Known for Acting
Steve Marshalek (September 11, 1923 Kočí - July 28, 2011) was a Czech actor. The end of his theatrical career he lived in Divadlo Na Fidlovačce. The Artist Life Foundation awarded him the Senior Prix in 1994. From Wikipedia (cs), the free encyclopedia
Born
September 11, 1923
Died
July 28, 2011 (age 87)
Birthplace
Kocí, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Filmography
39 films, 5 shows
Hanele
1999 · 1h 32m
country: Czech Republic
Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah. But Hanele decides to follow the Zionists instead. She moves to the city to prepare for her departure to the Promised Land, where she meets a successful businessman named Ivo Karadzic, who has renounced Judaism to become a free-thinker. Their love for each other doesn’t only drive Hanele’s parents to distraction, it also threatens to destroy the entire community in the schetl.
And Now You're Dead
1998 · 1h 35m
country: Hong Kong
Professional thief Martin is assigned to steal the largest diamond in the Czech Repbulic, the Czar's Prism for $3M. Needing extra help, Martin brings in his former partner Mandy, an excellent sharpshooter with lethal martial arts skills. Together with two young pickpockets, the group sets out in an adventure of espionage, double-crossing, and explosive action.
The Golet in the Valley
1995 · 1h 30m
country: Czech Republic
In 1930s Ukraine, the desecration of a sacred bath disrupts the sex lives of Jewish villagers.
Perdiamoci di vista
1994 · 1h 52m
country: Italy
Comic tale of a cynical TV star's slow-combustion romance with a young paraplegic.
Pozůstalost
Pozůstalost
1993
country: Czech Republic
Něco lehčího
Něco lehčího
1993
country: Czechoslovakia
Útěk do vězení
Útěk do vězení
1991
country: Czechoslovakia
The dramatic fate of a girl forced to live someone else's life...
The Beggar's Opera
1991 · 1h 34m
country: Czechoslovakia
Unlike any other opera, the so-called Beggar's Opera is not just one composition, but a lineage of adapted compositions, beginning with the original hugely successful 1728 political satire written by Englishman John Gay. Composers and writers have penned variations on it ever since. The most famous of these was A Threepenny Opera by Bertholt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Some things these compositions share in common is their setting among the poor and criminal classes, and the roguish character Macheath. This production is based on an adaptation of Gay's original by Vaclav Havel the freedom-fighter, writer and philosopher who became the first (and only) president of the united post-communist country of Czechoslovakia, and it retains many traces of its theatrical origins. Film reviewers were not too tolerant of what they called "slavish adherence" to the noted Czech writer's stage production, but theater, philosophy and history buffs may feel otherwise.
Merlin aneb Pustá zem
Merlin aneb Pustá zem
1991
country: Czechoslovakia
Svědek umírajícího času
Svědek umírajícího času
1991
country: Czechoslovakia
At the beginning was the Slovak television series Lekár umierajúceho czasu (Doctor of Dying Time), dedicated to the Rudolphine-era scientist Jan Jesenius. He ended up on the scaffold along with other gentlemen after losing the anti-Habsburg uprising. When director Miloslav Luther conceived the idea of making an abridged version of the footage for cinema, he had to not only rebuild the storyline but also dub it into Czech. However, the result was only an illustrative puzzle, describing the various stages of the hero's turbulent life.
Maryša
Maryša
1991
country: Czechoslovakia
Otec, matka a já...
Otec, matka a já...
1991 · 21m
country: Czechoslovakia
Stylized portrait of a Czech disfunctional family. Personal insight into poverty, art, relationships and oneself...
Hurá za ním
1989 · 1h 6m
country: Czechoslovakia
The children's detective story describes a thrilling and cheerful search for a lynx that someone stole from the zoo corner of the house of pioneers and young people (the creators apparently assume that large carnivores are commonly bred in the children's facility). However, the film is made completely ingeniously, the naïve plots hardly catch the eye. In one of the last roles, Vladimír Menšík will introduce himself as a police captain, leading a long-complicated investigation
The Water of Life
1987 · 1h 29m
country: Czechoslovakia
A king was dying. An old man told his sons that only the water of life would save him.
Jsi falešný hráč
1987
country: Czechoslovakia
Even the best of friends can fall apart, often all it takes is a minor misunderstanding. That's exactly what happened to two village friends, children finishing elementary school, between whom hostility and suspicion suddenly set in. The mosaic-like plot contains a number of humorous observations, but overall it distances itself from any ambition to deeply affect the mentality of adolescents, much less the countryside.
Modrá zelená zóna
Modrá zelená zóna
1987
country: Czechoslovakia
Zjasnělá noc
Zjasnělá noc
1987
country: Czechoslovakia
Silvestr 1886
Silvestr 1886
1986
country: Czechoslovakia
Dokonalá finta
Dokonalá finta
1986
country: Czechoslovakia
Chlapec do náručia
1986
country: Unknown
The Third Dragon
1985 · 1h 13m
country: Czechoslovakia
Schoolboys discover that if sitting in a certain rocky cliff area in the forest, they can memorize anything they read there for exams the following day. Turns out the rocky cliff has a cave in which they make an incredible discovery.
Uhol pohľadu
Uhol pohľadu
1985
country: Czechoslovakia
Putování Jana Amose
1983
country: Czechoslovakia
The distressing fate of the Czech great Jan Amos Komenský, forced to leave his homeland after the White Mountain disaster. It depicts his encounters with various European personalities of the 17th century - the Queen of Sweden, artists and scientists. It emphasises the hero's nobility, but also his inner resilience, which allowed him to overcome many personal and professional tragedies. The parable of The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart becomes part of the story. However, Comenius's concept is sculpturally lifeless and, in particular, the religious dimension is "erased" from it. The simplistic biography therefore does not avoid schoolboyish dryness.
Čas na hodinách
Čas na hodinách
1983
country: Czechoslovakia
Oči plné snehu
Oči plné snehu
1983
country: Czechoslovakia
Pohádka svatojánské noci
1982
country: Czechoslovakia
A retired soldier, Martin, is returning home after twelve years of service. On the way, he stops in a small Wallachian village, which is ruled by a stingy and ruthless fojt with the help of a sycophantic scoundrel and the local priest. Martin witnesses how he takes the only cow from the widower Kryštof and his five children for a few pennies, how he denies payment of the debt to Jura and Juříček, who then force them to work in his forest for free, how he denies his share of the inheritance to his brother Štěpán, who is in love with the charming Anička. Martin does not want to let all this go by so he decides to help the villagers and punish the fojt. Soon, strange things start happening in the village and the fojt is increasingly afraid that the devil is behind everything. In his place, Martin appears with a cunning plan, the main part of which is a recipe for axe soup.
Motiv
Motiv
1982
country: Czechoslovakia
Dlouhý týden
Dlouhý týden
1981
country: Czechoslovakia
Město mé naděje
1979
country: Czechoslovakia
Jan Kačer became known primarily as an actor, but he also took up film directing several times - not very successfully. Based on someone else's script, he made a committed, building story: it tells the story of an experienced engineer who is commissioned to assemble a team of specialists for engineering the peaceful use of atomic energy. However, the explanation of human dilemmas is too flat and proclamatory, as is the image of Ostrava's industrial environment; the heroes are thinking about one thing: the proper completion of the assigned task...
Rosný bod
Rosný bod
1979
country: Czechoslovakia
Shadows of a Hot Summer
1978 · 1h 40m
country: Czechoslovakia
Ondrej lives on a farm outside a small town with his family. One day a group of men arrive at the family's house and the harmonious life they've led so far changes drastically for the worse.
Sedmá ruka
Sedmá ruka
1973
country: Czechoslovakia
Tuba plná peny
Tuba plná peny
1972
country: Czechoslovakia
Balada o narození
Balada o narození
1970
country: Czechoslovakia
On the Comet
1970 · 1h 14m
country: Czechoslovakia
When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.
Just Because You're Grown-Up
Just Because You're Grown-Up
1970 · 1h 23m
country: Czechoslovakia
Eleven-year old Mísa has the temperament of a proper boy and endless problems with the grown-ups. It is no wonder that he longs to become an adult without further delay. Mísa keeps house together with his father and has various duties. After a failed attempt at dish-washing he goes off to the research institute where his father is working on an important invention. He is trying to produce a substance that would make poultry and other animals bigger and thus help the struggle against famine in the world, but so far he has only managed to produce a shrinking substance. After his father leaves the laboratory, Mísa mixes up different ingredients and makes the growth substance. He drinks it and instantly becomes an adult. His father, conversely, turns into a toddler after drinking the shrinking substance with his beer by mistake.
Mlčení mužů
Mlčení mužů
1969
country: Czechoslovakia
A twelve-year-old boy knows that adults often lie—and this realization causes him no end of trouble. When he stumbles upon the suspicious death of an old man, he begins to weave a web of suspicion.
The Giraffe in the Window
1968 · 1h 13m
country: Czechoslovakia
Thieves Svarc and Cihák are interrupted in their robbery of a jeweler's store. In order to disappear as quickly as possible, they jump into the nearest car and leave, finding on the way that a little boy named Jirka, son of the car's owner, is with them. They take him to a cottage where Cihák's eighteen-year old daughter Milena attends to him. Jirka first treats Milena with hostility, but as days pass, the "prisoner" and the "guard" become close. Milena cooks for the boy and takes care of him, but nothing can intimidate the dauntless Jirka and he seeks for the first opportunity to escape.
Strakatí andělé
Strakatí andělé
1965
country: Czechoslovakia
Three stories (Gabriela, Eda and Jana), two of which are dedicated to girls. They share a common motif of disillusionment when the protagonists encounter scorn and disinterest.