Karel Effa
Karel Effa, originally named Karel Effenberger (May 23, 1922 in Prague - June 11, 1993 in Prague), was a Czech actor. As a professional soldier during World War II, he served in the Government Army during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which was deployed to Italy. Here he later ran to the Czechoslovak troops fighting on the side of the Western Allies. After the war, he remained in the army with the rank of sergeant, playing and singing for two years in the newly formed Army Art Ensemble of Vít Nejedlý. From there he went to the Theater of Satire, from there to the Theater of State Film, from there to the Music Theater in Karlín, from where he briefly jumped to the ABC Theater to return to the Karlín Theater. He has been a member of the Semafor Theater since 1979. Karel Effa was a very prominent comedian who created 71 smaller and episodic film roles during his life - such as the villain Pancho Kid in the Czech comedy Lemonade Joe or Horse Opera, the black Gustav in Zeman's famous film The Stolen Airship, or the treasure keeper in the fairy tale film Proud princess. Karel Effa worked for many years as a member of the Czechoslovak State Film Ensemble, resp. Film studio in Barrandov, he also performed in the Theater in Fidlovačka, or in the former musical theater in Prague's Nusle, he also worked in the post-war Theater of Satire. In addition to performing in theater and film, he has given six thousand touring performances during his lifetime, where he has used his folk humor, playing the guitar and singing tramp songs. He also remained a hiker all his life, he went to Brdy, often to the settlement of Ztracenka. In 1964, he became a founding member of the Department of Friends and Supporters of Slavia, which aimed to save and lift football Slavia, which at the time lived in the Second Football League.
Amadeus
as LeporelloDisciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards...
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Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
as špehWhen famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a...
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as důstojník pevnostní strážeA 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it,...
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When the Cat Comes
as JanekWhile old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and...
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The Princess with the Golden Star
as pobočník KazisvětaA Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise...
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The Feather Fairy
as Troupe PrincipalA fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It...
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Lemonade Joe
as Pancho KidA satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks...
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Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
as PistolníkIn this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping...
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On the Comet
as kaprál BenWhen a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small...
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The Stolen Airship
as uncreditedThe Stolen Airship (Czech: Ukradená vzducholod) is a 1967 live-action/animated film by Czech...
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I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
as uncreditedThis futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow...
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The Ninth Heart
as LackeyMartin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who...
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The Jester's Tale
as Captain VargaAn anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter...
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The Terribly Sad Princess
as nápadníkMusical fairy tale tells the story of prince and princesses from neighbouring friendly countries...
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A Great Road Ahead
as archdukeAbout the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First...
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Circus in the Circus
as VeterinaryTo Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists...
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The Proud Princess
as Strážce pokladuIt's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable -...
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A Night at Karlstein
as uncreditedNo Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally...
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Long Live Ghosts!
as MládekA trespassing gang of boys encounter a ghost in the ruins of a castle. When they rescue the...
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You Are a Widow, Sir
as zřízenec na patologiiAfter a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of...
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Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
as majitel baru KovarskiTwo criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance,...
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Straw Hat
as uncreditedSlacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as...
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Distant Journey
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš,...
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Every Penny Counts
as uncreditedAfter inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in...
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Of Things Supernatural
as (segment "Tajemství písma")Czech comedy fantasy directed by Jiri Krejcik et al.
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The Lost Photography
as uncreditedA young boy from Prague is trying to find a Soviet soldier from the old 1945 picture.
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Bulldogs and Cherries
as uncreditedThe dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty...
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May Stars
as uncreditedMay 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears...
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The Wishing Machine
as uncreditedTwo young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They...
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The Circus Will Be
as uncreditedA few bus-loads of holidaymakers from the agricultural cooperative on a day trip arrive to see...
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The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
as uncreditedFarmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en...
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The Pipes
as uncreditedThis three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be...
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The False Prince
as VizierThe Sultan awaits the arrival of his son, Prince Omar, who has brought up in a distant land. The...
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...and again that Lucy!
as ElectricianA second part of a funny adventures of six years old Lucie and her two magic dolls.
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...and again that Lucy!
as uncreditedA second part of a funny adventures of six years old Lucie and her two magic dolls.
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Good-for-Nothing
as uncreditedA young man seeks freedom and eventually gets conformed. To escape society, he wanders south....
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The Stolen Border
as závodčíCzech film tells the story of a border town in World War II. Family members and friends become...
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The Borrowed Face
as lupič HmatákIt is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the...
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A Star Travels South
as Egon Zejda - guitaristThe Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer...
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Three Men Travelling
as uncreditedThree Men Travelling is billed as a loosely related sequel to Tri chlapi v chalupe (1963),...
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Red Lizard
as uncreditedGrammar school teacher Bláha hurts himself in pursuit of a red lizard, and is lying unconscious...
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Thirty Cases of Major Zema
as uncreditedThirty Cases of Major Zeman is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a...
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Pan Tau
as uncreditedPan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a...
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Nemocnice na kraji města
as uncreditedHospital at the End of the City is a popular television series first released in Czechoslovakia...
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The Flying Cestmir
as uncreditedYoung boy Cestmir finds a magic rock which allows him to bring the seeds of the flowers which...
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