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Jan Kotva

Date of birth: 1943-04-28

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Jan Kotva

Biography

Movie Credits

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
3.8

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

1978-08-04

When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing do

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
3.8

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

1978-08-04

When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing do

Sázka na třináctku
0

Sázka na třináctku

1978-05-26

A mail truck is robbed near the small town of Kostelec, during which the perpetrators steal CZK 2.5

The Moravian Land
2

The Moravian Land

1978-02-24

The reason for making this film is clear: it was to cover up Vojtěch Jasný's famous chronicle "All t

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
3.1

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

1977-08-12

Former Nazi Klaus Abard survives to the 1990s by taking anti-ageing pills. He plans to use a time tr

Zlaté rybky
0

Zlaté rybky

1978-04-07

Police discover Eva Nejtková dead in her apartment and her husband Zdeněk unconscious from a shotgun

The Young Man and Moby Dick
1.7

The Young Man and Moby Dick

1979-07-13

Good-looking Edita Beningerová (Jana Brejchová) arrives at a chemical factory in the North Bohemian

Libeňský čaroděj
0

Libeňský čaroděj

1989-05-14

Pan Vok odchází
3.5

Pan Vok odchází

1980-08-01

The former reputed lover and bon vivant Petr Vok from Rožmberk was widowed at the age of sixty-three

The Medal
3.4

The Medal

1980-10-31

The trenches of World War I provide for a captivating backdrop to the drama of Corporal Hoferik. In

Every Young Man
3.3

Every Young Man

1966-05-13

Jurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit wit

Man Overboard
1.6

Man Overboard

1981-09-04

Ten-year-old David joins a sailing club. He trains hard and helps repair the sailing boats, but peop

Kotrmelec
3.5

Kotrmelec

1962-03-09

The group of mining foreman Kohut is about to enter the competition for the title of Brigade of Soci

Sign of the Virgin
0

Sign of the Virgin

1966-10-14

The military airfield crew are not allowed to leave the area because alert level two has been declar

Dva z onoho světa
2.5

Dva z onoho světa

1962-12-28

A musical comedy about two indistinguishably similar siblings who love music, but each of them is co

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový
1

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

1980-12-05

Zlatá slepice
1.5

Zlatá slepice

1981-07-03

This fairy tale tells of a magical hen who lays golden eggs. When an enterprising taxi driver (greed

Okurkový hrdina
0

Okurkový hrdina

1963-10-11

An insight into the lives of adolescents, it is about an ordinary boy who falls in love with a stude

The Finnish Knife
1

The Finnish Knife

1965-07-23

Two young men, thinking that they've killed someone, flee to Poland.

Martin a červené sklíčko
0

Martin a červené sklíčko

1967-03-31

Children's detective stories were very successful in the 1960s, and the stories of Martin the crimin

Dívka s třemi velbloudy
0

Dívka s třemi velbloudy

1967-09-08

The fates of the women are repeated: the 16-year-old daughter of a 32-year-old mother is also pregna

The House of Lost Souls
1.3

The House of Lost Souls

1967-10-20

An escaped inmate of a mental home, Franz Moose, has been found shot dead in the forest. In the cour

Jarní vody
1.9

Jarní vody

1968-08-30

Sanin, an aging Russian nobleman, recalls his unfulfilled love for a simple girl with whom he fell i

Payment in Kind
2.6

Payment in Kind

1980-02-26

In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that featu

Six Black Girls
1.8

Six Black Girls

1969-10-31

Detective Lieutenant Boruvka (Lubomír Lipský) is called to the State Scientific Library to investiga

Půlnoční kolona
0

Půlnoční kolona

1973-05-25

A group of soldiers is supposed to ensure the smooth nighttime passage of the military convoy throug

Dvacátý devátý
1

Dvacátý devátý

1975-04-25

In the era of normalisation, a number of (pseudo)historical films were made, even described as recon

Na startu je delfín
1

Na startu je delfín

1975-06-06

The teenage hero tries his best to meet the nomination limit for important races, but his coach's in

Skokan
0

Skokan

1974-01-01

Ratili
0

Ratili

1984-02-01

Dreaming of creating a Czech musical theater, not recognized in his homeland, Josef Navratil, under

Útěk do vězení
0

Útěk do vězení

1991-10-22

The dramatic fate of a girl forced to live someone else's life...

Hubert the Smart Boy
2.7

Hubert the Smart Boy

1985-06-01

Hubert Hrabe, known as Smart Boy, is a Prague dandy who is always skirting the edge of the law. Like

Toni, You're Crazy
3.5

Toni, You're Crazy

1969-04-18

In the village cemetery, the funeral of a married couple - victims of a car crash - is ending. The r

Výjimečná situace
0

Výjimečná situace

1986-02-01

Jak se krade milión
2.3

Jak se krade milión

1967-09-29

The exemplary accountant Antonín Safránek lives his orderly life as a citizen of a small town. His w

Oil Lamps
2.8

Oil Lamps

1971-11-05

In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin

Christmas with Elisabeth
3.5

Christmas with Elisabeth

1968-11-22

Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds: a young woman with a fondnes

The Secret of a Great Narrator
1.8

The Secret of a Great Narrator

1972-04-28

The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not

Propast
0

Propast

1982-01-01

It's New Year's Eve afternoon and Honza, Jana and Zdeněk decide to go out into the karst area. Despi

Marathon
2.7

Marathon

1968-12-31

It is 5 May 1945 and the uprising against the hated German occupiers has broken out in Prague. The C

Kafka to taky neměl lehký
0

Kafka to taky neměl lehký

1992-12-29

Cena medu
5

Cena medu

1987-11-01

Little Péťa visits his grandfather in the Krkonoše Mountains, where a swarm of bees settles on a tre

Forbidden Dreams
3.6

Forbidden Dreams

1987-09-01

Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. O

Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?
2

Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?

1987-07-31

A story of Jan Kolvara, forty years old architect, who is a little bit too obsessed with women in hi

Čtvrtá strana trojúhelníku
0.5

Čtvrtá strana trojúhelníku

1986-08-24

Devadesátjedna bílých koní
0

Devadesátjedna bílých koní

1987-05-03

On a Wayward Princess
2.9

On a Wayward Princess

1987-12-01

Princess Julia doesn't want to marry an old prince Hubert so she runs away from home. She meets two

Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice
3.3

Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice

1989-01-09

A Polish criminalist specialises in various historical mysteries. He is aided by a miraculous car, w

Skřivánčí ticho
3

Skřivánčí ticho

1990-05-01

The hero of the story is a forty-something intellectual, a sensitive composer of classical music. Hi

Dan
0

Dan

1987-03-20

Táta k příštím Vánocům
0

Táta k příštím Vánocům

1989-01-01

Dáma ví, kdy přijít
0

Dáma ví, kdy přijít

1992-09-10

Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici
0

Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici

1992-04-16

Bude řeč o penězích
0

Bude řeč o penězích

1989-01-24