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Writer 1934 - 2019

Jan Schmidt

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Jan Schmidt was a Czech film director and actor, known for his work in Czechoslovak cinema. He directed several films between 1960 and 1995, including Late August at the Hotel Ozone (1967) and The Lanfier Colony (1969). Schmidt's films often delved into dystopian and... Read full bio →

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Smrt talentovaného sevce

Smrt talentovaného sevce

Jan Schmidt 1983

Captain Exner solves another detective mystery - this time while he's on vacation. The most elegant of Czech crime novelists has chosen a quiet town called Opolná as his place of well-deserved rest. But just as he arrives, the local shoemaker Rambousek, a famous (and wealthy) naive painter, is murdered.

Konec srpna v Hotelu Ozon

Konec srpna v Hotelu Ozon

Jan Schmidt 1967 1h 17m 7.0

A group of women wander the countryside after a nuclear war has destroyed (most of) the men.

Postava k podpírání

Postava k podpírání

Jan Schmidt, Pavel Juráček 1964 38m

The story is about Harold, an isolated figure in an overwhelming world of totalitarian bureaucracy. Harold tries to find the elusive Joseph Kilian, an old acquaintance, in Prague. When Harold stumbles across a state-run cat-lending store, he impulsively rents a feline for the day.

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