Jiří Weiss Movies
- 1967
Murder Czech Style
Murder Czech Style41967HD
The protagonist (Rudolf Hrusinsky) is a dull, fat, shy government clerk indulging in voyuerism and ego fantasies. In love with another clerk (Kveta...
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- 1951
Days of Joy
Days of Joy01951HD
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- 1949
Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry
Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry01949HD
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- 1956
A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake5.81956HD
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...
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- 1947
Nevíte o bytě?
Nevíte o bytě?71947HD
A comedy about the post-war housing crisis in Prague, which several young people are struggling with. The young puppeteer Josef lives in a sublet...
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- 1963
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...
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- 1950
Poslední výstřel
Poslední výstřel5.51950HD
A drama set in the Vítkovice Ironworks at the end of the occupation. It depicts the struggle of Ostrava steelworkers to save the blast...
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- 1942
The Other RAF
The Other RAF01942HD
A documentary by Jiří Weiss on the Russian Air Force.
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- 1965
90° in the Shade
90° in the Shade5.91965HD
In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. An emotionally repressed auditor with domestic...
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- 1938
The Illusion Factory
The Illusion Factory91938HD
In this reportage, film professionals offer the viewers a peek behind the scenes at the Barrandov studios. We see how sets are constructed and we...
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- 1946
Lid si vládne sám
Lid si vládne sám01946HD
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- 1955
Můj přítel Fabián
Můj přítel Fabián61955HD
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...
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- 1949
Křížová trojka
Křížová trojka51949HD
An attempted theft of a rare antique is uncovered at a castle that houses an apprentice recreation center. The apprentices help uncover the real...
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- 1955
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover51955HD
A film about a boy who is protective of a runaway dog and the dog, who is protective of the boy.
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- 1960
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness6.21960HD
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...
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- 1939
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
The Rape of Czechoslovakia01939HD
Weiss’s classic B&W agitprop short made after his escape to London just ahead of the Nazis. He carried with him three reels of material for his...
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- 1962
Reportáž psaná na oprátce
Reportáž psaná na oprátce41962HD
Screen adaptation of Julius Fucik's story about communist fighters.
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- 1937
The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí
The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí01937HD
A lyrical B&W tone poem of the pre-WWII Czech countryside: athletic young men and women canoeing down the River Lužnice, passing medieval...
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- 1949
Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí
Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí01949HD
A documentary about the 11th All-Sokol Rally in Prague in 1948, focusing in the first part on performances by schoolchildren, youth days, and their...
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- 1942
100,000,000 Women
100,000,000 Women01942HD
A documentary edited by Jiří Weiss on the role of Soviet women in the Second World War
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