Josef Oliak

AKA:
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1870-11-05

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {89}

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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka

A joint edit of the first three silent films about Švejk: The Good Soldier Švejk (1926, directed by Karel Lamač), Švejk at the Front (1926, directed by Karel Lamač) and Švejk in Russian Captivity (192 ...
Genre :Comedy

1937-02-24 8

Morality Above All Else

Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family to live a morally decent life. One day he has an une ...
Genre :Comedy

Chamberlain

1925-11-27 5

Lucerna

A Czechoslovakian comedy directed by Carl Lamac and starring himself Theodor Pistek & Anny Ondra. ...
Genre :Drama

Člen obecní rady

1935-04-19 6

Hero of One Night

Country tailor Florian Svíčička neglects his work because of his interest in medieval history. When preparing an amateur performance at Zdislavice Castle, he gladly replaces the bailiff and plays the ...
Genre :Comedy

Courtier

1932-03-25 7.6

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. ...
Genre :Comedy

Neighbor

1933-11-01 4

Eaten Out of House and Home

The gullible buyer Žemla Martin (Francis Smolik) finally opened his dream shop. After a while, you get a lot of friends. Especially the former captain Kyllijána (Vlasta Burian), who come to him to dri ...
Genre :Drama

Patient

1926-09-24 8

The Fake Sweetheart

The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner ( Herr Karel Hasler ), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Old Seducer

1927-12-25 6.2

Battalion

Skid-row epic about a lawyer's decline. ...
Genre :Drama

Theresienstadt Chess Player (uncredited)

1949-06-03 6.8

Distant Journey

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns ...
Genre :Drama

1926-10-15 0

Švejk On The Front

Lieutenant Lukáš was transferred to the marching battalion in České Budějovice together with Švejko. On the way, Švejk makes Lukáš uncomfortable with a bald superior, a passenger in civilian clothes, ...
Genre :Comedy, War

host na recepci

1934-08-31 6

Pokušení paní Antonie

Genre :Comedy

přísedící u soudu

1939-04-21 8

Teď zas my

The factory owner Hložek is in a constant dispute with his son Jiří. Jiří wants to modernize the factory, but his father is afraid that the new machines will deprive the workers of their jobs. News of ...
Genre :Comedy

1934-12-21 10

Polská krev

Genre :Comedy, Music

1935-12-25 7

Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy

The story of a janitor's daughter who married into a "better man". Obedient to her mother and eager to "rise up" herself, Nanynka did everything she could to avoid being left with a bucket and rags an ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

1938-01-14 7

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara

The family of Prague burgher and master interior decorator Václav Kondelík lives happily in their house on Ječná Street. The peace is disturbed by an invitation to an "apron party", where their daught ...
Genre :Comedy

Drtina

1936-12-04 0

Vojnarka

Genre :Drama

1926-02-12 7

The Good Soldier Švejk

The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination, psychiatrically examined and later called up to c. and k. ar ...
Genre :Comedy

votant

1937-03-12 0

Rozvod paní Evy

Genre :Drama

Mařánek

1936-11-27 0

Tvoje srdce inkognito

Genre :Comedy

1933-11-17 0

Sedmá velmoc

Genre :Drama

1941-03-21 3

The Incendiary's Daughter

The fiddler Valenta has troubled his wife with his drinking and disorderly life. His daughter Rozárka and her younger sisters go to their aunt's in Prague, and their father sets fire to the abandoned ...
Genre :Drama

1927-04-29 0

Babinský

Genre :Drama, Romance

1928-02-03 0

Dům ztraceného štěstí

Genre :Drama

1929-01-04 0

Sündenfall

Genre :Drama

1929-01-01 0

Kameradschaftsehe

The problem of companionship marriages , i.e. marriages determined by purely practical rather than emotional motives, is addressed with all its pros and cons using two relationships . The four protago ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1930-02-28 6

Poor girl

The illegitimate child, Marie Růžová, grows up in the family of the Bořický miller. Childhood and youth spend with the son of Bořice, Klement. Klement asserts the rights, becomes a lawyer, and marries ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1938-01-21 3

The Hordubals

Juraj Hordubal returns from America after eight years, where he has earned enough money to improve his farm. However, his daughter Hafia does not recognize him and his wife Polana does not show any jo ...
Genre :Drama

1925-12-25 0

Do panského stavu

Genre :Drama

1925-10-23 0

Syn hor

Genre :Drama, Romance

1926-12-25 6

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová

The film depicts the adventures of Kacenka (Zdena Kavková) and Vincek (Vlasta Burian), two innocent country bumpkins who live in a Czech small town, and the various jobs that Kacenka has once she move ...
Genre :Comedy

1932-01-15 7

The Good Soldier Schweik

Joint montage of the first three silent films about Švejk: Good Soldier Švejk (1926, director: Karel Lamač), Švejk on the Front (1926, director Karel Lamač) and Švejk in Russian Captivity (1926, direc ...
Genre :Comedy, War

1931-09-11 6.5

Men on the Offsides

The owner of the ready-to-wear store, Mr. Richard Naceradec from Zizkov, is an enthusiastic fan of S.K. Slavia and despite his wife's opposition, he goes to football every Sunday. Tailor Emanuel Habás ...
Genre :Comedy

1931-09-25 0

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Genre :Drama, History

1931-08-21 6

The Last Bohemian

Genre :Drama, Romance, Comedy

1931-09-18 0

The Dogheads

Genre :Drama, History

1926-11-19 0

Řina

Genre :Drama

1926-09-03 0

Prach a broky

Genre :Comedy

1927-02-11 0

Aničko, vrať se!

Genre :Comedy

1927-04-15 0

Bludné duše

Genre :Drama

1929-02-22 0

Z lásky

Genre :Drama, Romance

1929-10-25 0

The Sins of Love

The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is suspected of attacking another actor who admires the actress. ...
Genre :Drama

1930-03-24 6.4

Such Is Life

A story about domestic life in a typical working-class environment. Life and trials and how little situations have big consequences. ...
Genre :Drama

1932-03-11 0

Sňatková kancelář

Genre :Comedy

1932-10-14 7

Your Money or Your Life

A czech film that focuses on an unfaithful husband who married in to money, as well as an impoverished man who is turns to theft. ...
Genre :Comedy

1933-09-29 6.1

The Inspector-General

Vlasta Burian appears in a town of Czarist Russia impersonating an Inspector General, and he is entertained lavishly by the local political-hacks and peasants seeking his favor for whatever they are a ...
Genre :Comedy

1937-11-26 0

Výdělečné ženy

Genre :Drama

1937-08-20 6.5

Důvod k rozvodu

The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a weakling; although he loves his wife very much, he ...
Genre :Comedy

1934-03-23 0

V tom domečku pod Emauzy

Genre :Romance, Drama, Music

1934-11-09 0

Matka Kráčmerka

The Kráčmer couple work diligently in the vegetable garden. They are saving for a dowry for their only daughter, Betynce, who is in a serious relationship with the doctor Zdeborský. Inspired by a news ...
Genre :Comedy

1935-02-22 0

Jedna z milionu

Genre :Comedy

1937-09-10 0

Kariéra matky Lízalky

Genre :Comedy

1938-06-03 7.4

Duchacek Will Fix It

Mr. Ducháček runs the law firm of JUDr. Faukner in a peculiar but completely devoted manner, which manages the financial affairs of the Rispaldic family. The family members treat their lawyer Faukner ...
Genre :Comedy

1938-11-09 6

Lucerna

A young princess arrives at her estate. She is bored by the welcoming ceremony and is quite happy to hear about the rebellious miller who refused to come to the castle. He lives with his mother and wa ...
Genre :Fantasy, Comedy, History

1946-06-07 5

Průlom

A small Czech town in the 1860s. The townspeople once made a fortune from the proceeds of gold mines that are now flooded. However, they do not want to invest in draining them, as they are convinced t ...
Genre :Drama

1947-09-19 7.4

Capek's Tales

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek. ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

1939-03-31 0

Paní Morálka kráčí městem

Genre :Drama, Romance

1952-01-04 6.9

The Emperor and the Golem

The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy

1940-10-25 6.5

May Fairy Tale

Ríša, a student of law, neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks. His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of his debts. Ríša, however, is not entirely beyond hope. He decides ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

1940-11-08 6

Poznej svého muže

You can see for yourself that finding the right one is not easy in this Czech comedy film. The gullible daughter of a bankrupt landowner would never have imagined that she had married not the rich man ...
Genre :Comedy

1941-03-14 5

Rukavička

A lost lady's glove that connects several human destinies. The focus here is not on the lost part of the wardrobe, but on piano virtuoso Arne Brant, a man armed with a charming smile and surrounded by ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1941-09-19 7

From the Bohemian Mills

You will meet the family of the miller Kaliba, who is proud not only of his mill, but also of the family tradition, according to which the milling profession has been passed down at the inn's mill for ...
Genre :Comedy

1926-01-29 0

Josef Kajetán Tyl

A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1926-01-22 0

Vyznavači slunce

Genre :Drama, Romance

1925-11-13 0

Z českých mlýnů

Genre :Comedy

1930-03-30 0

Big City Jungle

Genre :Drama

1926-06-25 0

Válečné tajnosti pražské

Genre :Comedy

1928-02-21 0

Sextánka

Genre :Drama, Romance

1928-10-01 0

Bílé zlato

Genre :

1934-11-23 0

V cizím revíru

Genre :Drama

1932-11-25 0

Ballad-Singer

Genre :Drama

1932-09-02 0

The Right to Sin

Genre :Comedy

1932-09-09 0

Before Graduation

The story of high school students, talented Jan and Karel, who has a problem with math. Their life affects pedantic professor of mathematics Klec, that goes with them on a school trip, which escalates ...
Genre :Drama

1937-12-25 0

Láska a lidé

Genre :Drama

1937-12-17 7.5

Děvčátko z venkova

Orphaned Zdeňka Štěpánová helps her foster parents in Moravia at an inn. One day she learns that she is to be taken in by the owner of a toy factory, Miloš Kavan, who will fulfill her father's last wi ...
Genre :Comedy

1937-12-03 7

Hlídač č. 47

A young village shopkeeper, Ferda Zuska, wants to jump in front of a train because his girlfriend has married someone else. At the last moment, he is saved by the railway guard Douša and his wife Anna ...
Genre :Drama

1938-01-28 0

Jan Výrava

Genre :Drama, History

1937-07-30 6.8

The World Belongs to Us

One of the few European films of the 30s to criticize the Nazis, even if they couldn't be directly named due to censorship: Gangsters with gray hats stir up trouble in what is obviously the Sudetenlan ...
Genre :Comedy

1940-03-29 4.667

Madla zpívá Evropě

Folk song collector Dr. Šerk arrives in the remote village of Lesov. He is enchanted by the singing of sixteen-year-old Madla Satranová and he records her songs for radio broadcast. Šerk's friend, com ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, Music

1940-09-27 0

Minulost Jany Kosinové

Genre :Drama, Romance

1940-01-05 0

Srdce v celofánu

Genre :Romance, Drama

1941-10-10 6.2

Nocturnal Butterfly

Marta Dekasová works as a governess in a garrison town. The beautiful girl is the center of attention of many men, but she only desires Lieutenant Varga, who is married and rejects her. Desperate, Mar ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1940-01-26 6.3

The Girl in Blue

A painting of a girl from another time comes to life for it's buyer in this costume comedy. ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy

1942-09-18 5.333

Městečko na dlani

Tragicomic events in the idyllic town of Rukapán reveal both the prejudices of the local residents and their solidarity. The chronicle of the town of Rukapán captures the funny and tragic fates of its ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1943-12-03 4

Bláhový sen

Hairdresser Žofka Stárková desires fame perhaps more than other girls. The petty plans of her fiancé František do not satisfy her wild imagination. Žofka suddenly gains popularity when, while on her w ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

1943-09-03 6

Experiment

Genre :Drama

1945-02-16 8

Prstýnek

A young and beautiful princess and her senile husband arrive at a castle near the village. The healthy air is supposed to help them with their busy heir. The princess accidentally meets the village sh ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance, History

1946-07-05 4.5

The Avalanche

An ambitious and selfish lawyer confesses to the murder of his first wife. Some of the scenes were filmed in the last weeks of the war. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1947-10-31 6

Sign of the Anchor

The mysterious story of a young girl Pavla, who mysteriously disappeared from her mother five years ago, takes place in the dark corners of the Bratislava port. The girl was kidnapped by the hypnotist ...
Genre :Drama

1952-12-25 6.6

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy

Four short stories by the greatest Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek. "Soup for Poor Children" tells the story of how Prince Robert himself cooked soup for poor children, "Meeting of the Municipal Council ...
Genre :Comedy