Karel Hovorka Movies

  • 1966
    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

    7.2231966HD

    At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity....

    Closely Watched Trains
  • 1969
    The Cremator

    The Cremator

    The Cremator

    7.781969HD

    In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

    The Cremator
  • 1975
    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    6.6051975HD

    There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants. All they need...

    How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer
  • 1977
    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    6.41977HD

    The heroes of this absurd comedy, full of confusion and humor are Dzharda Zemanek and Frantisek Liska.

    A Nice Plate of Spinach
  • 1971
    You Are a Widow, Sir

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    6.851971HD

    After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill...

    You Are a Widow, Sir
  • 1955
    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

    7.9861955HD

    A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three...

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
  • 1976
    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    Secluded, Near Woods

    7.4131976HD

    The Lavicka's, a Czech family from the city, rents a house in the country with the option to buy. However, old Mr Komarek seems reluctant to sell the...

    Secluded, Near Woods
  • 1979
    House Call

    House Call

    House Call

    8.51979HD

    Third movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu

    House Call
  • 1977
    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    6.31977HD

    A model Communist village is visited by a flying saucer.

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village
  • 1975
    The Day That Shook the World

    The Day That Shook the World

    The Day That Shook the World

    6.11975HD

    An historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in...

    The Day That Shook the World
  • 1966
    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    71966HD

    In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when...

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
  • 1963
    Death Is Called Engelchen

    Death Is Called Engelchen

    Death Is Called Engelchen

    6.41963HD

    Pavel is a Czech partisan fighter in the waning days of the war. Just as peace is declared, Pavel is shot in the spine and sent to the hospital...

    Death Is Called Engelchen
  • 1957
    The Good Soldier Švejk

    The Good Soldier Švejk

    The Good Soldier Švejk

    7.51957HD

    Good-natured and garrulous, Schweik becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I --...

    The Good Soldier Švejk
  • 1968
    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

    6.51968HD

    Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It...

    Capricious Summer
  • 1965
    If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

    7.51965HD

    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...

    If a Thousand Clarinets
  • 1990
    Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

    6.91990HD

    In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is...

    Larks on a String
  • 1979
    Brother for All the Money

    Brother for All the Money

    Brother for All the Money

    51979HD

    Honza and Zuzana are very young husband and wife. They have a little daughter of whom willingly occasionally take care the grandparents and Honza's...

    Brother for All the Money
  • 1965
    The Borrowed Face

    The Borrowed Face

    The Borrowed Face

    71965HD

    It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration...

    The Borrowed Face
  • 1980
    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    81980HD

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

    Escape Home
  • 1988
    How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives

    How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives

    How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives

    6.31988HD

    While Kendy returns to his hometown as an assistant director to film a thirteen-part series with a television crew, Štěpán...

    How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives