Movies by Karl Anton

I'm a Girl with a Devil in the Flesh

I'm a Girl with a Devil in the Flesh

This Czech sophisticated romantic comedy, filmed by director Anton also in a parallel French version ("Une petite femme dans le train"), casts beautiful Czech star Baarova in the role that Meg Lemonnier played in the Gallic version.

Der kühne Schwimmer

Der kühne Schwimmer

Der Vetter aus Dingsda

Der Vetter aus Dingsda

Viktor und Viktoria

Viktor und Viktoria

Aspiring singer Susanne takes over for ham actor Viktor at a small cabaret in Berlin where he works a woman impersonator and per chance she's discovered by an agent, who thinks, that she really is a man. She becomes famous, but her situation becomes troublesome, when she falls in love with Robert.

A Girl from the Reeperbahn

A Girl from the Reeperbahn

Lighthouse keeper Uwe Bull lives with his wife Hanne and the silent assistant Jens in a secluded, small world. When the only survivor from a shipwreck, young Margot from Reeperbahn, is washed up on the island, Uwe's feelings arouses. But dark clouds appear in the sky.

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara II.

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara II.

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara I.

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara I.

Do panského stavu

Do panského stavu

The Case of Colonel Redl

The Case of Colonel Redl

The case of Colonel Redl -- an officer blackmailed into spying by virtue of his homosexuality.

Pohádka máje

Pohádka máje

A lyrical tale of the pure, vernal romance between a diffident, somewhat naive girl from a rural backwater and a fairly dissolute, but kind-hearted law student from Prague.

Tonka of the Gallows

Tonka of the Gallows

A prostitute in an act of pity is keeping chaste company with a condemned man through the night before he is to be hung.

Gypsies

Gypsies

The tale of the Venetian gondolier whose desire for revenge following a thwarted love affair leads him to Bohemia. The intricate plot also deals with destinies of other characters, who finally come together in a dramatic encounter at one time and in one place. In his role as screenwriter and director, Anton produced a highly accomplished version of Mácha’s work. He respected the original but was also able, along with the DoP Karel Kopřiva, to capitalise on the possibilities that the film medium offered. For the Venice prologue, the filmmaker...

Martha

Martha

At the English court, at the beginning of the 18th century, Lady Henriett fell in love with a farmer, Lionel, who, following a mistake, believes her to be his servant. By learning his quality, Lionel refuses to receive the one he already considered his fiancée. The queen herself will appease this lover's quarrel and, moreover, will free the peasants of his kingdom.

The Star of Rio

The Star of Rio