Milan Riehs

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Amadeus (1984)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

The Three Veterans (1984)

It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp that provides him with servants by wish, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Petr Čepek  •  Josef Somr  •  Vida Neuwirthová

It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish brothers. Each of the veterans is given a magic item - one gets magic harp that provides him with servants by wish, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oldřich Lipský
CAST:  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Petr Čepek  •  Josef Somr  •  Vida Neuwirthová

Days of Betrayal (1973)

This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otakar Vávra
CAST:  Jiří Pleskot  •  Bohumil Pastorek  •  Gunnar Möller  •  Jaroslav Radimecký

This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otakar Vávra
CAST:  Jiří Pleskot  •  Bohumil Pastorek  •  Gunnar Möller  •  Jaroslav Radimecký

Just Whistle a Little (1981)

Several big-city teenagers are falsely accused of vandalizing a valuable organ, casting light on the hypocrisy of the adult world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Smyczek
CAST:  Daniel Šedivák  •  Michal Suchánek  •  Pavel Kohout  •  Libuše Heczková

Several big-city teenagers are falsely accused of vandalizing a valuable organ, casting light on the hypocrisy of the adult world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Smyczek
CAST:  Daniel Šedivák  •  Michal Suchánek  •  Pavel Kohout  •  Libuše Heczková

Amerika (1994)

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimír Michálek
CAST:  Jiří Lábus  •  Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková  •  Pavel Nový  •  Jiří Schmitzer

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimír Michálek
CAST:  Jiří Lábus  •  Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková  •  Pavel Nový  •  Jiří Schmitzer

Jen o rodinných záležitostech (1991)

Life in communist Czechoslovakia in the early 1950s and the punishments for going against the state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Svoboda
CAST:  Jiří Bartoška  •  Karel Roden  •  Miroslav Macháček  •  Milan Kňažko

Life in communist Czechoslovakia in the early 1950s and the punishments for going against the state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Svoboda
CAST:  Jiří Bartoška  •  Karel Roden  •  Miroslav Macháček  •  Milan Kňažko

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)

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In the fourth film in the series, in 1910's Russia, a few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is greatly displeased with Indy. Indy runs away into the Russian countryside and wakes in the morning on a haystack. He encounters colorful Gypsies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepa Mehta  •  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Corey Carrier  •  Lloyd Owen  •  Ruth de Sosa  •  Margaret Tyzack

In the fourth film in the series, in 1910's Russia, a few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is greatly displeased with Indy. Indy runs away into the Russian countryside and wakes in the morning on a haystack. He encounters colorful Gypsies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deepa Mehta  •  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Corey Carrier  •  Lloyd Owen  •  Ruth de Sosa  •  Margaret Tyzack

Guard No. 47 (2008)

A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Renč
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Lucia Šipošová  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Vladimír Dlouhý

A WW I veteran still haunted by his time in the trenches settles in a small town to work for the railroad company. His pretty wife attracts the attention of the lonely young gravedigger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Filip Renč
CAST:  Karel Roden  •  Lucia Šipošová  •  Václav Jiráček  •  Vladimír Dlouhý

Sekal Has to Die (1998)

ComiBaran, a protestant blacksmith arrives in the little village of Lakotice to kill Sekal, a cruel Nazi collaborator.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimír Michálek
CAST:  Bogusław Linda  •  Olaf Lubaszenko  •  Jiří Bartoška  •  Agnieszka Sitek

ComiBaran, a protestant blacksmith arrives in the little village of Lakotice to kill Sekal, a cruel Nazi collaborator.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimír Michálek
CAST:  Bogusław Linda  •  Olaf Lubaszenko  •  Jiří Bartoška  •  Agnieszka Sitek

Escape Home (1980)

A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaromil Jireš
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Jan Kanyza  •  Tomáš Holý  •  Vlastimil Hašek

A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaromil Jireš
CAST:  Jana Brejchová  •  Jan Kanyza  •  Tomáš Holý  •  Vlastimil Hašek

Něco je ve vzduchu (1981)

The urn supposedly containing the remains of Alice's grandfather falls out of the window and breaks. To Alice's great surprise, the urn is empty and the girl learns that the grandfather didn't die but disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ludvík Ráža
CAST:  Vladimír Dlouhý  •  Zlata Adamovská  •  Karel Augusta  •  Ivan Mistrík

The urn supposedly containing the remains of Alice's grandfather falls out of the window and breaks. To Alice's great surprise, the urn is empty and the girl learns that the grandfather didn't die but disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd September ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ludvík Ráža
CAST:  Vladimír Dlouhý  •  Zlata Adamovská  •  Karel Augusta  •  Ivan Mistrík

Dark Sun (1980)

A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otakar Vávra
CAST:  Jana Břežková  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý  •  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Jerzy Kamas

A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otakar Vávra
CAST:  Jana Břežková  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý  •  Rudolf Hrušínský  •  Jerzy Kamas

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (1984)

Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, causing the Emperor to angrily order Sebastian to be shot with arrows by his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Weigl
CAST:  Michael Biehn  •  Nicholas Clay  •  Franco Citti  •  Urs Althaus

Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, causing the Emperor to angrily order Sebastian to be shot with arrows by his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Weigl
CAST:  Michael Biehn  •  Nicholas Clay  •  Franco Citti  •  Urs Althaus

The Halftime of Happiness (1985)

A movie directed by Zbynek Brynych.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zbyněk Brynych
CAST:  Jiří Adamíra  •  Slávka Španková  •  Hana Maciuchová  •  Zora Jandová

A movie directed by Zbynek Brynych.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zbyněk Brynych
CAST:  Jiří Adamíra  •  Slávka Španková  •  Hana Maciuchová  •  Zora Jandová

The World Knows Nothing (1988)

The story takes place in the Czech-German border region in 1938. The hero Tomás Jakl marries but the marriage is not very lucky and falls apart. His German friend forced him to enter the Nazi party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Svoboda
CAST:  Emil Horváth  •  Milan Kňažko  •  Jiří Ornest  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý

The story takes place in the Czech-German border region in 1938. The hero Tomás Jakl marries but the marriage is not very lucky and falls apart. His German friend forced him to enter the Nazi party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Svoboda
CAST:  Emil Horváth  •  Milan Kňažko  •  Jiří Ornest  •  Radoslav Brzobohatý
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