Movies by Václav Vydra

Old Czech Legends

Old Czech Legends

A monumental piece of art bringing the heroes of the ancient Czech myths back to life. The picture consists of seven parts: Cech the Forefather, Bivoj, Libuse, Premysl, Girls War, Horymir, Lucka War.

The doctor's secret

The doctor's secret

Měsíc nad řekou

Měsíc nad řekou

Dítě hvězdy

Dítě hvězdy

The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins

The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins

A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out about thieving rich scoundrels sticking it to the poor.

Šestapadesát neomluvených hodin

Šestapadesát neomluvených hodin

Half a House Without a Groom

Half a House Without a Groom

The Francs with their daughters Olina and Jirina are building a villa in the village of Rezkovice. Father Franc (Vladimír Mensík) doesn't allow himself a minute's respire and restlessly forces to work his wife, both daughters and Zdenek, Jirina's suitor. Zdenek does not protest against it and, in addition, he is skillful. On the contrary, Olina's boyfriend Libor is worse at work. He studies at the Technical College and he does not succeed much in grasping the building handicraft. Franc, proud of his pursuits, decides that he will arrange the...

Naši furianti

Naši furianti

Josef Kajetán Tyl

Josef Kajetán Tyl

A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.

Den, kdy unesli papeže

Den, kdy unesli papeže

Směry života

Směry života

Vy nám taky, šéfe!

Vy nám taky, šéfe!

Popel

Popel

Bad Joke 4

Bad Joke 4

Ten years later, the people of Kamenákov are still stirring up trouble, including Pepa, who is now mayor and trying to establish a police force.

Poutník Václav Vydra

Poutník Václav Vydra

Tlustý pradědeček

Tlustý pradědeček

Králi, já mám nápad

Králi, já mám nápad

Night Terror

Night Terror

The name day of Mr. Fiala: The husband catches his wife with his friend. In the ensuing argument the husband is insulted and attacked. The lovers believe him to be dead and carry him from the house out into the street. Drunkards find him there and they think they have have killed him. They stand him against a wall with his face in the window of a miser who has just been counting his money. The miser punches the man in the head and takes the "corpse" to river and throws it in.

The White Disease

The White Disease

In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros