which raised the right men in ideal conditions - in this case, we meet the enthusiastic drill sergeants in green, who selflessly rehearse a demanding Spartakiad c ...

Don't Look Back, There Is a Horse Behind Us (1981)

Postwoman Mrs Skorepa, her husband the ambulance driver Mr Skorepa and their eleven-year-old twins Petr and Pavel live in Prague in Malá Strana (Lesser Town), one of the Prague's historical and oldest quarters. The boys are crazy about cars and everything ...

Bratři Karamazovi (1981)

In 1976, the Czech New Wave philosopher and director Evald Schorm came to the Na zábradlí Theatre. He stayed there for twelve years, until his death. He raised a generation of actors who were aware of their own personalities. In The Brothers Karamazov, t ...

Hlas krve (1980)

Kdo přichází před půlnocí (1980)

The accountants at a agricultural cooperative near Prague have completed the calculation of wages. The driver with the cashier are leaving for a bank in Prague to withdraw the cash amounting to over one million crowns. On returning back, an oncoming heavy ...

Život je tvrdolín (1980)

Akce Rys (1979)

Operation Rys is a code name for survival training behind enemy lines. For three young soldiers, Aleš, Ota, and František, this means surviving ten days in the forest, avoiding capture or being lured into a trap, and reporting daily on the observed objec ...

Leť, ptáku leť! (1979)

Even a strict and not very popular teacher can achieve extraordinary popularity with his pupils. When their favourite teacher breaks his leg just before a bicycle trip, he is replaced by his strict colleague. Although his involuntary charges are not enthus ...

Zlodějská komedie (1979)

Bratři Kipové (1979)

The ship's first officer, Karel Kip, and his brother, engineer Petr Kip, are convicted as mutineers for the mysterious murder of the captain of the ship James Cook. However, thanks to the intervention of the governor, they only receive life imprisonment in ...

O vysoké věži (1978)

Focusing on the Turquoise Mountain (1978)

It tells about the collaboration of Mongolian-Czech geologists who are discovering treasure deposits in Mongolia, and shows the events that happen to them in a humorous tone. ...

Cirkus na zelené louce (1978)

Já zůstanu věrný (1977)

Preclíková válka (1977)

Jacob (1977)

The 11-year old Jakub is living in a children's home, when he is picked up by his father. The father has been "away" for four years, the boys mother doesn't want the child. Jakub gradually finds out, that his father is hiding a secret from him. But they gr ...

Vedlejší cesta (1977)

Jak se ševcem šili čerti (1976)

Shoemaker Číč is a skilled craftsman, but a great mischievous and riddle-teller. Such that he tricks not only the king, but also Lucifer himself. He earns fame and wealth by doing so, but he hurts his poor neighbor Karafiátek. But still, a bad conscien ...

I Wouldn't Leave Tereza for Any Other Girl (1976)

An animal lover father brings home a cuddlesome female chimp named Tereza from his latest around the world and adopts her as a pet... ...

„Psáno na pranýř“ (1975)

Družina černého pera (1974)

A group of children from a working-class neighbourhood in Pilsen search for a way to effectively protest against the rampage of the First World War and the oppressive state power... ...

Jako malé děti (1974)

Kosmas a paní Božetěcha (1974)

Bratr Žak (1973)

Death Chooses (1973)

Radek Simek, the driver of a postal car, is shot dead on his regular route. The Investigators give up initial suspicions of robbery, because he carried no greater amount of money. Even questioning Honza Marek, another mail car driver, brings no result. Whe ...

Dvě věci pro život (1973)

After returning home from the army, Vasek (Ladislav Potmesil) has married Bozka (Eva Trejtnarová) and the couple now live at her parents' house. Vasek is unhappy both with his work and with sharing the house with Bozka's parents. He and his friend Ruda (O ...

And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972)

This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the hum ...

Svatba bez prstýnku (1972)

At the end of the occupation, Vojta, a young worker, marries the daughter of a rich builder to protect her from being deployed to the German Reich. Vojta agrees because he secretly loves Alena. But when the newlywed's family learns that Vojta is suspected ...

Metráček (1972)

The heroine of the story is a teenage Jitka Pažoutová, suffering from her fatness and clumsiness. For her, the real torture is especially the gym classes led by a sympathetic gym teacher, nicknamed Bohoušek by the girls. A change for the better is a dod ...

Schovávaná na schodech (1972)

Svědectví mrtvých očí (1971)

When former criminal Gaudl discovers the strange behaviour of his son-in-law Professor Horacek, he becomes worried about his daughter Hedwig and starts to gather evidence. When his suspicions seem justified, he visits his former colleague and friend, Lieut ...

Třírohý klobouk (1971)

Tvář pod maskou (1971)

The photographer and his wife, a former beauty queen, make a living casting death masks. But their obsession goes so far that they decide to cast the face of a living person. ...

Hotel for Strangers (1967)

A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored. He is surrounded by a variety of offbeat characters like the hefty homosexual cook, shadowy clerks, snooty waiters, and valets prone to violence. He ...

Miraculous Virgin (1967)

A film adaptation of the novelette of the same title written by Dominik Tatarka depicts the life of a young generation of artists that was formed in Slovakia during the war. Anabella, a young and beautiful girl meets a group of artists. She awakens their e ...

Searching (1966)

Michal's father and his friends are stigmatized by their war experience and the post-war social deformations in which they took part either directly, or watched them cowardly and in silence. They are trying to repress their feelings of guilt and justify th ...

Strašidlo canterwillské (1965)

Prostor k ústupu (1965)

The Dynamite Watcher (1963)

Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces. ...

Ikarie XB 1 (1963)

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limi ...

The Black Dynasty (1962)

The family is connected with Prague's "Kolbenka", the ČKD locomotive factory. Grandfather Antonín, already retired, son Rudolf, a master in the locomotive assembly section and grandson Antonín, a promising football player. The film also tells the story ...

Ceiling (1962)

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost completely without hearing her voice. It is seldom that Marta gets the space to speak, instead she is mostly sub ...

Osení (1961)

Set in a village, the story of a simple-minded, not-so-responsible young man who still manages to take care of his younger siblings after their father has left the family. Good thing he could lean on the principles of exemplary socialist morality. Not surp ...

Žalobníci (1961)

The young generation is not very at peace with the morality of their parents. In a story set in a Moravian village, the otherwise contented cooperators indulge in stealing from the common property without seeing anything wrong with such actions. After bein ...

Lidé jako ty (1960)

A "fairly ordinary and mundane" working day in various operations of large steel mills... ...

Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960)

Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. Amidst the brutality of the occupying German army, love blossoms between the two. He is her only link to the outside world. Then the two are discovered ...

Malíř Kamil Lhoták (1960)

A poetic documentary portrait about czechoslovakian painter. ...

Olověný chléb (1954)