Oldřich Vízner Movies

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

Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original...

Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but...

A young couple lives in a shared apartment with their grandmother, who constantly interferes in their lives. They can't do anything on their own,...

The main characters are a young psychologist Doubravka and a village youth, Honza Macháček. He is a tractor driver who temporarily lost...

The story of how it turned out when a young lawyer tried to intellectually elevate a cute dancer from Prague's bohemian milieu. Journalist...

An elderly paper-crusher branded a fool in Prague secretly stashes condemned books, preserving their contents and extrapolating from them eccentric...

The comedy tells the story of how cowboy Bill, thanks to his clever talking horse Lightning, became brave, defeated the evil Jackal, and thus freed...

The water sprite Toníček fell in love with the beautiful and hard-working Andulka, but her father did not approve, so he sent her to...

A story of love and honor that takes place during the mid-nineteenth century during revolutions, as well as economic, political, and social...

Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment...

Gone are the days when Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte won battles, received ovations, and felt like a victor. All good things must come to an end, and...

A poor girl named Sanchika longs to find a mysterious treasure hidden in the rocks. In the end, she realizes that the greatest treasure, love, can be...

The short stories about marriage that Vít Olmer wrote for Playboy magazine when Arnošt Lustig was its editor-in-chief are witty, often...

The king of a small kingdom intends to pass the throne to his firstborn, but foolish prince Fintín. However, his subjects adore the cute and...