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1. Lotrando a Zubejda (1997)
106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a band of robbers, ruled by Lotrando, the robber of robbers. He took from the poor and the rich, and gave generously to his cronies. His son had long since ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Smyczek | Stars: Jirí Strach, Barbora Seidlová, Pavel Zednícek, Arnost Goldflam
Votes: 542
2. Insect (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Amateur actors rehearsing "Pictures from the Insects' Life". The actors find themselves living out their characters' roles and hallucinating insects. "Insects", is intercut with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jirí Lábus, Jan Budar, Pavel Nový, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 523
3. Krakatit (1948)
97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an accidental explosion in the lab, its inventor slips in and out of dream-like hallucinations, realizing that he had given the formula to one of his colleagues, who he tries to stop before it is too late.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Karel Höger, Florence Marly, Eduard Linkers, Jirí Plachý
Votes: 477
4. Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
78 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
"The White Sickness", a leprosy-like disease, ravages the world during a war.
Director: Hugo Haas | Stars: Hugo Haas, Bedrich Karen, Zdenek Stepánek, Václav Vydra
Votes: 382
5. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
6. Loss of Feeling (1935)
85 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksandr Andriyevsky | Stars: Sergei Vecheslov, Vladimir Gardin, Mariya Volgina, Anna Chekulaeva
Votes: 182
7. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
8. Hovory s TGM (2018)
80 min | Biography, Drama, History
On 26 September 1928, Karel Capek and President T.G. Masaryk meet in the gardens of Topolcianky castle to decide about the fate of their joint literary work. Their fiction film dialogue is ... See full summary »
Director: Jakub Cervenka | Stars: Jan Budar, Martin Huba
Votes: 176
9. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
10. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
11. Rekordi (1973)
52 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Bullied Jotia throws heavy stone to an incredibly long distance and attracts the interest of the world records committee. But, the only motivation for wannabe record-holder is to be told swear-word again.
Director: Guram Pataraia | Stars: Goven Cheishvili, Manuchar Shervashidze, Eva Khutunashvili, Bigi Chkholaria
Votes: 117
12. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 92
13. Retsept yeyo molodosti (1983)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
A musical comedy based on the play by K. Capek "The Makropulos Affair". A fantastic longevity story of a famous actress. She looks 30 - in fact, about three hundred. The secret of her youth is in a special potion invented a long time ago.
Director: Evgeniy Ginzburg | Stars: Lyudmila Gurchenko, Oleg Borisov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Anatoliy Romashin
Votes: 90
14. O vecech nadprirozených (1959)
104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Three short stories about the supernatural based on the work of writer Karel Capek.
Directors: Jirí Krejcík, Jaroslav Mach, Milos Makovec | Stars: Ladislav Pesek, Vlastimil Brodský, Felix Le Breux, Bohus Záhorský
Votes: 74
15. Capek's Tales (1947)
106 min | Crime, Drama
Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jaroslav Prucha, Jaroslav Marvan, Lída Chválová, Frantisek Kovárík
Votes: 70
16. Cintamani & podvodník (1965)
111 min | Comedy, Crime
In 'Chintamani and birds', we witness the collector's obsession of M.D. Vitásek, who discovers a unique Persian carpet in a junk shop. The journey to acquire it is more than a little ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Vladimír Smeral, Jarmila Kronbauerová, Josef Hlinomaz, Ludmila Roubíková
Votes: 68
17. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
18. Temné slunce (1980)
135 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A remake of the 1948 atomic-age film, "Krakatit", by the same director. A scrupulous scientist is in the throes of a serious ethical dilemma after creating a highly-efficient explosive which may bring immeasurable suffering to mankind.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Radoslav Brzobohatý, Rudolf Hrusínský, Magda Vásáryová, Jerzy Kamas
Votes: 58
19. Spravedlnost pro Selvina (1968 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A dark comedy about a man who, against his will, dedicated his life to the fight for justice.
Director: Jirí Weiss | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Jirina Sejbalová, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 41
20. Attempted Murder (1973)
98 min | Crime, Drama
The head of a Prague clinic, Professor Trojan (Karel Höger), lives a quiet life in his flat in the Lesser Town, one of Prague's historical and oldest boroughs. His son Petr (Josef Abrhám) ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Karel Höger, Slávka Budínová, Jana Brejchová, Martin Ruzek
Votes: 38
21. Kanón (2016)
10 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Based on the novel "Adam Stvoritel" by Karel Capek: angry at the world for its imperfections, Adam destroys everything except himself. God, as punishment, lets Adam rebuild the world to his whim and will.
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Votes: 38
22. Broadway Television Theatre (1952–1954)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
This syndicated show presented adaptations of Broadway shows.
Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Edward Everett Horton, Melville Cooper, Ernest Truex
Votes: 37
23. R.U.R.: Genesis (2013)
7 min | Short, Action, Drama
Set in the style of a sexy, alt-history 1969, this adaptation depicts a world populated by genetically engineered workers ("artificials") -- perfect, made-to-order people who lack fundamental rights.
Director: James Kerwin | Stars: Chase Masterson, Kipleigh Brown, James Ellis Lane, Amara Cash
Votes: 32
24. The Newt Congress (2022)
16 min | Short
For years now, giant talking newts have been used both for their labor and as laboratory animals. The Newt Congress takes place at a conference building surrounded by nature where ... See full summary »
Directors: Immanuel Esser, Matthias Sahli | Stars: Ursula Benz, Manuela Biedermann, Tobias Bienz, Peter Hottinger
Votes: 29
25. Hordubal (1980)
92 min | Drama
After five years of hard work in America Juraj Hordubal (Anatoliy Kuznetsov) returns back home. He is looking forward to his wife Polana (Libuse Geprtová) and his little daughter Hafie. The... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Balík | Stars: Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Libuse Geprtová, Klára Pollertová, Sándor Oszter
Votes: 25
26. R.U.R. (1938 TV Movie)
35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Technological progress, in the shape of Rossum's Universal Robots, threatens to dominate and wipe out mankind.
Stars: Derek Bond, Harvey Braban, William Lyon Brown, Cherry Cottrell
Votes: 19
27. Hordubalové (1938)
95 min
Juraj Hordubal returns after eight years from America, where he has made enough money for improvements on his farm. His daughter Hafie does not recognize him and even his wife Polana displays no visible joy at his return.
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jaroslav Vojta, Suzanne Marwille, Palo Bielik, Mirko Eliás
Votes: 18
28. Zlocin na poste (1980 TV Movie)
43 min | Crime, Drama
Helenka, a popular clerk at the village post office, is accused of embezzlement. A check reveals that she is 200 crowns short and the girl commits suicide. Her protector and friend, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Dudek | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Milena Steinmasslová, Pavel Zednícek, Josef Abrhám
Votes: 17
29. Sredstvo Makropulosa (1979 TV Movie)
126 min | Comedy
The Makropulos remedy is an elixir of longevity, the possibility of which becomes for the heroes of the play a test of their human viability.
Directors: Maya Markova, Vladimir Monakhov | Stars: Nelli Kornienko, Vladimir Kenigson, Aleksandr Ovchinnikov, Eduard Martsevich
Votes: 16
30. Musical TV Theater (1970– )
Musical
Stars: Sándor Palcsó, György Melis, Péter Korcsmáros, Dénes Gulyás
Votes: 15
31. První parta (1960)
103 min | Drama
The unfortunate 1930s also affected the student Standa Pulpán. For existential reasons, he had to abandon his studies and joined the mines. However, he only slowly and slowly became close ... See full summary »
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Eduard Cupák, Gustáv Valach, Jaroslav Vojta, Rudolf Deyl
Votes: 12
32. Chelovek, kotoryy umel letat (1968)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tomshik once discovered that he could fly, and it gave him great pleasure. Scientists say that he is doing it wrong and begin to teach him.
Director: Evgeniy Sivokon | Star: Aleksey Polevoy
Votes: 12
33. Big Police Tale (1991 TV Short)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
One day, the police were checking the city blocks and found an egg, which was taken to the lost and found. And there, a five-headed dragon hatched from the egg, which ate everything that lay in the table of lost and found in storage.
Director: Lidiya Surikova | Star: Viktor Sergachyov
Votes: 12
34. Jak se delá divadlo (1969 TV Movie)
31 min | Comedy
Director: Jirina Pokorná-Makoszová | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Vlastimil Brodský, Martin Ruzek, Jirina Jirásková
Votes: 11
35. Loupezník (1931)
Comedy
Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away. A plane has to make an emergency landing in ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Kodícek | Stars: Theodor Pistek, Marta Májová, Marta Trojanová, Jaroslav Gleich
Votes: 11
36. Zmizení herce Bendy (1979 TV Movie)
67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Miroslava Valová | Stars: Petr Hanicinec, Martin Ruzek, Frantisek Filipovský, Cestmír Randa
Votes: 10
37. Velká policejní pohádka (1979 TV Movie)
37 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Svatava Simonová | Stars: Zdenek Rehor, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jaroslav Moucka, Stanislav Fiser
Votes: 10
39. Bolshaya koshachya skazka (1965 TV Movie)
91 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: David Karasik | Stars: Sergey Yurskiy, Izil Zabludovskiy, Nikolay Trofimov, Anna Lisyanskaya
Votes: 9
40. Capek's Pockets (2010–2011)
27 min | Comedy, Crime
The series entitled Capek's Pockets represents a novel and unique student project in which talented young directors and experienced scriptwriters came together to produced their rendering ... See full summary »
Stars: Viktor Preiss, Václav Knop, Jan Vondrácek, Jan Hartl
Votes: 8
41. Vodnická pohádka (1973)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Eduard Hofman | Star: Karel Höger
Votes: 7
42. Doktorská pohádka (1963)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Eduard Hofman | Star: Karel Höger
Votes: 7
43. Loupeznická pohádka (1964)
15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Eduard Hofman | Star: Karel Höger
Votes: 7
44. Na zámku (2000 TV Movie)
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Klára Issová, Josef Somr, Chantal Poullain, Pavel Kríz
Votes: 6
47. The Poet (1988)
30 min | Short, Drama
It was an entirely routine case: at four in the morning a car had run over a drunk old woman and left. And now the young Trainee Detective Mejzlík was trying to find out which car it was. A trainee inspector takes that very seriously.
Director: Gidi Dar | Stars: Moshe Ivgy, Shuli Rand
Votes: 5
48. R.U.R.
Sci-Fi | Filming
A young woman visits the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots to emancipate the robots from capitalist exploitation, with catastrophic results. Based on the famous 1920 play by Karel Capek, a satire ever more potent for today.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Mallory Jansen, Lindsay Farris
49. Krakatit (2017 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama, Music, Sci-Fi
About a chemist who is able to produce exceptionally powerful explosive. He calls it "Krakatit," after the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. A special feature of Krakatit is that erupts seemingly without cause.
Directors: Blazena Honcarivová, Alice Nellis | Stars: Karel Hábl, Zuzana Krónerová, Klára Lidová, Lenka Smídová
50. R.U.R. (1948 TV Movie)
60 min | Sci-Fi
A story of robots leading a revolution against their human creators. It explored dehumanization through technology and the failure of a technologically driven utopia.
Director: Jan Bussell | Stars: Anthony Eustrel, Eugene Leahy, Derek Tansley, Maurice Bannister