Petr Svojtka

Petr Svojtka (25 September 1946 – 9 May 1982) was a Czechoslovak actor. In 1968 he graduated from the Faculty of Theatre in Prague. He died in a tram accident.

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Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Vorlíček
CAST:  Libuše Šafránková  •  Pavel Trávníček  •  Carola Braunbock  •  Rolf Hoppe

Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Vorlíček
CAST:  Libuše Šafránková  •  Pavel Trávníček  •  Carola Braunbock  •  Rolf Hoppe

The Little Mermaid (1976)

The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Miroslava Šafránková  •  Radovan Lukavský  •  Petr Svojtka  •  Libuše Šafránková

The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Miroslava Šafránková  •  Radovan Lukavský  •  Petr Svojtka  •  Libuše Šafránková

Lovers in the Year One (1974)

It is the summer of 1945. A party of young people are enjoying the beginning of a new life to the full. For them this is the year one. One of them, law student Pavel, is more attracted to film than to law. With his eight-millimeter camera, he films everything that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Marta Vančurová  •  Viktor Preiss  •  Libuše Švormová  •  Petr Svojtka

It is the summer of 1945. A party of young people are enjoying the beginning of a new life to the full. For them this is the year one. One of them, law student Pavel, is more attracted to film than to law. With his eight-millimeter camera, he films everything that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Marta Vančurová  •  Viktor Preiss  •  Libuše Švormová  •  Petr Svojtka

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

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

That Instant, That While (1981)

Autumn 1944. A doctor is accused in the collaboration with the Nazis and found guilty...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Sequens
CAST:  František Němec  •  Daniela Kolářová  •  Luděk Munzar  •  Ladislav Frej

Autumn 1944. A doctor is accused in the collaboration with the Nazis and found guilty...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Sequens
CAST:  František Němec  •  Daniela Kolářová  •  Luděk Munzar  •  Ladislav Frej

A Place in the Crowd (1964)

A film in five episodes, all based on an attempt to show the life of young people today, their feelings and relationships, their behaviour in public and private life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer  •  Zbyněk Brynych  •  Václav Krška
CAST:  Milan Kos  •  Jiří Novotný  •  Aleš Košnar  •  Jiří Ornest

A film in five episodes, all based on an attempt to show the life of young people today, their feelings and relationships, their behaviour in public and private life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Gajer  •  Zbyněk Brynych  •  Václav Krška
CAST:  Milan Kos  •  Jiří Novotný  •  Aleš Košnar  •  Jiří Ornest

The Sheriff Behind Bars (1966)

A dramatic story from the setting of a youth de tention center. Youngster Jakub, out of delusory solidarity, gets convicted of theft and goes to prison in place ofthe "sheriff" of his gang. He naively hopes that the sheriff will appreciate his gesture and leaves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dimitrij Plichta
CAST:  Otakar Prajzner  •  Jiří Sedlmayer  •  Petr Svojtka  •  Martin Štěpánek

A dramatic story from the setting of a youth de tention center. Youngster Jakub, out of delusory solidarity, gets convicted of theft and goes to prison in place ofthe "sheriff" of his gang. He naively hopes that the sheriff will appreciate his gesture and leaves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dimitrij Plichta
CAST:  Otakar Prajzner  •  Jiří Sedlmayer  •  Petr Svojtka  •  Martin Štěpánek

A Matter of Days (1969)

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DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Thalie Frugès  •  Vít Olmer  •  Philippe Baronnet  •  Jana Šulcová

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DIRECTION:  Yves Ciampi
CAST:  Thalie Frugès  •  Vít Olmer  •  Philippe Baronnet  •  Jana Šulcová

Nevěsta (1970)

The female employees of the poultry-processing factory find relief from their monotonous work in chatting about weddings and marriages. The very young Zdena (Marta Vancurová), too, dreams about a white veil and an entourage of bridesmaids. On her return home from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Suchý
CAST:  Marta Vančurová  •  Věra Křesadlová  •  Jaromír Hanzlík  •  Jiří Datel Novotný

The female employees of the poultry-processing factory find relief from their monotonous work in chatting about weddings and marriages. The very young Zdena (Marta Vancurová), too, dreams about a white veil and an entourage of bridesmaids. On her return home from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Suchý
CAST:  Marta Vančurová  •  Věra Křesadlová  •  Jaromír Hanzlík  •  Jiří Datel Novotný

Radúz a Mahulena (1971)

Radúz, the son of a Magurian king, has lost his way hunting in the territory of the Tatra King Stojmír. He learns from his loyal servant Radovid the reason behind the two countries' conflict. When Radúz's mother Nyola married his father, the rejected wooer Stojmír ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Weigl
CAST:  Magda Vášáryová  •  Jan Tříska  •  Jaroslava Adamová  •  Jiří Adamíra

Radúz, the son of a Magurian king, has lost his way hunting in the territory of the Tatra King Stojmír. He learns from his loyal servant Radovid the reason behind the two countries' conflict. When Radúz's mother Nyola married his father, the rejected wooer Stojmír ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Weigl
CAST:  Magda Vášáryová  •  Jan Tříska  •  Jaroslava Adamová  •  Jiří Adamíra

The Secret of a Great Narrator (1972)

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Martin Štěpánek  •  Petr Štěpánek  •  Otakar Brousek  •  Jana Hlaváčová

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Kachyňa
CAST:  Martin Štěpánek  •  Petr Štěpánek  •  Otakar Brousek  •  Jana Hlaváčová

Za volantem nepřítel (1975)

1974 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Steklý.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Steklý
CAST:  Antonín Hardt  •  Jiří Havel  •  Ladislav Krečmer  •  Petr Pospíchal

1974 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Steklý.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Steklý
CAST:  Antonín Hardt  •  Jiří Havel  •  Ladislav Krečmer  •  Petr Pospíchal

Prince and the Evening Star (1979)

A wonderful fairytale about looking for love, defeating evil and learning some valuable moral lessons on the way. The story begins with the young Prince Velen , who is left in charge of the castle and his three sisters. During the night he has a visitation and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Vorlíček
CAST:  Libuše Šafránková  •  Vladimír Menšík  •  František Filipovský  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý

A wonderful fairytale about looking for love, defeating evil and learning some valuable moral lessons on the way. The story begins with the young Prince Velen , who is left in charge of the castle and his three sisters. During the night he has a visitation and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Václav Vorlíček
CAST:  Libuše Šafránková  •  Vladimír Menšík  •  František Filipovský  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý

Královská hra (1981)

Television play  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miroslava Valová
CAST:  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Luděk Munzar  •  Petr Haničinec  •  Martin Růžek

Television play  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miroslava Valová
CAST:  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Luděk Munzar  •  Petr Haničinec  •  Martin Růžek

Propast (1982)

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DIRECTION:  Julian Dziedzina
CAST:  Petr Svojtka  •  Ivan Vyskočil  •  Jaroslav Moučka  •  Josef Maršálek

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DIRECTION:  Ludvík Ráža
CAST:  Jaromír Hanzlík  •  Libuše Havelková  •  Josef Kemr  •  Rudolf Jelínek

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DIRECTION:  Ivo Novák
CAST:  Petr Svojtka  •  Bronislav Križan  •  Luděk Munzar  •  Andrea Čunderlíková
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