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Most Popular Vladimír Synek Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

The Death of Black King Trailer (1972)

31 March 1972

Prague in the 1930s. A young, pretty girl gets on a crowded tram. She immediately catches the attention of a young man who not only appreciates the girl's charm, but also tries to steal her handbag discreetly.

Murder in the Excelsior Hotel Trailer (1971)

08 October 1971

In Vražda v hotelu Excelsior, the interwar period homicide detective squad from Prague investigates the murder of a wealthy woman, Mrs Matoušová, which threatens the reputation of the eponymous luxury hotel popular with Prague’s elite.

Nepokojné hody svaté Kateřiny Trailer (1960)

13 February 1960

Bratr Žak Trailer (1973)

02 December 1973

Jan Žižka Trailer (1956)

05 February 1956

The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.

Burglar and Umbrella Trailer (1971)

09 April 1971

In the morning twilight of Prague, the dead body of the safe-breaker Toufar is found floating on the river Vltava with a knife in his back.

Darbujan and Pandrhola Trailer (1960)

10 June 1960

A poor miner, Kuba Dařbuján, cares for his wife Markýtka and eleven children. When a newborn arrives, he seeks a godfather and, finding only Death fair to all, accepts a pact: as a doctor whom Death accompanies at the foot of a patient’s bed, he can heal; but if Death stands at the head, no cure is possible.

The Princess with the Golden Star Trailer (1959)

18 December 1959

A Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise in order to escape an unwanted and forced marriage.

Ikarie XB 1 Trailer (1963)

26 July 1963

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.

Shoesmachine Trailer (1954)

24 September 1954

The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.

The Emperor and the Golem Trailer (1952)

04 January 1952

The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order.

Prague Nights Trailer (1969)

06 June 1969

A stuffy middle-aged foreigner, a businessman named Fabricius, lonely and looking for a night's diversion, finds it in the form of a mysterious blonde.

Jan Hus Trailer (1955)

29 April 1955

The first part of the "Hussite Revolutionary Trilogy", completed with Jan Žižka (1955) and Proti všem (Against All Odds, 1957).

Against All Trailer (1957)

04 October 1957

After the battle of Sudoměř the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving their homes to help build the fortification of Tábor.

Spanilá jízda Trailer (1963)

06 September 1963

In the Hussite times, religious truth was sifted even on the tips of weapons. When in 1430 the Hussites set out on a raid to Nuremberg, the so-called Spanila Cavalry, to defend their doctrine, the young commander of the cavalry, the landowner Keřský, whose bride had once been kidnapped by a vicious crusader, saw it as an opportunity for personal revenge.

Kudy kam...? Trailer (1955)

08 April 1955

The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon Trailer (1971)

06 August 1971

In a suburban villa, a woman of means is murdered. Police Superintendent Zdychynec from the Prague Liben neighborhood reports the case to Police Councilman Vacátko, upon whose order an investigation is launched immediately.

Muž v povětří Trailer (1956)

20 January 1956

Mr. Čap is an inventor who disturbs the peace of the town of Krásnov with his experiments. During his attempts to discover the eternal match, smoke and a stench pour out of the window, accompanied by detonations.

Vyloženě rodinná historie Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

The story of an ordinary family, which leaves no doubt that it is moving from the private sphere to the social landscape, to the absurdities of an era dominated by totalitarian power.