Jiří Weiss Movies

  • 1949
    Křížová trojka

    Křížová trojka

    Křížová trojka

    51949HD

    An attempted theft of a rare antique is uncovered at a castle that houses an apprentice recreation center. The apprentices help uncover the real...

    Křížová trojka
  • 1948
    Wild Beasts

    Wild Beasts

    Wild Beasts

    71948HD

    Building a bridge is no simple matter. The city council has to decide between two competing proposals, one of which is submitted by villainous...

    Wild Beasts
  • 1945
    We Will Remain Faithful

    We Will Remain Faithful

    We Will Remain Faithful

    01945HD

    The compilation documentary We Will Remain Faithful is a testimony to the Czechoslovak resistance during the Second World War. The film covers the...

    We Will Remain Faithful
  • 1951
    Vstanou noví bojovníci

    Vstanou noví bojovníci

    Vstanou noví bojovníci

    51951HD

    The leader of the emerging organized labor movement in the 1880s, Ladislav Zápotocký-Budečský, is exiled to his native...

    Vstanou noví bojovníci
  • 1948
    Conscience

    Conscience

    Conscience

    7.51948HD

    Karel Doležal, insurance clerk and exemplary father of a family, leaves for a business trip with his secretary Vlasta. After spending the night...

    Conscience
  • 1951
    Days of Joy

    Days of Joy

    Days of Joy

    01951HD

    Days of Joy
  • 1990
    Martha and I

    Martha and I

    Martha and I

    71990HD

    Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a loss about what to do with him. He's been...

    Martha and I
  • 1955
    Můj přítel Fabián

    Můj přítel Fabián

    Můj přítel Fabián

    61955HD

    The story of a gypsy named Fabian, who came to work in Kunčice, and his son. Their lives change fundamentally on the great construction site of...

    Můj přítel Fabián
  • 1963
    The Golden Fern

    The Golden Fern

    The Golden Fern

    6.51963HD

    Wandering through the forest, a woodcutter finds a golden fern whose seed turns into a beautiful woman - they fall in love. After getting drunk in a...

    The Golden Fern
  • 1944
    Before the Raid

    Before the Raid

    Before the Raid

    01944HD

    A dramatised account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War II, directed by Jiří Weiss and written by...

    Before the Raid
  • 1937
    The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí

    The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí

    The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí

    01937HD

    A lyrical B&W tone poem of the pre-WWII Czech countryside: athletic young men and women canoeing down the River Lužnice, passing medieval...

    The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí
  • 1963
    Promiňte, omyl!

    Promiňte, omyl!

    Promiňte, omyl!

    01963HD

    A physically disabled lady is alone in her apartment one evening and has just accidentally overheard a conversation about a planned murder...

    Promiňte, omyl!
  • 1946
    People Govern Themselves

    People Govern Themselves

    People Govern Themselves

    01946HD

    This post-war film from the series Czechoslovak Film Chronicle shows the role of national committees in shaping the new face of the republic. Using...

    People Govern Themselves
  • 1969
    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    01969HD

    Waterloo
  • 1968
    Spravedlnost pro Selvina

    Spravedlnost pro Selvina

    Spravedlnost pro Selvina

    3.3331968HD

    The fate of the insignificant poet Leonard Undene is transposed into the media atmosphere of the late 1960s. An ironic image of the times, a black...

    Spravedlnost pro Selvina
  • 1956
    A Life at Stake

    A Life at Stake

    A Life at Stake

    5.81956HD

    The year is 1941 and the German Nazis rule Bohemia with a free hand. Engineer Otakar Racek is an extremely cautious man who tries to avoid problems...

    A Life at Stake
  • 1960
    Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

    Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

    Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

    61960HD

    Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. Amidst the brutality of the occupying German...

    Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
  • 1948
    Ves v pohraničí

    Ves v pohraničí

    Ves v pohraničí

    51948HD

    The family of Prague greengrocer Pavlas was among the first immigrants to settle in the border village of Severov. Together, the new residents manage...

    Ves v pohraničí
  • 1942
    100,000,000 Women

    100,000,000 Women

    100,000,000 Women

    01942HD

    A documentary edited by Jiří Weiss on the role of Soviet women in the Second World War

    100,000,000 Women
  • 1937
    Song of Ruthenia

    Song of Ruthenia

    Song of Ruthenia

    6.71937HD

    A B&W film poem of the Czech countryside and Weiss’s personal favorite of his early shorts. Mythical images of mountains and streams and rural...

    Song of Ruthenia