Rudolf Hrušínský
October 17, 1920 · 106 years old
Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor during his country's era of communism. He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský (original name Rudolf Böhm, also took the stage name Otomar Otovalský). He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneče…
Known For
6 titles
The Cremator
Set in Central Europe during World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
The Elementary School
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...
Cutting it Short
An evocation of the childhood memories of Bohumil Hrabal in his provincial town of Nymburk, dominated by the local brewery.
Larks on a String
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
I Dutifully Report
Sequel of the adaptation of the famous satiric tale of well-intending soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek.