Zdeněk Svěrák
Popularity:1.548
Known For:Writing
Birthday:1936-03-28
Place of Birth:Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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Also Known As:Zdenek Sverák
Kolya (1996)
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s...
Empties (2007)
Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no longer understands his pupils, and so he...
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as...
Ball Lightning (1979)
A comedy about exchange of 12 apartments , which, its organizer, lawyer Radosta, rightly called Action Ball Lightning. To prepare, organize and...
The Three Veterans (1984)
It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish...
Accumulator 1 (1994)
In this movie, TV sets are full of life. If a person is in TV (e.g. because it was filmed on the street) it has a double that's right in the TV set....
Calamity (1982)
Funny banter about love, sex, social status, and other ideals, while a new railway employee is trained and sent on his first run as driver.
Dissolved and Effused (1985)
A police inspector and inexperienced trainee search for a mysteriously disappeared manufacturer of ointments for hair growth.
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book (1998)
Lijavec (1997)
When late in life was presenting Cimrman his artistic activity, came arresting knowledge: none of the works he had signed, not recognition. And so he...
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
This comedy is about one average family. The father works as master in the factory and his son is studying on high school. One day father must start...
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
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...
An Uncertain Season (1988)
The small group of actors have to face many problems while preparing a new performance.
Chain (1981)
Carefree young nurse Marta learns upon her husband's death that he was involved in all manner of criminal activity, which puts her life in danger.
Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)
Two aliens stir up trouble on Earth in order to study humans. Misunderstandings ensue.
The Conquest of the North Pole (1985)
Cimrman's play about Czech expedition to north pole.
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak, about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrman (universal genius, inventor, sportsman,...
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
A sincere provincial young man, Frantisek Koudelka leaves to work in Prague. For the trip he buys a computer made horoscope with biorhythms charts,...
Larks on a String (1990)
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is...
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry (2007)
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový (2022)
Documentary about the Czech band Chinaski.
The Elementary School (1991)
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined...
Kooky (2010)
Young Ondra has asthma and so his parents throw away his favourite toy: a musty old stuffed bear named Kooky. That night Ondra dreams that Kooky is...
Lucie and the Miracles (1971)
The harsh reality of a home for abandoned children blends with episodes of youthful fantasy and slapstick comedy in this story of an orphan girl....
Three Brothers (2014)
Three brothers leave their home to see the world. During their journey, young men as by miracle enter into famous fairy tales (Little Riding Hood,...
Daddy (2004)
This film is a documentary-style look at the life of the beloved Czech actor, Zdeněk Svěrák.
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig (1970)
"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In...
Kouzelný kopec (2023)
Documentary about Barrandov studios.
Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)
A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and...
Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)
A scientist meets a nice girl and they start dating. He decides the only way to find out for sure if she’s the one is to take a long trip with...
The Horns (1986)
A humorous modern fairy tale for adults about the life of devils. This is the story of a young couple in love: two devils named Artur and Blanka....
Like Rabbits (1982)
A story of two boys who during the summer at a recreation area become best friends despite being enemies at first.
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985)
A story about a young medical school student and his adventures.
Brontosaurus (1980)
Tomás lives in a very small Czech town and is a nature lover and a birdwatcher. He struggles to keep the forests he loves clean and constantly...
Barefoot (2017)
Story of a small boy is forced to move out of Prague during World War 2 to a small village of Slavonice where he meets the rest of his family. He...
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
A black comedy set in a Prague cabaret.
You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill...
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)
This movie is based on texts of Bohumil Hrabal, world-known Czech prosaic. It's a story (in a form of a mosaic of short episodes and pictures) about...
30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)
A musical starring Jiří Menzel (whose part is sung by Achilles Michailidis) as a math and physics teacher employing innovative teaching...
Bethlehem Light (2022)
A well-known writer now aged 75 is aware of his increasing age and the risk that his literary style will grow worn. His everyday existence is...