Pavel Landovský
Date of birth: 1936-09-11
Place of birth: Havlíčkův Brod
Known for: Acting
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia. Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel. He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
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Proměny nože
1970-04-08
A young waitress, Dana, works in a roadside motel. She longs for the big, distant world, for beautif
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988-02-05
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, an
Empties
2007-03-08
Czech literature teacher Josef Tkaloun, who is past retirement age, realises one day that he no long
Marketa Lazarová
1967-11-24
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. Whi
Black Barons
1992-06-04
Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Te
Nejsem chmýrko na bodláku
1970-12-24
Svatby pana Voka
1971-03-26
Czech nobleman Petr Vok of Rozmberk (Milos Kopecký) is no longer so young, but his amatory adventure
Bigbeatová svatba
1970-01-01
Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen
1984-03-16
Based on Nikolai Erdman’s banned 1928 comedy play The Suicide, a socially critical grotesque about a
Konec draka Kusodrápa
1971-01-01
Young Bohácek's Sufferings
1969-07-25
Tóna Bohácek has been a great worry to his mother, Mrs Bohácková. All his friends equal in age are a
Headstand
1982-01-01
A misunderstood youth is incorrectly placed in a mental hospital.
Closely Watched Trains
1966-11-18
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to
Slečny přijdou později
1966-05-20
This forgotten detective story starring Svatopluk Beneš focuses on those ills of the past regime tha
WesternStory
2011-05-19
A hapless Prague actor is drafted at the last minute to stand in for the star of Boskovice’s Wild We
The Valley of the Bees
1968-05-17
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by
Zázračný hlavolam
1968-04-05
On one Sunday, when a scrap metal collection is announced, the children find a strange wire puzzle t
Amerika
1994-06-16
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. A
„Rakev ve snu viděti...“
1968-07-26
The Ronov castle has been changed into a hotel, offering stylish facilities to its guests: weddings
A Man Who Rose in Price
1968-06-28
Mr. Benda, a married father of two children, works for a company that liquidates old banknotes. Afte
Piknik
1968-03-01
Pacific Island - 1945. Five American soldiers were sent to reconnoiter the Japanese rear. Surrounded
The End of a Priest
1969-01-10
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Die goldene Jungfrau
1989-05-24
To finish his movie, a young director has himself declared unfit to conclude business and with help
Houslista
1969-01-01
Brýle
1969-02-15
Hrozné děti
1969-01-01
Nechcete jet do Bembrly?
1970-05-14
Die Försterbuben
1984-12-26
An alpine village shortly before the First World War. Widowed forester Rufman has little sympathy fo
Halt, Or I'll Miss!
1998-03-12
It is April 1945, spring begins and ends the war. German transport heading away from Bohemia.
Straw Hat
1972-03-24
Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it s
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1972-03-03
Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa o
Cesta mstitele své cti
1971-01-01
Lásky Emanuela Přibyla
1971-12-31
Silvestr 71
1971-12-31
Bedtime Story
1968-04-26
Comedy based on short Sean O'Casey play. John Jo Mulligan finds himself in a situation with which hi
Jarmok márnosti
1974-01-01
The Unfortunate Bridegroom
1967-06-30
A comedy about two bumbling policemen investigating an alleged rape in a small Czech town. One of th
The Stock-Check
1981-01-01
Czech semi-documentary.
A Little Piece of Heaven
2005-02-10
A story of love, friendship, and solidarity, aspects of life that allows us to live with dignity eve
Every Young Man
1966-05-13
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A Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970-07-03
Lemuel Gulliver has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on f
Hazard
1995-04-13
A film based on the true story of a twenty year old girl who lives with her mother and her younger,
Max, Sally and the Magic Phone
2001-10-10
Max and Sally, the heroes of popular Czech animated series are leaving the TV in order to become a r
Chyťte doktora
2007-11-29
Gynecologist Michal is caught cheating and must deal with a tricky, almost classic, love triangle si
Shameless
2008-10-09
When Oskar, a self-centred TV weatherman, cheats on his wife Zuzana with their au pair, she kicks hi
10 % nádeje
1976-09-17
The Way Through the Bleak Woods
1997-10-09
The Šumava Mountains hide buildings lost in the mountains, the Vydra River, a church, a rectory, mar
Audience
1990-01-01
A recording of the legendary production “Audience“ from the Prague Drama Club with Josef Abrhám and
Windstorm
1967-12-22
A worker steals bits and pieces of building materials from work to construct a new home for himself
Klec pro dva
1968-03-06
A simple print worker selflessly cares for his sick mother. He spends all his free time with her and
Murderous Tales
2016-03-24
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Hoteliér
2013-10-31
The film is not merely a record of rehearsals, but above all an intimate look at the relationships b
PARADISE LTD.
1986-01-01
Two apartments are joined together, the demolition of a wall transfers two small flats into a big on
Adelheid
1970-02-06
In the aftermath of World War II, a soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German famil
Revizor
1971-01-01
A recording of a theatre production directed by Jan Kačer from 1967.
I, Mournful God
1969-10-17
Adolf, the irresistible seducer of women, is fond of Janicka, a novice opera singer. The girl, howev
Angel Exit
2000-10-26
A drug dealer named Mikes, who lives in Prague and longs to escape his own clichéd life.
Flames of Royal Love
1991-05-01
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O svatební krajce
2003-12-24
A romantic fairy tale about a disobedient princess who stopped having bad luck when she realized tha
Válka barev
1995-04-24
Young photographer Ondřej's hobby revolves around flying ultralight aircraft. During one such flight
Podezření
1970-01-01
The story of four men who were arrested in a random raid on a small-town hotel during the Nazi occup
Follow Me
1989-11-02
A poetic attempt to show the state of mind of people critical of the regime in Prague who vacillate
Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou
1969-09-19
At the centre of the story is Miss Lenka Stříbrná. An attractive, but a little strange young woman.
Sign of the Cancer
1967-05-05
When Dr. Hahn is found murdered in the hospital’s inspection room, investigators question several su
The Soft Course
1967-05-25
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Late Night Talks with Mother
2003-01-15
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Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
1970-12-31
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The Uninvited Guest
1991-09-05
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The Plastic People of the Universe
2001-03-01
Meet The Plastic People of the Universe, the avant-garde, jazz-rock, Sun Ra meets Velvet Underground
Bastardi III
2012-09-20
Teacher Tomáš Majer, who joined a former special school in 2010, has disappeared. He arrived at the
Hry lásky šálivé
1971-10-22
Two historical stories about love. In the story "The Arabian Horse", the scheming townsman Messer Fr
Únos domů
2002-04-18
Libor is a teenager who, in a matter of minutes, finds himself transported from the exclusive world
Contemporaries
1983-01-28
Within the span of 48 hours "contemporaries" encounter each other. In the middle is Max, who lost hi
Tramps
1983-11-04
The intellectual Willie flees from his bourgeois-academic environment, leaving behind his wife, chil
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009-01-04
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Die falschen Fiddler
1989-01-01
Vienna in the thirties. Two Jewish thieves dress up as Orthodox Jews so that they can steal without
Silvestrovské kousky Františka Housky
1971-01-01
Drawn from Memory
1995-04-25
Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented memori
Vintage Car
1957-03-29
The history of motoring in Bohemia begins when Laurin and Klement founded a factory for the producti
Ragtime
1981-11-20
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra
Hunderennen
1983-11-27
The film deals with the fateful experiences of Czech refugees in Switzerland.
Stínu neutečeš
2009-12-10
Řehoř lives a contented life. His wife Evženie does not. After sixty years of marriage, eighty-year-
Já a moji synové...
2002-04-27
Ark of Fools
1990-11-01
Set in a bleak, filth-ridden provincial hospital, a disillusioned doctor begins to find the philosop
An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
1997-02-13
Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a co
Odcházení
2011-01-20
A bitter sweet comedy that follows a highly appointed Chancellor who set to step down from his posit