Václav Havel

Born: 1936-10-05

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.


Placeholder

Zappa

as Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)
Released: 2020-11-27

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive...

Movie page

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-03

Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are...

Movie page

Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe

as Self
Released: 1993-12-01

Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the...

Movie page

Drawn from Memory

as Self (voice)
Released: 1995-04-25

Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented...

Movie page

Eye Over Prague

as uncredited
Released: 2010-04-15

Movie page

Olga

as Self
Released: 2014-05-15

Movie page

Síla lidskosti - Nicholas Winton

as Self
Released: 2003-03-27

A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who...

Movie page

Every Young Man

as trpěliví
Released: 1966-05-13

Jurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit...

Movie page

I am Fishead

as himself
Released: 2011-09-11

A provocative snapshot of the world we live in. It is a well-known fact that our society is...

Movie page

Late Night Talks with Mother

as Václav Havel
Released: 2003-01-15

Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech...

Movie page

Forman vs. Forman

as Self - Friend (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-16

A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech...

Movie page

Stone Bridge

as President
Released: 1996-10-24

A bitter comedic-drama centering around Tomas, a former promising young director who must cope...

Movie page

Hammer & Tickle

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-01-08

Hammer & Tickle: The Communist Joke Book is a 2006 propaganda documentary film about "jokes"...

Movie page

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

as Self
Released: 1998-04-29

An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled...

Movie page

Life Is Bearable at Times...

as uncredited
Released: 2010-02-28

Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska.

Movie page

Život podle Václava Havla

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2014-12-01

Movie page

Občan Havel

as Self
Released: 2008-01-31

Movie page

Czech Made Man

as jako host
Released: 2011-04-27

The movie is based on the narrative of a Czech multimillionaire who achieved success not by...

Movie page

Alžběta II.: Tři dny v Česku

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-09-09

Movie page

Wisdom

as uncredited
Released: 2008-10-07

Inspired by the idea that the greatest gift one generation can give to another is the wisdom it...

Movie page

Why Havel?

as Václav Havel
Released: 1991-10-01

The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in...

Movie page

Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-04-11

This time-lapse documentary follows the last years of former President Václav Havel's life,...

Movie page

Jak odchází prezident...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-12-18

Movie page

Věra 68

as Himself
Released: 2012-05-03

Movie page

Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation

as uncredited
Released: 2006-10-04

This quirky documentary follows Vaclav Havel on an eye-opening journey across his native...

Movie page

The Lost World of Communism

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-03-14

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy...

TV Show page