Jiří Suchý

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Faust (1994)

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Švankmajer
CAST:  Petr Čepek  •  Jan Kraus  •  Jiří Suchý  •  Andrew Sachs

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Švankmajer
CAST:  Petr Čepek  •  Jan Kraus  •  Jiří Suchý  •  Andrew Sachs

Audition (1964)

Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets stage fright, while another lies to her boss to compete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr  •  Vladimír Pucholt  •  Markéta Krotká

Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets stage fright, while another lies to her boss to compete.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr  •  Vladimír Pucholt  •  Markéta Krotká

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

Crime in the Night Club (1968)

A black comedy set in a Prague cabaret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Menzel
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr  •  Eva Pilarová  •  Vlastimil Brodský

A black comedy set in a Prague cabaret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jiří Menzel
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr  •  Eva Pilarová  •  Vlastimil Brodský

A Walk Worthwhile (2009)

The young couple Uli and Vanilla want to split up, but lust and money get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Forman  •  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Petr Stach  •  Dagmar Zázvůrková  •  Petr Píša  •  Jiří Suchý

The young couple Uli and Vanilla want to split up, but lust and money get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Forman  •  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Petr Stach  •  Dagmar Zázvůrková  •  Petr Píša  •  Jiří Suchý

Jiří Suchý - Tackling Life with Ease (2019)

Theatre personality, musician, poet, writer, graphic artist, collector, self-professed clown, eternally young in spirit – all this is Jiří Suchý, one of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades. He has put on 97 plays at the Semafor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olga Sommerová
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jitka Molavcová  •  Ondřej Suchý  •  Jakub Suchý

Theatre personality, musician, poet, writer, graphic artist, collector, self-professed clown, eternally young in spirit – all this is Jiří Suchý, one of the key figures of the domestic cultural scene over the last six decades. He has put on 97 plays at the Semafor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olga Sommerová
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jitka Molavcová  •  Ondřej Suchý  •  Jakub Suchý

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DIRECTION:  Ján Roháč
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr  •  Vlasta Kahovcová  •  Irena Ledvinová

Hallo Satchmo (1965)

In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hallo Satchmo'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Špáta
CAST:  Louis Armstrong  •  Danny Barcelona  •  Pavlína Filipovská  •  Karel Gott

In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hallo Satchmo'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Špáta
CAST:  Louis Armstrong  •  Danny Barcelona  •  Pavlína Filipovská  •  Karel Gott

Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe (1985)

This distinctive documentary portrait of Prague extolls the beauty, significance and spirit of the ancient city adopting modern way of life. The form and content of the film share a common underlining principle. The author doesn't simply list out the sequence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Věra Chytilová
CAST:  Miloš Kopecký  •  Viktor Preiss  •  Boris Rösner  •  Jan Kačer

This distinctive documentary portrait of Prague extolls the beauty, significance and spirit of the ancient city adopting modern way of life. The form and content of the film share a common underlining principle. The author doesn't simply list out the sequence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Věra Chytilová
CAST:  Miloš Kopecký  •  Viktor Preiss  •  Boris Rösner  •  Jan Kačer

Sobota (1945)

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DIRECTION:  Václav Wasserman
CAST:  Oldřich Nový  •  Adina Mandlová  •  František Hanus  •  Hana Vítová

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DIRECTION:  Václav Wasserman
CAST:  Oldřich Nový  •  Adina Mandlová  •  František Hanus  •  Hana Vítová

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

A Well Paid Walk (1966)

Dobře placená procházka (English title: Worth While or A Well Paid Walk) is a Czech musical and film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman  •  Ján Roháč
CAST:  Eva Pilarová  •  Hana Hegerová  •  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr

Dobře placená procházka (English title: Worth While or A Well Paid Walk) is a Czech musical and film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman  •  Ján Roháč
CAST:  Eva Pilarová  •  Hana Hegerová  •  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Šlitr

Silvestr 1978 (1978)

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DIRECTION:  Ján Roháč
CAST:  Vladimír Menšík  •  Karel Gott  •  Hana Zagorová  •  Stella Zázvorková

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DIRECTION:  Ján Roháč
CAST:  Vladimír Menšík  •  Karel Gott  •  Hana Zagorová  •  Stella Zázvorková

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DIRECTION:  František Polák
CAST:  Miroslav Donutil  •  Jiří Suchý  •  Jiří Sovák  •  Iva Bittová

Snadný život (1957)

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DIRECTION:  Miloš Makovec
CAST:  Jiří Papež  •  Alena Martinovská  •  Soňa Danielová  •  Ivo Palec

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DIRECTION:  Miloš Makovec
CAST:  Jiří Papež  •  Alena Martinovská  •  Soňa Danielová  •  Ivo Palec

Zrcadlení (1978)

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DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Stanisław Zaczyk  •  Eva Sitta  •  Jana Hlaváčová  •  Luděk Munzar

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DIRECTION:  Jaroslav Balík
CAST:  Stanisław Zaczyk  •  Eva Sitta  •  Jana Hlaváčová  •  Luděk Munzar

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DIRECTION:  Eva Sadková
CAST:  Zuzana Stivínová  •  Hana Hegerová  •  Eva Pilarová  •  Václav Štekl

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DIRECTION:  Jiří Vondrák
CAST:  Jiří Suchý  •  Jitka Molavcová  •  Irena Zlámalová
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