Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Jan Švankmajer
  • Popularity: 4.174
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1934-09-04
  • Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Jan Svankmajer, ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル, 杨·史云梅耶
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Jan Švankmajer Movies

  • 2023
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    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    7 2023 HD

    A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father...

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  • 1984
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    The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
    The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

    6 1984 HD

    The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled...

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  • 2022
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    Kunstkamera
    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

    The castle of Horní Staňkov. Camera enters the castle park. Approaching Kunstkamera, it stops at the emblem of Ouroboros above the entrance....

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  • 1990
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    Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
    Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

    7 1990 HD

    This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier...

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  • 2018
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    Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
    Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

    5 2018 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
    The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

    1 1992 HD

    Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive...

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  • 2017
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    The Music of Zdeněk Liška
    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    8 2017 HD

    One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...

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  • 2009
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    Kikoe
    Kikoe

    1 2009 HD

    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

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  • 2020
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    Alchemical Furnace
    Alchemical Furnace

    1 2020 HD

    Jan Svankmajer, at 85 years of age, is one of the most prominent artists of European cinema. His work has inspired and guided generations of...

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  • 2017
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    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    6 2017 HD

    A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

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  • 2001
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    Les Chimères des Švankmajer
    Les Chimères des Švankmajer

    6 2001 HD

    "Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little...

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  • 2005
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    Lunacy
    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Lunacy
    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food
    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Trick
    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Last Trick
    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Last Trick
    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Meat Love
    Meat Love

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust
    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust
    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice
    Alice

    7.436 1988 HD

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  • 2001
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    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice
    Alice

    7.436 1988 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    A Game with Stones
    A Game with Stones

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    Et cetera
    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Last Trick
    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Punch and Judy
    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)
    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House
    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Fall of the House of Usher
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games
    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat
    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Castle of Otranto
    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Don Juan
    Don Juan

    6.9 1969 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Garden
    The Garden

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Leonardo's Diary
    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary
    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue
    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Picnic with Weismann
    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness
    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure
    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.891 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure
    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.891 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure
    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.891 1996 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

    7.6 2003 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Flora
    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar
    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Et cetera
    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Et cetera
    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Punch and Judy
    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Punch and Judy
    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)
    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)
    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure
    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.891 1996 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Garden
    The Garden

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat
    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat
    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust
    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust
    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House
    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House
    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House
    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Fall of the House of Usher
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Fall of the House of Usher
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary
    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary
    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue
    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue
    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue
    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar
    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar
    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Moje první benefice
    Moje první benefice

    1 1972 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
    Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

    10 2007 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Kunstkamera
    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Kunstkamera
    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Lunacy
    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Insect
    Insect

    5.8 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Insect
    Insect

    5.8 2018 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Meat Love
    Meat Love

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food
    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food
    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Leonardo's Diary
    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Leonardo's Diary
    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

    img
  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Flora
    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food
    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Castle of Otranto
    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Castle of Otranto
    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Don Juan
    Don Juan

    6.9 1969 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness
    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)
    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games
    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat
    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar
    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

    img
  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness
    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games
    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness
    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games
    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    7.6 1978 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Ninth Heart
    The Ninth Heart

    6.3 1979 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Ninth Heart
    The Ninth Heart

    6.3 1979 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice
    Alice

    7.436 1988 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Three Veterans
    The Three Veterans

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Animated Self-Portraits
    Animated Self-Portraits

    5.7 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Animated Self-Portraits
    Animated Self-Portraits

    5.7 1989 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
    Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

    3 1981 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    6 2006 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
    Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

    6 2007 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Visitors from the Galaxy
    Visitors from the Galaxy

    4.5 1982 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

    6.258 1981 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Ferat Vampire
    Ferat Vampire

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    A Game with Stones
    A Game with Stones

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Picnic with Weismann
    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Picnic with Weismann
    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Meat Love
    Meat Love

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Flora
    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice
    Alice

    7.436 1988 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    7.6 1978 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Scalpel, Please
    Scalpel, Please

    7.3 1986 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Three Veterans
    The Three Veterans

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik
    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology
    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology
    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology
    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology
    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 2009
    imgS2 E13

    Golden Sixties
    Golden Sixties

    1 2009 HD

    Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...

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  • 1970
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    Golden Sixties
    Golden Sixties

    7.7 1970 HD

    It's the year 2484 and the Earth is threatened by a rogue comet which could fatally change its orbit. The solution is surprising - Adam Bernau, the...

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