Karel Hovorka Movies

  • 1966
    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    7.31966HD

    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

    7.81969HD

    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

    6.91990HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1966
    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    71966HD

    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?
  • 1976
    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    7.41976HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1968
    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    6.61968HD

    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
  • 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...
  • 1974
    A Night at Karlstein

    A Night at Karlstein

    A Night at Karlstein

    7.61974HD

    No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamoured Jana Brejchová...

    A Night at Karlstein
  • 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
  • 1968
    Maratón

    Maratón

    Maratón

    5.41968HD

    It is 5 May 1945 and the uprising against the hated German occupiers has broken out in Prague. The Czech guards open the gate of the Pankrác...

    Maratón
  • 1967
    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

    5.7861967HD

    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
  • 1971
    You Are a Widow, Sir

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    71971HD

    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...

    You Are a Widow, Sir
  • 1966
    The Phantom of Morrisville

    The Phantom of Morrisville

    The Phantom of Morrisville

    7.11966HD

    Inspector Brumpby (Jaroslav Marvan) and the young crime reporter Allan Pinkerton (Vít Olmer) attend wedding of Sir Hannibal Morris (Oldrich...

    The Phantom of Morrisville
  • 1980
    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    61980HD

    A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.

    Escape Home
  • 1975
    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    6.61975HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1975
    Do We Match Each Other, Darling?

    Do We Match Each Other, Darling?

    Do We Match Each Other, Darling?

    4.71975HD

    Marta (Jana Brejchová) and Viktor (Vlastimil Brodský) celebrate the tenth anniversary of their wedding half-heartedly. They both think...

    Do We Match Each Other, Darling?