Vlado Černý

Vlado Černý was born on June 21, 1951 in Bratislava. Here he also grew up with his grandmother and grandfather, as his parents lived mainly in Prague. Vlad's parents were athletes; my father was a pentathlete and my mother a swimmer. He himself also began to play pentathlon and had a life on the sport. His grandmother, on the other hand, was an amateur, and with his grandfather, as he claims, he was forced into a recitation, which in turn was closer to acting. Then came the experience thanks to the television editorial staff, which cast him in the short film Havko. But perhaps the biggest fateful impulse towards the actor's career was a tricky meeting with director Paľo Bielik, to whom he broke a window as a little boy. Mr. Bielik caught up with him and instead of a battle he called him to the audition for the film Jánošík (1962), which he managed to successfully complete and won the role of little Jurek Jánošík. This was followed by a few more small roles in the film, but also a continuation of the modern pentathlon, which peaked and also participated in two world championships. The final decision came when he was accepted into acting and sniffed at a bohemian life. However, he did not complete his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts for the first time, because in his first year he was fired by Professor Karol Legéň Zachar. The reason was the shooting of the film, which was banned at the time while studying at school. However, as he acted in the play Herod and ...

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Coal Tower (2002)

Jakub, a young, small time drug dealer, wakes up to find the police storming the apartment building while his parents are both away on holiday. After flushing all of his "secret stashes" in the toilet, he finds out they are actually there to investigate the death ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milan Šteindler
CAST:  Jan Dolanský  •  Radek Kuchař  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Sylva Legnerová

Jakub, a young, small time drug dealer, wakes up to find the police storming the apartment building while his parents are both away on holiday. After flushing all of his "secret stashes" in the toilet, he finds out they are actually there to investigate the death ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milan Šteindler
CAST:  Jan Dolanský  •  Radek Kuchař  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Sylva Legnerová

Broken Promise (2009)

Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Chlumský
CAST:  Ondřej Vetchý  •  Samuel Spišák  •  Vica Kerekes  •  Marián Slovák

Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Chlumský
CAST:  Ondřej Vetchý  •  Samuel Spišák  •  Vica Kerekes  •  Marián Slovák

Majster kat (1966)

A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes place at the river Danube, in places that used to be targets of Ottoman raids. But their attraction to the same woman and Emil’s betrayal change their indissoluble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paľo Bielik
CAST:  Vlado Müller  •  Emília Vášáryová  •  Peter Debnár  •  František Dibarbora

A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes place at the river Danube, in places that used to be targets of Ottoman raids. But their attraction to the same woman and Emil’s betrayal change their indissoluble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paľo Bielik
CAST:  Vlado Müller  •  Emília Vášáryová  •  Peter Debnár  •  František Dibarbora

The Millennial Bee (1984)

A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Jakubisko
CAST:  Jozef Kroner  •  Štefan Kvietik  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Ivana Valešová

A family saga taking place mostly in a small Slovak village over a period of thirty years (1887–1917). The first part captures the life of Martin Pichandu in the development of his craft, masonry; in the second part, his son is center stage living in a period of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Jakubisko
CAST:  Jozef Kroner  •  Štefan Kvietik  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Ivana Valešová

Jánošík (1963)

This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paľo Bielik
CAST:  František Kuchta  •  Ctibor Filčík  •  Dušan Blaškovič  •  Ondrej Jariabek

This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paľo Bielik
CAST:  František Kuchta  •  Ctibor Filčík  •  Dušan Blaškovič  •  Ondrej Jariabek

Popolvar, Biggest in the World (1982)

A fairy-tale about knight honour, punished evil and tender love. Three royal brothers are put to the test in the fight with the king of the underworld in order to save captured princess, Láskykvet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Marek Ťapák  •  Zuzana Skopálová  •  Jozef Kroner  •  Vlado Müller

A fairy-tale about knight honour, punished evil and tender love. Three royal brothers are put to the test in the fight with the king of the underworld in order to save captured princess, Láskykvet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Marek Ťapák  •  Zuzana Skopálová  •  Jozef Kroner  •  Vlado Müller

Sweet Troubles (1984)

A comedy about Simon, an honest, clever confectioner. In practical life, the humble bachelor becomes an easy prey to his boss, his mother, and hordes of women eager to get married. The story incorporates well-tested methods of nearly all major periods in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Herz
CAST:  Emil Horváth st.  •  Renata Mašková  •  Andrej Hryc  •  Jan Antonín Duchoslav

A comedy about Simon, an honest, clever confectioner. In practical life, the humble bachelor becomes an easy prey to his boss, his mother, and hordes of women eager to get married. The story incorporates well-tested methods of nearly all major periods in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Herz
CAST:  Emil Horváth st.  •  Renata Mašková  •  Andrej Hryc  •  Jan Antonín Duchoslav

King Thrushbeard (1984)

When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloslav Luther
CAST:  Adriana Tarábková  •  Lukáš Vaculík  •  Zita Furková  •  Maria Schell

When a selfless king learns of a beautiful princess in a neighboring kingdom who callously turns down every suitor with an insult, he tries his luck to no avail. So, he hatches a plot with her father in which the princess is married to him, in disguise as a beggar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloslav Luther
CAST:  Adriana Tarábková  •  Lukáš Vaculík  •  Zita Furková  •  Maria Schell

Indián (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Tomáš Svoboda  •  Vladimír Kriško
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Martin Myšička  •  Daniel Olbrychski  •  Vica Kerekes

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DIRECTION:  Tomáš Svoboda  •  Vladimír Kriško
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Martin Myšička  •  Daniel Olbrychski  •  Vica Kerekes

The Bride of the Mountains (1972)

A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Milan Kňažko  •  Július Pántik  •  Mária De Riggová  •  Jozef Budský

A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Milan Kňažko  •  Július Pántik  •  Mária De Riggová  •  Jozef Budský

Sváko Ragan (1976)

Who could forget the Favorites figure Svákov Ragan in acting creations neopakovatel'ného Jozef Kroner? Three-part television film Sváko Ragan, created according to stories Ela Sándor already at its first introduction many years ago, soon won favor with audiences. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Jozef Kroner  •  Hana Slivková  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Ivan Krajíček

Who could forget the Favorites figure Svákov Ragan in acting creations neopakovatel'ného Jozef Kroner? Three-part television film Sváko Ragan, created according to stories Ela Sándor already at its first introduction many years ago, soon won favor with audiences. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ťapák
CAST:  Jozef Kroner  •  Hana Slivková  •  Michal Dočolomanský  •  Ivan Krajíček

Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Jakubisko
CAST:  Jana Březinová  •  Ivan Drozdy  •  Pavel Nový  •  Gustav Opočenský

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Jakubisko
CAST:  Jana Březinová  •  Ivan Drozdy  •  Pavel Nový  •  Gustav Opočenský

Zostane to v rodine (1987)

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DIRECTION:  Pavol Haspra
CAST:  Jozef Dóczy  •  Magda Paveleková  •  Marek Ťapák  •  Jana Valocká

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DIRECTION:  Pavol Haspra
CAST:  Jozef Dóczy  •  Magda Paveleková  •  Marek Ťapák  •  Jana Valocká

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DIRECTION:  Vladimír Strnisko
CAST:  Elo Romančík  •  Milan Kňažko  •  Boris Farkaš  •  Marián Labuda
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