Movies and TvShows featuring "czech-adaptation-of-foreign-source-material" theme.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen follows the titular character as he regales people with incredible stories and embarks on extraordinary adventures. From riding a cannonball to the moon to battling a giant fish, the baron's tales are filled with wonder and excitement. Along the way, he encounters a sultan, a princess, and a beauty known as the rose. With a mixture of animation and live-action sequences, this film brings to life the fantastical world of the baron.
Ikarie XB 1 is a science fiction movie that takes place on a spaceship called Ikarie XB 1 in the 22nd century. The crew members embark on a journey to a distant planet and encounter various challenges along the way, including radiation sickness and tension among the passengers. The movie explores themes of exploration, survival, and the impact of technology on human life.
In the 1880s, a young boy named Coudert Lorraine and his friends steal an airship and embark on a thrilling adventure. They encounter pirates, a zeppelin, a submarine, and even Captain Nemo himself. Along the way, they face danger and excitement, discovering the true meaning of friendship and courage.
Emanuel Pokorný, a bachelor, is to join a rural church school as a professor. Before leaving, however, he finds an infant abandoned in his room. Since he has no time to search for the child's parents, he secretly takes the child to the boarding house. And from that moment on, there is no end to his travails...
On the Comet is a sci-fi adventure comedy movie set in the 19th century. It follows the story of a sea captain who discovers a comet on a collision course with Earth. As he tries to warn others, he encounters various obstacles including prehistoric creatures, a female prisoner, and a group of treasure hunters. With comedic moments and thrilling action, the captain must find a way to save the world from destruction.
TV adaptation of Jules Verne's posthumously published novel.
Comedy inspired by paperback crime novels tells the story of an adventurous search for a mysterious murderer who just after the end of the First World War has begun a rampage in Wilson City, a jerkwater town somewhere in Eastern Europe. The investigation is being led by an inhomogeneous pair of detectives - a greenhorn and local police cadet named Eisner and an experienced FBI officer Food, who has been sent to Europe by US President Woodrow Wilson himself.
Case for a Rookie Hangman is a dark comedy film set in Central Europe. It revolves around the journey of a rookie executioner who questions the morality of his job. Adapted from a novel, the movie explores existential themes and features elements of fantasy. With its unique storytelling style, including chapter headings and inner titles, the film offers a thought-provoking and humorous take on the human condition.
A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic couples of lovers. He only fails at the swimming pool. Zuzana (Jana Sulcová), the good-looking blonde, ignores the men whom the devil foists off onto her. She loves Honza (Václav Neckár) and the boy shares her feelings. The fiend is annoyed by the couple and tries to provoke a row. He sends heavy rain to force them into a hotel and then warns Zuzana's father by phone, but the young lovers manage to get out in time. Then the obstinate Asmodeus takes Honza in his sleep to the Institute for Emotional Disorders, where he shows him the ugly sides of love - hysteria, voyeurism, fetishism, suicide attempts...
The Hobbit is a fantasy adventure film based on the classic novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. It follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is reluctant to leave his comfortable life, as he is thrust into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Along the way, Bilbo encounters various creatures and characters, including the wise wizard Gandalf and the mysterious Gollum. With bravery and wit, Bilbo must navigate treacherous lands and face dangerous foes to fulfill his destiny.
The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common popular world of tradesmen amateur theatre and a fairy-tale happiness of magic creatures as elves and nymphs. The film is considered the most remarkable Jiří Trnka's work and a milestone in the history of the world animation.
The fact that the man succumbed one morning to an irresistible urge to sit down at the piano and play the entire Chopin Sonata in B Minor would not have been so strange if it had not been for the fact that he had never played the piano in his life and he himself had no idea that he could.