Josef Steigl Movies

Two marriageable girls, Princess Disperanda and her maid Káča, sign a betrothal with their own blood in exchange for fairy-tale grooms....

Grammar school teacher Bláha hurts himself in pursuit of a red lizard, and is lying unconscious in the lonely house of Santrucek family. The...

A detective drama set just before the unification of our physical education system. Criminal investigators investigate the murder of a football club...

“And what did you do at school today?” In Pavel Hobl’s Czech fairytale, when Pepik and Honzik learn that school has been canceled...

Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces.

Young men Štěpán, Ludvík and Karel became friends abroad, where they fought during World War II. Now they have returned...

Five years old Johnny is going for his first journey with no parents.

During his work assignment in Tamani Kingdom, Czech worker Lojza saves a local man from dying in the desert. Two years later, it turns out the saved...

The movie describes proletarian life in the Czech Lands after World War I.

The new era brings with it progress, which must inevitably penetrate even the most remote corners. It has also reached the village of...

A thirteen-year-old girl whose mother suddenly dies during the birth of her second child is forced to start taking care not only of herself, but also...

Tragicomic events in the idyllic town of Rukapán reveal both the prejudices of the local residents and their solidarity. The chronicle of the...

Czechoslovak drama film about soldiers returning from World War II

Working on the hops fields gathering hops for beer, Filip catches a glimpse of fellow worker/comrade Hanka and falls for her. Trying to keep their...

JZD Hořičky is one of the best cooperatives in the district. Its chairman, who knows how to get advice and money wherever he can, is...

This short exhortative feature film presents various forms of tourism, which was one of the post-war means of spending one’s time that was...

The course of an organized strike by workers from North Moravian steelworks in 1931 to resist mass layoffs during the economic crisis.

The film responds to the housing shortage that young couples in particular have had to deal with. This problem is also addressed by the couple...

A satire about small and large crooks who thrive in a planned economy. They made great use of all its strengths and weaknesses.