J. O. Martin

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La Longue Route
6.7

La Longue Route

Jun 03, 1949

La Longue Route
1949 104 min 16 vues
Prague, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Hana Kaufmann, une ophtalmologue juive, épouse le Dr Antonín Bureš, un chrétien. Lorsque sa famille est envoyée dans le camp de concentration de Theresienstadt, leur romance se transforme en une lutte pour la survie.
Drama
Slepice a kostelník
6

Slepice a kostelník

Apr 06, 1951

Slepice a kostelník
1951 88 min 2 vues
Cooperative members are harvesting crops, trying to get new water piping installed and preparing to plough away the field boundaries in autumn. Local kulak Voznica (Vladimír Repa) doesn't like any of this so he forces sexton Kodýtek (Vlasta Burian) to help him sabotage their efforts.
Comedy
Žízeň
4.5

Žízeň

Mar 24, 1950

Žízeň
1950 137 min 2 vues
The catastrophically dry weather of 1947 causes immense problems in the countryside. In the small village Klícov, only farmers Hánek and Bervida and the old Hromádka have water. The others must queue every day for a drop for themselves and their cattle. All the villagers lament over their previous decision to turn down the cooperative chairman Kouba's proposal to built a new village water-supply system.
Drama
Dva ohně
3.5

Dva ohně

Feb 17, 1950

Dva ohně
1950 137 min 2 vues
A socialist drama from the time of the February coup. The owner of the brickyard will use several workers before February in order to subvert worker solidarity and continue to do his black business. However, the vigilance of a young, aware worker prevents him from doing so.
Drama
Akce B
4.5

Akce B

Feb 22, 1952

Akce B
1952 92 min 2 vues
Film shows the struggle of the Czechoslovak armed forces against groups of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) under command Burlak, who tried to pass through the territory of Slovakia.
Drama
Botostroj
1

Botostroj

Sep 24, 1954

Botostroj
1954 101 min 1 vues
The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
Drama
Nástup
4

Nástup

May 01, 1953

Nástup
1953 118 min 4 vues
"The Rally" is based on a communist writer Vaclav Řezáč's well-written novel of the same name
Drama
Proti všem
5.5

Proti všem

Oct 04, 1957

Proti všem
1957 112 min 5 vues
After the battle of Sudoměř the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving their homes to help build the fortification of Tábor. Prague citizens request help against the army of Zikmund. The Hussite army with Jan Žižka in the lead make their way towards Prague. They fortify themselves on the mountain Vítkov and engage in a bloody battle with Zikmund’s huge army.
Drama
Jan Hus
6

Jan Hus

Apr 29, 1955

Jan Hus
1955 125 min 8 vues
Jan Hus is a 1954 Czechoslovak film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is the first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", one of the most famous works of the Czechoslovak director, completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957).
Drama
Jan Žižka
6.5

Jan Žižka

Feb 05, 1956

Jan Žižka
1956 105 min 3 vues
The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.
Drama
Před maturitou
1

Před maturitou

Sep 09, 1932

Před maturitou
1932 92 min 1 vues
The story of high school students, talented Jan and Karel, who has a problem with math. Their life affects pedantic professor of mathematics Klec, that goes with them on a school trip, which escalates the conflict between them. Jan wants to escape, but Professor Donat will discourage him. Karel fails the exam of mathematics and decides to commit suicide.
Drama
Uloupená hranice
3

Uloupená hranice

Mar 14, 1947

Uloupená hranice
1947 89 min 1 vues
Czech film tells the story of a border town in World War II. Family members and friends become enemies.
Drama
Vítězná křídla
6

Vítězná křídla

Jan 01, 1951

Vítězná křídla
1951 90 min 2 vues
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 designer Ruda, who is also an excellent pilot, but also hotheaded, undisciplined and condescending towards his colleagues. He starts flirting with the glass grinder Lída, although he knows that she is Franta's girl friend. A conflict is not long in coming. When Franta's glider crashes due to a suspected mistake by Ruda, Ruda is banned for a certain period of time. This is fatal, because both young men were actually supposed to represent Czechoslovakia at the upcoming international gliding championships in Poland.
Drama