Film, theatre and television actress, voice actress. One of the most popular and beloved contemporary Czech actresses.
A Czech-German fine artist, drawer, designer, illustrator and animator born in northern Bohemia. He became known as the creator of the animated film Yellow Submarine.
Feature fairy-tale film for children, in Czech cinematography often connected with comedy. Watching fairy tales on television is an integral part of Czech Christmas atmosphere.
Theatre, film and television actress, voice actress and narrator. One of the most famous, frequently cast and popular Czech actresses of the second half of the 20th century.
Film director, screenwriter, actor and teacher. The most versatile Czech film maker, made famous by his film comedies in the 1930s and 40s.
Film and television actress, known abroad as well, photo model and fashion designer. She is one of the most popular and acknowledged contemporary Czech actresses.
Film and theatre actress. One of the most popular and famous Czech film stars of the 1930s and 40s, well-known abroad as well.
Theatre and film actor, director, screenwriter and producer, who also made a career in Hollywood. One of the most popular Czech actors of the 1930s.
Prominent Czech-American photographer, editor, cameraman and director. One of the pioneers of avant-garde film of 1930s and a key figure in world film modernism.
Czech explorer, writer, journalist and documentary filmmaker. Together with Jiří Hanzelka, he went on several expeditions on practically all continents.
Prose writer, author of cabaret plays and a publicist. He became famous primarily as the author of The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války).
Czech film and theatre director, screenwriter and actor of Slovak origin. One of the most original artists in Czech cinematography of the 20th century, recognised abroad as well.
A popular child actor in the 1970s, also famous abroad. The greatest child star of Czech cinematography and television.
Czech theatre and film actor and director, artist and writer. He was a part of the popular duo with Jan Werich in the ABC Theatre.
Theatre, film, television and radio actor, voice actor, reciter, director. One of the most popular and most important figures of Czech theatre and film.
One of the commercially most successful contemporary Czech directors. He directs for film, television and theatre. His films are popular with the audience and characterised by a particular type of humour, hyperbole and a parody of the communist regime.
Theatre, film and television actress, singer. One of the most distinct and sought-after contemporary actresses.
Avant-garde film screenwriter, director and pedagogue of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She belongs to the so-called New Wave in Czechoslovak film. Because of her experimental and innovative film expression she is often called the “first lady of Czech film”.
Adventurer, explorer, composer, conductor, photographer, cameraman, filmmaker and documentarist. He is mentioned in Peruvian textbooks, but is almost forgotten in the Czech Republic.
Film, theatre and television actress, voice actress. One of the most popular contemporary Czech actresses, also known abroad.
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