Jiří Vala

Jiří Vala

1926-11-27
76 (2003-11-15)
Poprad, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Poprad, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

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Skid 1960 (3.8)

Spy film about a man with a face lift who gets recruited by western organisations.
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Poklad byzantského kupce 1967 (5.7)

A detective story revolving around an ancient treasure from the ninth century, believed to have been destroyed during World War II, takes place in an archaeological environment. Its main character is, alongside Captain Exner, who is investigating a strange murder committed on the premises of a scientific institute, a young student at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Slovak Republic, Kamila Housková, who discovers that the treasure was not destroyed, but most likely stolen. The bright girl continues her search for the treasure against Captain Exner's will and leads the investigators to a trail that proves the connection between the lost treasure and the murdered woman...
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King of the Sumava 1959 (4.7)

A movie about Czechoslovak border guards trying to arrest the famous escapee called "King of the Sumava".
Jiří Valášek

Jiří Valášek

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Dark Sun 1980 (4.8)

A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit. Engineer Prokop creates the devastating explosive “Krakatit” and soon confronts manipulative agents and imperialist conspiracies. Realizing his invention’s threat, he fights to prevent its misuse, risking everything to stop those who seek to exploit his epochal discovery.
Jiří Vála

Jiří Vála

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Maturita za školou 1973

The short story film follows the fate of three young men who will soon have to decide what to do with their lives. The first "Poet", an aspiring author, publishes his first poem, while the sporting career of the second "Rep", a national table tennis player, is disrupted by a maths repartee. The last "Beaver Grizzly" is a tramp more used to solitude, yet he starts a pioneer troop...