Most Popular Jan Oliva Trailers
Total trailers found: 51
Looking Back Trailer (1969)
03 January 1969
Young script-writer Frantisek (Petr Cepek) is hired to write a film script based on the successful novel Looking Back.
Payment in Kind Trailer (1980)
26 February 1980
In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that features an older lawyer with failing health who goes to practice in the countryside.
Incomplete Eclipse Trailer (1983)
01 March 1983
Marta (Lucie Patikova) was blinded in an accident brought on by her careless and indulgent younger sister.
Lucie and the Miracles Trailer (1971)
18 June 1971
The harsh reality of a home for abandoned children blends with episodes of youthful fantasy and slapstick comedy in this story of an orphan girl.
Tvář za sklem Trailer (1979)
23 November 1979
Alienation between the closest relatives is always a serious disorder of family judgment. Father and son not only do not see each other, but one does not even recognize the other when they meet by chance.
Dva kluci v palbě Trailer (1985)
01 April 1985
In the spring of 1945, the last war clashes took place on the Czech-Moravian border. However, amidst the heavy gunfire, colourful boyhood adventures also take place.
Black Wolf Trailer (1972)
04 February 1972
In the thick woods at the edge of the Bohemian Forest, two border guards are keeping watch - rifleman Kucera (Rudolf Jelínek) and dog handler Stencl (Josef Hajducík), whose sluggishness and clumsiness have won him the nickname Simpleton.
On a Wayward Princess Trailer (1987)
01 December 1987
Princess Julia doesn't want to marry an old prince Hubert so she runs away from home. She meets two old magicians and join the circus, where she meets lovely Franta Kuldan and evil devil performer.
Hotel for Strangers Trailer (1967)
24 March 1967
A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored.
Když kluci drží basu Trailer (1978)
31 December 1978
A telephone mechanic secretly pursues his passion for hunting, deceiving his wife and enlisting friends to cover for him.
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci Trailer (1981)
29 May 1981
A crazy comedy, turning into a grotesque with a number of absurd elements, tells the tangled story of the over-the-top siblings Zuzana and Petr, recessionists who like to prepare harsh surprises for those around them, especially Zuzana's timid suitor Karlík.
Golden Eels Trailer (2007)
08 February 2007
A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War.
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Trailer (1970)
16 October 1970
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings.
Attention, Rounds! Trailer (1982)
23 April 1982
A story about an everyday life of an inflectional department of Prague hospital.
The Murderer Hides His Face Trailer (1966)
28 October 1966
In the forest near the village of Drahovice, a nurse from the local health center is found murdered. Three months ago, another young woman died nearby and a sexual motive was proved in the case of her murder.
Desire Trailer (1958)
25 December 1958
A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments.
Bohous Trailer (1968)
31 December 1968
Alois, manager of a remote mountain inn, loses his maid when she can’t stand his oversized Saint Bernard, Bohouš.
Searching Trailer (1966)
01 April 1966
Michal's father and his friends are stigmatized by their war experience and the post-war social deformations in which they took part either directly, or watched them cowardly and in silence.
And Give My Love to the Swallows Trailer (1972)
26 May 1972
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries.
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker Trailer (1987)
01 December 1987
Fairy tale about young cobbler Jíra, who had fashioned wings from leather in order to rescue princess Jasnenka from the tower of the royal castle, where her father had closed her to to save her from the evil witch and her daughter Cernava.
Run, Waiter, Run! Trailer (1981)
09 January 1981
A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.
Smoke on the Potato Fields Trailer (1977)
15 April 1977
A stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town. Gradually he's drawn into the lives of his patients—a childless couple, a pregnant girl with a stern mother, the son of a duck farmer—and each relationship reveals a bit more about him and the idyllic but insular community.
The Island of the Silver Herons Trailer (1977)
21 January 1977
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them.
Courage for Every Day Trailer (1965)
15 January 1965
A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of his peers to live up to his ideals.
Escape Home Trailer (1980)
17 October 1980
A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.
The Motive for Murder Trailer (1975)
04 April 1975
A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her.
Adventures with a Naked Boy Trailer (1965)
30 April 1965
A man boards on a tram together with a naked boy. Somebody has stolen the boy's clothes when he was out bathing, leaving him with not even change for the tram.
Flying Saucers Over Our Village Trailer (1977)
25 November 1977
A model Communist village is visited by a flying saucer.
September Nights Trailer (1957)
24 May 1957
The commander of the military training camp, newly promoted Major Cibulka, keeps his subordinates in line.
Moje první benefice Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
A television adaptation of the memories of one of the first important Czech actors, Jindřich Mošna, about his difficult theatrical beginnings.
People from the Subway Trailer (1974)
17 May 1974
Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and finalizing construction of subway and their lives crossed at certain points of this construction.
Svatba s podmínkou Trailer (1965)
03 December 1965
The graduate of the pedagogical institute wants to get married at any cost in order to get a permanent residence in Prague.
Seven Days in a Week Trailer (1965)
25 March 1965
Seven days, or rather evenings and nights, in the life of Jenka (Stanislava Bartosová), a young good-looking nurse.
Blob to the Fairytale Trailer (1981)
13 November 1981
Little Vendulka receives a birthday gift of a seemingly innocuous children's book. Little she knows that the book is actually a portal into the surreal world of nursery rhymes and Josef Lada's paintings.
Plavení hříbat Trailer (1976)
11 June 1976
The holidays of Vince Adamek, a student of the agricultural school in his native village in South Moravia, are purely working.
Proč nevěřit na zázraky Trailer (1978)
21 April 1978
Wartime events from a child's perspective were a popular theme during the previous regime - here it is a twelve-year-old village boy who experiences dangerous situations with retreating Nazi troops in picturesque South Bohemia.
Modré z nebe Trailer (1984)
01 February 1984
The fantastic world of little Thomas, who conjured up beauty and happiness.
Counting Sheep Trailer (1982)
24 December 1982
A story about young girl Hanka who doesn't have parents and is forced to spend most of her time in a hospital bed.
Zápisník zmizelého Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
In a mountain village in eastern Moravia, J. D., a well-behaved and hard-working young man, his parents' only hope, mysteriously disappeared from home some time ago.
Zlaté rybky Trailer (1978)
07 April 1978
Police discover Eva Nejtková dead in her apartment and her husband Zdeněk unconscious from a shotgun wound.
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda Trailer (1963)
22 November 1963
There are fairy tales that appear on TV screens every Christmas and there are fairy tales that have somewhat fallen into oblivion and few people remember them anymore.
Nechci nic slyšet Trailer (1978)
23 June 1978
An 11-year-old boy is the only survivor of a tragic car accident in which both parents are killed. It's not until he meets a travelling student theatre company that he is able to shake off the long-term shock.
Holka na krátkou trať Trailer (1985)
02 June 1985
Sometimes it's hard to understand what's important in life... The main character of the story, young Magda, works in a small textile factory in North Bohemia.
Winning Quietly Trailer (1986)
01 March 1986
Comedy about a group of village boys and in one selfless father who wants his players to do the real football.
Evil Night Trailer (1973)
21 December 1973
Lieutenant VB, disguised as a laborer, is looking for a young woman killer among the staff of a wheel loader.
