Jan Kohout Movies

Venice Film Festival 1955

A drama about Slovaks who emigrated before WW I. It is focused on the life of Ondrej Muranica. He emigrates to America because of the hard life that...

A student rebellion precedes revolutionary events in Prague.

Slightly ironic comedy of wretches, who come to understand the rich and are able to accept charity, and also about how love and work prevail over the...

A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers.

Explores young adults' fears of being conscripted by the communist government into working outside of Prague, a relative oasis of creativity and...

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.

Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of...