Ľudovít Greššo

Attention, Rounds! (1982)

A story about an everyday life of an inflectional department of Prague hospital. ...

Dozrievanie (1982)

The story of a young, university-qualified agronomist Tomáš Rajecký and his humanly complicated opponent, Viliam Kubica, who has been tempered and hardened by years of practice and is the chief agronomist of the unified farmers' cooperative in Machov, s ...

Podivné okolnosti (1982)

Fénix (1981)

Even a top athlete, a discus thrower, faces difficulties when she has to consider her future. She seems to lack nothing: the socialist physical education provides her with all the necessary facilities to prepare for the Olympics, she trusts a responsible c ...

Night Riders (1981)

Two men of principle face each other. One is backed by a whole, however poor village, the other by the law. It is a conflict that reaches it's climax in the closing shoot-out. Instead of the Wild West, the gunshots go off on the Slovak-Polish border. Micha ...

Hodiny (1981)

Pánska spoločnosť (1981)

Prípad Evy Burdovej (1981)

Starý včelár (1981)

The Old Beekeeper brings a suggestive reflection on the pure soul of a brave simple man who strives to live honestly and selflessly. His relationship to the order of the world and nature also reflects his relationship to people, and he achieves harmony in ...

Děti zítřků (1980)

Men Don't Cry (1980)

The holidays began and Pepík Janousek is playing with his friend Hadraba, whose nickname is Sun. Sun has to baby-sit his small brother in a pram and envies Pepík his nice adoptive parents because his own father beats him often. Pepík is happy - he will ...

Svadba Arneho Jurgu (1980)

Triptych o láske (1980)

TV movie "Triptych of love" was created by short stories by famous Slovak writer Ladislava Nádaši - Jégeho. Historical themes in his works have an ambition to bring over to look attractive environment and time bygone era strong dramatic stories and exci ...

Patálie s kamerou (1980)

Poéma o svedomí (1979)

Historical reconstruction of the events of the anti-fascist struggle in Slovakia in 1943 and 1944. ...

Blízke diaľavy (1979)

Sneh pod nohami (1979)

A contemporary story from the lives of young people, students of a ski high school, who, in addition to their studies, are preparing for a career as active sports competitors. ...

V predvečer (1979)

Olejkár (1979)

Pochábeľ (1979)

Prvá vina odpustená... (1979)

Ruy Blas (1979)

Smrť chodí po horách (1979)

A television film, an adaptation of Vladimír Mináč's first novel. The dramatic story of two brothers during the Slovak National Uprising provides artistic testimony to authentic events from the Slovak mountains in 1944. ...

Bitka o van Gogha (1979)

Prievidzký mriežkovaný (1979)

Kde šumí les (1979)

Dvere dokorán (1978)

The story of a young college student who loses his parents and well-off family background in a car accident. He gradually finds inner balance with the help of a group of young workers whose friendship helps him overcome difficult life problems. ...

Biela stužka v tvojich vlasoch (1978)

The Lawyer (1978)

The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles in her burgeoning career and complications in private her life. ...

Nie (1978)

The poverty of Slovak workers during the Great Depression during the Masaryk Republic reached such a level that it led to a well-organized strike. The capitalists and their minions tried by all means to break it. Even the workers who had not yet been elect ...

Penelopa (1978)

An emancipated restorer restores rare castle frescoes in an ancient village with figures of ancient heroines - and one of them, Penelope, resembles an old woman who has been waiting for the return of her husband and son for forty years, who have supposedly ...

Bambusová dievčina (1978)

Posledná fáza zatmenia (1978)

Yetiho stopy (1977)

Odsúdenie Paganiniho (1977)

Humánna povinnosť (1977)

Vacations at Grandma's (1977)

An original television film about a city who goes to the village for vacations and finds real friends there. ...

Sokovia (1977)

Rose Tinted Dreams (1977)

Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. His eyes cross that of the beautiful gypsy Jolanka. Together, they will try to live a first and big love, despite the pressure of their respective commun ...

Sen o Krištofovi Kolumbusovi (1977)

Ako sa Vinco zaťal (1977)

An unconventionally seen story from the period of the Slovak National Uprising will especially interest you with the character of the village lad and brawler Vince Kucek, played by Ivan Romančík. Hours and hours spent in the pub, riots with friends, scen ...

Zlomené putá (1977)

Anjel prichádza oknom (1976)

10 % nádeje (1976)

Tetované časom (1976)

Najvzdialenejšia hviezda na nebi (1976)

Horúčka (1975)

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

V každom počasí (1975)

Kto odchádza v daždi... (1975)

A drama from the period of village collectivisation in 1947-1948, it depicts the life of former beggars who, after the war and land reform, acquire land and dream of becoming wealthy landlords. New social conditions, the onset of collectivisation, but also ...

Big Night and Big Day (1975)

Slovakian villagers towards the end of WW II are despairing as German troops fall back to their village. ...

Čenkovej deti (1975)

Prešporská kasáreň maľovaná (1975)

Pätnásť životov (1974)

Ohnivé križovatky (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. ...

Sezam, otvor sa! (1974)

Pokus o vraždu (1973)

The main character of the story is Professor Trojan, the head of a Prague clinic, who is not experiencing the happiest of times. His cat has been poisoned with cyanide, he has a falling out with his son Petr, who has moved to Brno to be with his wife, the ...

Kronika žhavého léta (1973)

A broadly drawn ideological epic set in the summer of 1947 in the borderlands of northern Bohemia: reactionary elements plot to undermine postwar social change while committed local communists struggle to organize workers and defend the emerging order. The ...

Dolina (1973)

A dramatic story of the emotional, moral and political maturation of two young people during the Slovak National Uprising. ...

Desatinka citu (1973)

Field Lilies (1973)

Two repatriated soldiers search for stability and love when they return home after the First World War. ...

Džarkovia (1973)

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 ...

Zlozor (1971)

Ľahučký dych (1971)

Naši pred bránami (1970)

A tragicomedy about people who are able to make use of the war situation for their own benefit. The Gavora family of four leave their secure village home blinded by the vision of a big career and easy earning of money in the capital city. ...

Celebration in the Botanical Garden (1969)

Maria, an inn keeper, is always a bride but never a wife. She meets newcomer Pierre, who disturbs the peace of the small village and teaches the locals how to enjoy life. E. Havetta's debut was inspired by naïve art, French impressionism, silent slap-stic ...

Stopy na Sitne (1969)

Slovak partisans, bravely fighting against Nazi superiority, would never have succeeded to such an extent if they had not been supported by the villagers. Despite the threat of repression, it is the villagers who care for the wounded, hide them, and behave ...

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

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. ...

Stud (1968)

The drama offers Arnošt Pánek, chairman of the National Committee, as the protagonist of the story. Pánek is disturbed by news of the arrest of his protégé Kvasil – chairman of a JZD agricultural cooperative in the nearby village of Spádová. He is ...

The Ballad of Seven Hanged Men (1968)

Seven people waiting for their death. A group of assasins - three men and two women - and Gypsy thief spend their time in prison to be tucked up. ...

In The Hour Of Fear... (1968)

The story of a man who, in a supposed struggle to save his own life and home, kills a helpless man. His victim is a Jewish doctor who is hidden by partisans in a secluded peasant home. ...

The Pickpockets (1967)

As unbelievable as it sounds, a stint in prison can really fix things. The old seasoned pickpocket will serve many years before he is released, but he comes out a changed man. He even dares to refuse the lures and threats of an all-powerful criminal gang t ...

Rázcestie (1967)

Three Chestnut Horses (1966)

Magdaléna, pure-hearted and guided by emotion, attracts Zápotočný, a callous egoist and abuser. Their turbulent relationship, set against a backdrop of social hardship, forces Magdaléna to confront the limits of compassion and the price of innocence w ...

Akcia Strasser (1966)

Výhybka (1963)

A story of two old friends, who after ten years - one as the deputy director and the other as the chairman of the party organization - meet on a large construction site. ...

Raven's Route (1962)

The story, set in the context of the construction of long-distance power lines, captures the life and work of a group of fitters who come to a mountain village to electrify the local cooperative. After being transferred to a lower-paid and "demeaning" job, ...

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 ...

Jerguš Lapin (1960)

Little Jerguš's father was killed by gendarmes. To help his mother, the boy is hired as a laborer, then goes to the factory, to the city, but, unable to withstand the cruel exploitation, hoping to become free and independent, returns to the mountains, whe ...

V hodine dvanástej (1959)

Nazi soldiers committed atrocities even when sober – and if they got drunk, they did even worse. The inhabitants of a Slovak village during the national uprising learn this when they have to accept an arrogant Hitlerite guard. When two soldiers go missin ...

Žena z Vrchov (1956)

A dramatic story of a young woman, Mária Kedrová, who gradually breaks free from her humiliating position in her family and society in the post-war years. Tired of the inhumane work and tyranny on behalf of her husband's kulak family, after endless humil ...