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Jan Kačer

Date of birth: 1936-10-03

Place of birth: Holice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ян Качер

Jan Kačer

Biography

Jan Kačer (3 October 1936 – 24 May 2024) was a Czech actor and theatrical director. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 onwards. Kačer studied theatrical directing at DAMU. He was an actor and a director in The Drama Club and later Theatre on the Balustrade. Kačer was a parliamentary representative in the Federal Assembly from 1990 to 1992. His wife was the actress Nina Divíšková. Kačer died on 24 May 2024, at the age of 87.

Movie Credits

Psalm
0

Psalm

1965-01-01

A synagogue service in Bohemia, where the Torah scrolls are ceremoniously taken out and read, interc

Antonín Dvořák
0

Antonín Dvořák

1990-01-01

A documentary about the composer who made Czech music famous all over the world.

Město mé naděje
1

Město mé naděje

1979-04-20

Jan Kačer became known primarily as an actor, but he also took up film directing several times - not

The End of Agent W4C
3

The End of Agent W4C

1967-10-06

The invincible agent Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C has been assigned a mission to go to a hotel in

O princezně, měsíci a hvězdě
0

O princezně, měsíci a hvězdě

1996-01-01

Sonáta v Mariánských Lázních
0

Sonáta v Mariánských Lázních

1979-05-24

Probuzení
1.8

Probuzení

1960-02-12

Delinquent youths wander aimlessly and commit mischief. Few, however, manage to break free from the

Věčná Slavia
0

Věčná Slavia

2016-01-01

Drž se rovně, Kačenko
0

Drž se rovně, Kačenko

1981-10-22

The Return of the Prodigal Son
2.8

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1967-03-10

Engineer Jan Sebek (Jan Kacer) is undergoing treatment in a mental home after his unsuccessful attem

Bolero
2.6

Bolero

2004-03-11

Based on real event, Bolero is an excellent story of progressive recovery of a crime. The story surp

Wolf's Hole
3.5

Wolf's Hole

1987-06-01

Eleven disparate adolescents, gathered for a skiing camp at an isolated winter resort, find themselv

Passing Through a Thick Forest
4.3

Passing Through a Thick Forest

1964-04-10

The story of two communist friends, one of whom leaves as secretary to the district committee of the

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance
3.1

Milan Kundera: From the Joke to Insignificance

2021-10-21

The brilliant Czech writer Milan Kundera has not given an interview in thirty years; nor does he app

Schůzka se stíny
0

Schůzka se stíny

1983-09-01

Two people scarred by a wartime past meet again years later during an archaeological dig. But the si

Schůzka se stíny
0

Schůzka se stíny

1983-09-01

Two people scarred by a wartime past meet again years later during an archaeological dig. But the si

Kočka
0

Kočka

1983-03-24

Posedlost
0

Posedlost

1982-06-24

Searching
2.5

Searching

1966-04-01

Michal's father and his friends are stigmatized by their war experience and the post-war social defo

Reflection
2.8

Reflection

1966-04-01

A leading director of the Czech film renaissance provides a philosophical meditation on life and dea

Respice finem
3.5

Respice finem

1968-08-30

"A refined film essay about the loneliness, wisdom and humility of old women. The film, most valued

The Pipes
2.5

The Pipes

1966-08-30

This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous.

Courage for Every Day
3

Courage for Every Day

1965-01-15

A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of hi

O malém světě
0

O malém světě

1968-02-23

Ohnivé jaro
0

Ohnivé jaro

1995-07-12

The story of Sebastien, a seriously ill 25-year-old, and his mother, whose lives were also affected

Death Is Called Engelchen
3

Death Is Called Engelchen

1963-05-03

Pavel is a Czech partisan fighter in the waning days of the war. Just as peace is declared, Pavel is

Albert
3.5

Albert

1985-01-01

Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty

Revenge
1.3

Revenge

1969-01-01

A dialogue between judge and convict, winner and loser, which offers the viewer a reflection on the

Nobody Will Laugh
2.9

Nobody Will Laugh

1966-02-04

A successful art historian who has trouble telling people difficult truths, finds himself in an ines

Barcarole
0

Barcarole

2022-07-02

Zdena, a young nurse, starts her first night shift at an old people’s home and immediately faces a d

Unexpected Encounters
3.4

Unexpected Encounters

1994-01-01

An expedition arrives on planet Arkha, which appears desolate and uninhabited and yet suitable for a

Mata Hari
0

Mata Hari

1971-02-10

Přízrak
0

Přízrak

1970-01-01

Lekce
0

Lekce

1972-01-14

During World War II, a German university professor creates a spy ring that supplies the Allies with

Krásno
2.9

Krásno

2014-01-30

Story follows two best friend on private investigation. They are going to their hometown to prove th

The Valley of the Bees
3.5

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

Otcové a děti
0

Otcové a děti

1972-07-09

Modré z neba
1.3

Modré z neba

1997-07-17

Poetic movie about 3 generations of women.

The Great Unknown
1.5

The Great Unknown

1970-10-23

Three detective stories, three different views of life and death... Collection of three horror short

Ako listy jedného stromu
0

Ako listy jedného stromu

1980-01-14

Power
3.1

Power

2023-04-20

A boy is accidentally killed at an informal hunt somewhere on the border of two European countries.

Nothing Really Happened
1.3

Nothing Really Happened

1989-04-01

An overprotective mother plagues her daughter out of guilt over unintentionally scarring her daughte

Kouzelný kopec
0

Kouzelný kopec

2023-09-09

Documentary about Barrandov studios.

Zaniklý svět Karla Pecky
0

Zaniklý svět Karla Pecky

2000-03-28

Vincenz Priessnitz
0

Vincenz Priessnitz

1999-10-03

Cesta ženy
0

Cesta ženy

1975-01-23

A chronicle of dramatic events capturing the fates of people living in a Slovak village just after W

Mistr Theodorik
0

Mistr Theodorik

1994-01-01

Hranice stínu
0

Hranice stínu

1996-11-28

Thirty-year-old Prokop Randa returns to his native village, where he seeks peace and reconciliation

Tajemství Heleny Růžičkové
0

Tajemství Heleny Růžičkové

2012-01-01

Zločin v obrazárně
0

Zločin v obrazárně

1985-12-15

Zločin v Polné
3.3

Zločin v Polné

2016-01-31

An exciting drama from a detective history. In 1899 a dead girl - seamstress Anežka Hrůzová - was fo

Hlas pro římského krále
3.6

Hlas pro římského krále

2016-05-15

Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czec

Gump
2.9

Gump

2021-07-22

A story told through the eyes of a stray dog called Gump . On a journey to find his way home to his

Hoteliér
0

Hoteliér

2013-10-31

The film is not merely a record of rehearsals, but above all an intimate look at the relationships b

Stopa vede do Liptákova
0

Stopa vede do Liptákova

1969-01-01

Hotel for Strangers
2.9

Hotel for Strangers

1967-03-24

A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been en

Der sanfte Lauf
3

Der sanfte Lauf

1967-05-25

Bernhard works as a warehouse clerk in Munich. After being sentenced to probation for a physical alt

King Lear
4.3

King Lear

2003-05-27

A recording of the production from the courtyard of the Supreme Purkrab of Prague Castle starring Ja

Romanetto
0

Romanetto

1970-01-01

A young woman from an old patrician family in Prague collapses and is institutionalized in a psychic

Nedosněné sny
0

Nedosněné sny

1989-01-01

My Daughter's Operation
0

My Daughter's Operation

1987-02-01

A car accident occurs and Dusan's teenage daughter Milena gets very seriously injured. To add insult

Chalet for sale
2.1

Chalet for sale

2018-07-26

When nostalgia makes her rethink the sale of her family cottage, a woman cajoles her husband and lov

Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou
3

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.

Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe
2.8

Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe

1985-02-06

This distinctive documentary portrait of Prague extolls the beauty, significance and spirit of the a

Sentiment
2.5

Sentiment

2003-11-06

Sentiment is Tomáš Hejtmánek's intimate documentary portrait of the great Czech director František V

Kotva u přívozu
1.5

Kotva u přívozu

1980-01-01

A few weeks in the life of the family of an attractive woman, the TV presenter Magda, her second hus

Cizinec a krásná paní
0

Cizinec a krásná paní

2012-05-13

The beautiful lady, as the locals call the widow and owner of the apartment building, the aging Mrs.

Měsíční tónina
0

Měsíční tónina

1981-01-01

Mi(s)sing Dog
0

Mi(s)sing Dog

2019-05-22

It's one bad day for Rudolf, a lonely 77-year old retired linguist, when he finds himself tailed by

Súkromná vojna
0

Súkromná vojna

1978-05-05

Slovak psychological drama from the end of World War II. The plot of the film takes place in a short

Vinobraní
1.5

Vinobraní

1982-10-14

In a South Moravian wine-growing village in the early 1970s lives an old man who cannot accept the a

Pan herec Miroslav Donutil
0

Pan herec Miroslav Donutil

2021-02-06

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night
2

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

1990-06-01

An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells the story of what happens when a series of

Sama v čase normálnosti
0

Sama v čase normálnosti

2021-01-08

Every day, head nurse Marta's life is an exhausting merry-go-round of the most tedious duties. She r

Jan Potměšil: Nikdy bych neměnil
0

Jan Potměšil: Nikdy bych neměnil

2019-11-19

Svědek umírajícího času
2.3

Svědek umírajícího času

1991-02-01

At the beginning was the Slovak television series Lekár umierajúceho czasu (Doctor of Dying Time), d

Petr a Jan
0

Petr a Jan

1988-07-10

Člověk proti zkáze
4

Člověk proti zkáze

1990-02-01

Biography of Karel Čapek.

Malostranské humoresky
1.2

Malostranské humoresky

1996-01-18

The short story film based on the book of the same name by Karel Pecka depicts the atmosphere of the

Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia
3.4

Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia

1997-05-15

The film adaptation of the novel of the same by Michal Viewegh. The hero of the novel is a primary s

Drama na lovu
0

Drama na lovu

1970-01-28

Zápas o člověka Nelibu
0

Zápas o člověka Nelibu

1991-02-11

Oidipus Rex
0

Oidipus Rex

1988-07-17

Mistr Kampanus
0

Mistr Kampanus

1993-06-24

A TV adaptation of the famous novel in which writer Zikmund Winter depicts the life story of Prague

Strážní andělé
0

Strážní andělé

1996-01-01