Karel Hovorka Movies

  • 1966
    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    7.3141966HD

    At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity....

    Closely Watched Trains
  • 1969
    The Cremator

    The Cremator

    The Cremator

    7.7211969HD

    In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

    The Cremator
  • 1990
    Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

    7.0381990HD

    In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is...

    Larks on a String
  • 1955
    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    81955HD

    A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
  • 1975
    The Day That Shook the World

    The Day That Shook the World

    The Day That Shook the World

    5.91975HD

    An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in...

    The Day That Shook the World
  • 1975
    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    6.7271975HD

    There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need...

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
  • 1967
    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    5.81967HD

    Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide. His therapist, via...

    The Return of the Prodigal Son
  • 1957
    The Good Soldier Švejk

    The Good Soldier Švejk

    The Good Soldier Švejk

    7.71957HD

    Good-natured and garrulous, Schweik becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I --...

    The Good Soldier Švejk
  • 1977
    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    6.41977HD

    The heroes of this absurd comedy, full of confusion and humor are Dzharda Zemanek and Frantisek Liska.

    A Nice Plate of Spinach
  • 1966
    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    6.91966HD

    In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when...

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
  • 1968
    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    6.71968HD

    Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It...

    Capricious Summer
  • 1976
    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    7.31976HD

    The Lavicka's, a Czech family from the city, rents a house in the country with the option to buy. However, old Mr Komarek seems reluctant to sell the...

    Secluded, Near Woods
  • 1979
    Brother for All the Money

    Brother for All the Money

    Brother for All the Money

    5.31979HD

    Honza and Zuzana are very young husband and wife. They have a little daughter of whom willingly occasionally take care the grandparents and Honza's...

    Brother for All the Money
  • 1982
    Každému jeho nebe

    Každému jeho nebe

    Každému jeho nebe

    01982HD

    Každému jeho nebe
  • 1954
    Comedians

    Comedians

    Comedians

    01954HD

    Komedianti is a 1954 Czech film directed by Vladimír Vlcek. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.

    Comedians
  • 1965
    If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

    7.31965HD

    A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately...

    If a Thousand Clarinets
  • 1967
    The End of Agent W4C

    The End of Agent W4C

    The End of Agent W4C

    6.31967HD

    The invincible agent Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C has been assigned a mission to go to a hotel in Prague, get hold of a saltcellar with a plan for...

    The End of Agent W4C
  • 1976
    Circus in the Circus

    Circus in the Circus

    Circus in the Circus

    4.81976HD

    To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and also the international jury which is to elect for...

    Circus in the Circus
  • 1973
    Miss Golem

    Miss Golem

    Miss Golem

    4.61973HD

    It is the 1920's. The good-looking hostess Věra demonstrates household robots to visitors of the Futurum exhibition. Young inventor Petr comes...

    Miss Golem
  • 1955
    Tank Brigade

    Tank Brigade

    Tank Brigade

    61955HD

    Tank Brigade