Karel Kachyňa

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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.6302

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-May-1924

Age

(102 years old)

Place of Birth

Vyškov

Also Known As

Карел Кахиня

Karel Kachyňa

Biography

Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades.

Credits

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018) Character: Self
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.

Není stále zamračeno (1950) Character: Man with a Hat (uncredited)
A film about life in the Czech borderlands after the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans.

Obecná škola (1991) Character: School inspector
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.

Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný (1985) Character: N/A
A police inspector and inexperienced trainee search for a mysteriously disappeared manufacturer of ointments for hair growth.

Ať žije republika (1965) Character: N/A
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. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead.

Nejistá sezóna (1988) Character: N/A
The small group of actors have to face many problems while preparing a new performance.

Trápení (1962) Character: N/A
This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistreated by a cruel neighboring farmer. The teen is having a hard time figuring out adult modes of behavior, and at the same time her heart goes out to the horse that is suffering under the treatment of the farmer next door to her family. As the teen adopts the horse as a friend, some clarification will be sure to come on the meaning of adulthood and the benefits of compassion.

Karel Kachyňa

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Karel Kachyňa

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