Jana Brejchová

Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953, and is considered one of the Czech Republic's most popular and familiar starring actresses.

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Beauty and the Beast (1979)

Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Herz
CAST:  Zdena Studenková  •  Vlastimil Harapes  •  Václav Voska  •  Jana Brejchová

Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juraj Herz
CAST:  Zdena Studenková  •  Vlastimil Harapes  •  Václav Voska  •  Jana Brejchová

If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)

A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ján Roháč  •  Vladimír Svitáček
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Waldemar Matuška  •  Hana Hegerová  •  Eva Pilarová

A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ján Roháč  •  Vladimír Svitáček
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Waldemar Matuška  •  Hana Hegerová  •  Eva Pilarová

Aber Doktor (1980)

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DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Vlastimil Brodský  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Agnes Kraus  •  Henry Hübchen

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DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Vlastimil Brodský  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Agnes Kraus  •  Henry Hübchen

Courage for Every Day (1965)

A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of his peers to live up to his ideals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evald Schorm
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Jan Kačer  •  Jiřina Jirásková  •  Vlastimil Brodský

A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of his peers to live up to his ideals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evald Schorm
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Jan Kačer  •  Jiřina Jirásková  •  Vlastimil Brodský

Miss Golem (1973)

It is the 1920's. The good-looking hostess Věra demonstrates household robots to visitors of the Futurum exhibition. Young inventor Petr comes to her rescue when she tries to flee from two men wanting to take her away. Věra confesses that she has fled from home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Martin Růžek  •  Josef Somr  •  Antonie Hegerliková

It is the 1920's. The good-looking hostess Věra demonstrates household robots to visitors of the Futurum exhibition. Young inventor Petr comes to her rescue when she tries to flee from two men wanting to take her away. Věra confesses that she has fled from home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Martin Růžek  •  Josef Somr  •  Antonie Hegerliková

Return to Paradise Lost (1999)

A professor reunites with an old friend who inspires him to return to Czechoslovakia for the first time since he emigrated years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojtěch Jasný
CAST:  Vladimír Pucholt  •  Ingrid Timková  •  Adam Davidson  •  Emília Vášáryová

A professor reunites with an old friend who inspires him to return to Czechoslovakia for the first time since he emigrated years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojtěch Jasný
CAST:  Vladimír Pucholt  •  Ingrid Timková  •  Adam Davidson  •  Emília Vášáryová

In the Dust of the Stars (1976)

A retro '70s vision of the future, IN THE DUST OF THE STARS was made by the DEFA film studio. A radio signal attracts a team of astronauts to a mysterious planet. Once there, they are warmly welcomed by an alien race, but are soon suspicious of what is really ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz
CAST:  Zephi Alșec  •  Violeta Andrei  •  Milan Beli  •  Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila

A retro '70s vision of the future, IN THE DUST OF THE STARS was made by the DEFA film studio. A radio signal attracts a team of astronauts to a mysterious planet. Once there, they are warmly welcomed by an alien race, but are soon suspicious of what is really ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz
CAST:  Zephi Alșec  •  Violeta Andrei  •  Milan Beli  •  Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila

The Nun's Night (1967)

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Mnislav Hofmann  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Josef Kemr

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Mnislav Hofmann  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Josef Kemr

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DIRECTION:  Jiří Sequens
CAST:  Jaroslav Marvan  •  Josef Bláha  •  Josef Vinklář  •  Vlastimil Brodský

Behind the Sloe-Bush (1981)

Third part of the trilogy. Vaska again is visiting his grandfather living in Bohemian Forest and understands the importance of guarding nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer
CAST:  Tomáš Holý  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Josef Kemr

Third part of the trilogy. Vaska again is visiting his grandfather living in Bohemian Forest and understands the importance of guarding nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer
CAST:  Tomáš Holý  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Josef Kemr

On the Poachers Trail (1979)

Second part of the trilogy. Vasek is expected to go to Bulgaria for a holiday with his parents during the summer vacation, but the boy finds the prospect of spending the summer with his gamekeeper grandfather far more tempting than the seaside. On the last day of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer
CAST:  Tomáš Holý  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Josef Kemr

Second part of the trilogy. Vasek is expected to go to Bulgaria for a holiday with his parents during the summer vacation, but the boy finds the prospect of spending the summer with his gamekeeper grandfather far more tempting than the seaside. On the last day of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer
CAST:  Tomáš Holý  •  Gustáv Valach  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Josef Kemr

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)

This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, with the proposed solution of building a time machine. The decision is made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Jiří Sovák  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Lubomír Lipský  •  Iva Janžurová

This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beards and lose the ability to have children. A summit meeting is held at the United Nations, with the proposed solution of building a time machine. The decision is made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Jiří Sovák  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Lubomír Lipský  •  Iva Janžurová

Maratón (1968)

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 prison to allow the prisoners to escape en masse. Many of them are shot dead by the German guards but young Ruda (Jaromír ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Novák
CAST:  Jaromír Hanzlík  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Vladimír Menšík  •  Karel Höger

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 prison to allow the prisoners to escape en masse. Many of them are shot dead by the German guards but young Ruda (Jaromír ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Novák
CAST:  Jaromír Hanzlík  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Vladimír Menšík  •  Karel Höger

A Night at Karlstein (1974)

No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamoured Jana Brejchová manage to spend one night in disguise in the Castle despite the strict royal ban.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Podskalský
CAST:  Vlastimil Brodský  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Karel Höger  •  Jaroslav Marvan

No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamoured Jana Brejchová manage to spend one night in disguise in the Castle despite the strict royal ban.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Podskalský
CAST:  Vlastimil Brodský  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Karel Höger  •  Jaroslav Marvan

Higher Principle (1960)

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Krejčík
CAST:  František Smolík  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Ivan Mistrík  •  Jan Šmíd

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Krejčík
CAST:  František Smolík  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Ivan Mistrík  •  Jan Šmíd

Wolf Trap (1958)

The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Weiss
CAST:  Jiřina Šejbalová  •  Miroslav Doležal  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Jaroslav Průcha

The title of this highly-regarded Czech drama translates as Wolf Trap. Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around an ambitious young provincial politician (Miroslav Dolozai) who enters into a marriage of convenience with a smotheringly possessive -- and much older ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Weiss
CAST:  Jiřina Šejbalová  •  Miroslav Doležal  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Jaroslav Průcha

Nothing Really Happened (1989)

An overprotective mother plagues her daughter out of guilt over unintentionally scarring her daughter's cheek.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evald Schorm
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Tereza Brodská  •  Jan Kačer  •  Jan Potměšil

An overprotective mother plagues her daughter out of guilt over unintentionally scarring her daughter's cheek.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Evald Schorm
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Tereza Brodská  •  Jan Kačer  •  Jan Potměšil

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DIRECTION:  Jiří Sequens
CAST:  Karel Höger  •  Slávka Budínová  •  Jana Brejchová  •  Martin Růžek
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