Ladislav Pešek Movies

A writer of pulp crime novels is drawn into a series of real crimes. This film was one of the first Czech attempts on a genre parody.

Working in the city office is a bitter clerk who believes he has only 14 days to live and so he bravely stands up to his bureaucratic director.

The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors and other important people gathered in the...

A poor musician with a good heart, as a reward for sharing even the last piece of bread despite being hungry himself, is rewarded with a miraculous...

Honza Vavrinec (Rudolf Hrusínský) works in the investment department of a large office. One day he gets involved in the case of an...

Set in a South Bohemian village, this faithful film version of Smetana’s opera follows farmer Krušina’s plan to marry his daughter...

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

Attorney František Uher is known for his patriotic mindset and active assistance in disputes between the Czechs and the Austrian justice...

From a scientific enterprise, a large sum of money has been stolen, in addition, research protocols have been photographed...

Venice Film Festival 1937

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

An anthology of three absurd, ironic tales inspired by Čapek’s “Tales from One Pocket” and “Fables and Side...