Jan Kraus

Most Popular Jan Kraus Trailers

Total trailers found: 108

Magician Trailer (1988)

29 January 1988

A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of Mácha's complex character (his relation to another Czech writer of the time Josef Kajetán Tyl, his unbearable jealousy, his solitude, his attitude to nature,etc.

The Cremator Trailer (1969)

14 March 1969

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

Who's That Soldier? Trailer (1988)

01 July 1988

In the Czech film comedy from 1988, you can see for yourself that the war was not easy, but otherwise it was great fun.

Prague Stories Trailer (1999)

29 April 1999

A four-story omnibus depicting different Czech slices-of-life from the titular city.

Love Trailer (1973)

21 September 1973

Sixteen-year-old students of a grammar school are supposed to write essays on "Love". The class best student Andrea (Jaroslava Schallerová) writes about a patriotic love to a country as she has no experience with a partner love.

Tale '88 Trailer (1989)

01 October 1989

The lead character is a young woman who becomes close with a colleague of her husband. She finds herself at an important crossroad in life and considers whether to take a decisive step.

Young Wine Trailer (1986)

01 September 1986

Third wine session, this time with a computer. The film was made in direct relation to the audience success of the previous two: "Stormy Wine" and "Ripe Wine".

Královský slib Trailer (2001)

13 September 2001

Our story begins years later. A grand engagement is being planned in the kingdom. The prince has come of age.

Šestapadesát neomluvených hodin Trailer (1977)

21 October 1977

Two young, inexperienced students, dissatisfied with the demands of their teachers and the mentoring of their parents, try to cross illegally into the country - but because they are headed for friendly Poland, nothing happens to them.

Chlapská čest Trailer (1990)

17 April 1990

Two happily married couple, Michal and Blanka, experience a regrettable misunderstanding: the wife leaves home with their young son, but unfortunately her husband does not find the explanatory letter.

Straw Hat Trailer (1972)

24 March 1972

Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it seems, to marry Helen Nonankur - daughter of a wealthy farmer.

Christening Trailer (1981)

25 December 1981

Deputy of cartography enterprise Mr. Ciruvka tries to seduce the colleague's assistant to destabilize his confident in a run for the director's chair.

Tam kde hnízdí čápi Trailer (1976)

26 March 1976

Despite the initial mistrust of others, former glass worker Štěoán Urban becomes the founder and first chairman of the local agricultural cooperative.

Ještě větší blbec, než jsme doufali Trailer (1994)

02 June 1994

Vít Dolejší, popularly known as Vitoušek, monitors the groundwater in the underground of the National Theatre, and when he gets fired because the theatre will go to the nuns, he has no choice but to inherit the Richmond Hotel in Karlovy Vary from his American grandfather and the five million dollars tied up in its rapid reconstruction.

The Krakonos and the Skiers Trailer (1981)

23 January 1981

Matej and Jenda, two of the eight children of the poor Pelc family in the Giant Mountains, help in a glass works where the oldest brother Francek works.

My Dear Aunt and Me Trailer (1975)

23 May 1975

Two kind but foolish sisters live together in their villa in a small town in South Bohemia. Fany (Natasa Gollová) has never married and Andelka (Eva Svobodová) is a widow.

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch Trailer (1985)

28 August 1985

When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.

Taková letní noc Trailer (1974)

23 March 1974

Vychovatel Trailer (1972)

25 May 1972

3 Seasons in Hell Trailer (2009)

26 November 2009

A 19 year old nonconformist poet living in 1947 Czechoslovakia is blind to the Communist behemoth looking over him, and instead lives a bohemian life with sexually liberated girls.

Katya and the Crocodile Trailer (1966)

11 April 1966

It is the summer holiday and little Mísa Horák has taken a few animals from the school's so-called "Corner of Living Nature" home to care for.

Pasiáns Trailer (1977)

23 December 1977

Student Eva is dashing up a steep slope to try to catch a bus, but she twists her ankle and the bus doesn't wait.

Faust Trailer (1994)

10 September 1994

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil.

The Tailor from Ulm Trailer (1978)

19 December 1978

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine.

Na konci světa Trailer (1975)

26 December 1975

In the 1950s, selected basic soldiers in a small border unit guard the western border with devotion, fighting intruders and uncovering their network of facilitators.

The Cave of the Golden Rose Trailer (1991)

22 December 1991

After a queen's tragic death, the king abandons his newborn daughter in a cave, but a witch saves her.

The Nun's Night Trailer (1967)

15 December 1967

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.

The Stolen Airship Trailer (1967)

28 April 1967

Five young people take off in a lighter-than-air machine at the Prague Centennial Exhibition. In an Art Nouveau style, the film consists of live action generally shot in black and white, as well as hand-drawn, stop-motion, and cutout animation.

Half a House Without a Groom Trailer (1981)

20 March 1981

The Francs with their daughters Olina and Jirina are building a villa in the village of Rezkovice. Father Franc (Vladimír Mensík) doesn't allow himself a minute's respire and restlessly forces to work his wife, both daughters and Zdenek, Jirina's suitor.

Útěk ze seriálu Trailer (1989)

23 September 1989

Long Live the Republic Trailer (1965)

05 November 1965

Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat.

Domek u lesa Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Every one of us has certainly been in a situation for which he or she is not prepared and is not able to orient him or herself immediately and correctly.

Outsider Trailer (1987)

01 August 1987

Elementary school student Jožka has a great love – horses. He is looking forward to turning this love into a profession.

Why? Trailer (1987)

01 October 1987

Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

Mark of Cain Trailer (1989)

27 November 1989

In 1866, as Austria faces war with Prussia, 19-year-old Ludvík Machl joins a secret Czech resistance group.

The Girl on the Broomstick Trailer (1972)

08 September 1972

A teenage witch escapes to the world of humans rather than endure a 300-year detention, and causes chaos in a small Czechoslovakian city.

Small Town Trailer (2003)

20 February 2003

Produced by Czech television, Mestecko (Small Town) is the directorial debut of theatrical veteran Jan Kraus.

Old Cans Trailer (2025)

31 July 2025

Friends Petr and Michal, who have known each other since high school, live completely different lives: one has already settled down, has a well-paid job and a family, the other is a loner with unfulfilled artistic ambitions.

The Liberation of Prague Trailer (1977)

06 May 1977

On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide.

Wilson City Trailer (2015)

01 October 2015

Comedy inspired by paperback crime novels tells the story of an adventurous search for a mysterious murderer who just after the end of the First World War has begun a rampage in Wilson City, a jerkwater town somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Prague Cans Trailer (2014)

23 January 2014

The protagonists are the same, only five years older: Kocourek Kolman, mother Kocourková, mother Kolmanová and father Kolman.

The Can Trailer (2007)

27 September 2007

This movie is about strange relationships in one "noname" gymnasium in Czech republic.

How to Wake a Princess Trailer (1978)

24 March 1978

At long last, King Dalimil and Queen Eliška have produced an heir, Princess Růženka. Consumed with envy, Eliška’s sister Melánie casts a curse: On the day Růženka turns seventeen, she will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep together with the entire kingdom.

On Zizka's Battle Waggon Trailer (1968)

29 November 1968

Widowed yeoman Tuma and his household are on their way to help the town of Kourim, which is under attack by the papist troops.

Happy End Trailer (1967)

01 September 1967

A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth.

Svítalo celou noc Trailer (1980)

03 October 1980

The Czech film Svítalo All Night was made to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army and is dedicated to all those who fought and gave their lives in Prague in the May Uprising of 1945.

Mature Wine Trailer (1981)

31 July 1981

A loose sequel to the 1976 comedy Stormy Wine. The screenwriters and the director recreate on screen a number of characters from the South Moravian town of Pálavice, characterised by their different attitudes and approaches to work and private life.

Hanele Trailer (1999)

04 November 1999

Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah.

How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer Trailer (1975)

01 March 1975

There are still water spirits among us. One group lives in Prague, led by Mr. Wassermann, who is using his wife's family as a servants.

Wine Working Trailer (1976)

30 April 1976

It is the summer of 1968 and also in South Moravian Pálavice appear political clashes. The so far peacefully farming Unified farmers' cooperative starts splitting.

Night Riders Trailer (1981)

26 June 1981

Two men of principle face each other. One is backed by a whole, however poor village, the other by the law.

Řád saténových mašlí Trailer (2000)

24 December 2000

Eugene among Us Trailer (1990)

01 October 1990

Young Eugene from the provinces travels to Prague in search of fame. Once there he gets an offer to write engagé lyrics for pop songs.

Black Barons Trailer (1992)

04 June 1992

Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Technical auxiliary battalions, aka "the black barons".

Osud jménem Kamila Trailer (1974)

21 June 1974

Tomáš, an unscrupulous Prague taxi driver who is involved in stealing antiques and smuggling them abroad, lives with his devoted mistress, but he is always thinking of his destined love, Kamila, who has emigrated to Switzerland.

Dopisy v krajkách Trailer (2003)

30 December 2003

A costume, slightly erotic, love fable with grotesque elements and a distinct black humor accent. Historicizing, Rococo decadence, visual stylization resonates with the wit, causticity, surprise and refined titillation of the theme.

Mistr Kampanus Trailer (1993)

24 June 1993

A TV adaptation of the famous novel in which writer Zikmund Winter depicts the life story of Prague university professor and humanist poet Jan Campanus Vodňanský and his efforts to save the ancient university after the Battle of White Mountain.

Věra Plívová-Šimková Trailer (2023)

31 May 2023

Co je doma to se počítá, pánové... Trailer (1980)

26 December 1980

For the Novák and Bartáček families, money is king, and they'll do just about anything to get it. While René Novák pitches his parents a lucrative scheme to swindle as many people with the last name Novák in the country as possible, the Bartáček clan decides to pretend to be much poorer than they really are in order to siphon some dollars from an American relative.

Food Trailer (1996)

01 April 1996

Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.