Pavel Landovský
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel. He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as PavelSuccessful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named...
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Ragtime
as Solomon PeretzA young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among...
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Marketa Lazarová
as SmilMikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery....
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Closely Watched Trains
as uncreditedAt a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice...
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Empties
as ŘezáčCzech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no...
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The Valley of the Bees
as Young Hunter (voice)Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised...
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Adelheid
as Guardsman JindraIn the aftermath of World War II, a soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German...
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Shameless
as BedrichWhen Oskar, a self-centred TV weatherman, cheats on his wife Zuzana with their au pair, she...
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Case for a Rookie Hangman
as FízlLemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the...
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A Man Who Rose in Price
as uncreditedMr. Benda, a married father of two children, works for a company that liquidates old banknotes....
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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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Every Young Man
as SvobodníkJurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit...
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Svatby pana Voka
as Rudolf II. HabsburskýCzech nobleman Petr Vok of Rozmberk (Milos Kopecký) is no longer so young, but his amatory...
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A Little Piece of Heaven
as StarejA Little Piece of Heaven tells a story of love, friendship, and solidarity, aspects of life that...
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I, Mournful God
as Apostol CertikidisAdolf (Miloš Kopecký), the irresistible seducer of women, is fond of Janicka (Hana Lelitová), a...
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„Rakev ve snu viděti...“
as uncreditedThe Ronov castle has been changed into a hotel, offering stylish facilities to its guests:...
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The End of a Priest
as uncreditedA verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers, to be the pastor...
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Black Barons
as maj. HaluškaLife of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" -...
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Tramps
as pharmacistThe intellectual Willie flees from his bourgeois-academic environment, leaving behind his wife,...
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Headstand
as StunkA misunderstood youth is incorrectly placed in a mental hospital.
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Touha Sherlocka Holmese
as uncreditedSherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a...
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Young Bohácek's Sufferings
as BoháčekTóna Bohácek (Pavel Landovský) has been a great worry to his mother, Mrs Bohácková (Stella...
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Max, Sally and the Magic Phone
as uncreditedMax and Sally, the heroes of popular Czech animated series are leaving the TV in order to become...
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Bedtime Story
as O'BrienComedy based on short Sean O'Casey play. John Jo Mulligan finds himself in a situation with...
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Amerika
as RobinsonVladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature...
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The Unfortunate Bridegroom
as řidičA comedy about two bumbling policemen investigating an alleged rape in a small Czech town. One...
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Der sanfte Lauf
as uncreditedBernhard works as a warehouse clerk in Munich. After being sentenced to probation for a physical...
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Drawn from Memory
as Self (voice)Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented...
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Private Torment
as Standa KociánA worker steals bits and pieces of building materials from work to construct a new home for...
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Flames of Royal Love
as uncreditedIn 1992, Prague is the capital of a small kingdom. The prince is supposed to choose his bride to...
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Sign of the Cancer
as uncreditedA murder in a hospital run by incompetents.
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Late Night Talks with Mother
as Pavel LandovskýTaking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech...
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Contemporaries
as Andrej BorowiczWithin the span of 48 hours "contemporaries" encounter each other. In the middle is Max, who...
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Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
as zahradník Ferdinand
Murderous Tales
as uncreditedMURDEROUS TALES is a special effect animated feature film combining live actors with 3D/2D...
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Der Alte
as Papa DopA police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
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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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Policajti z předměstí
as podplukovník KulichPolicajti z předměstí is a Czech television comedy series which premiered on TV Nova. In 1999,...
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