Otto Šimánek Movies

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 family is connected with Prague's "Kolbenka", the ČKD locomotive factory. Grandfather Antonín, already retired, son Rudolf, a master...

The story of how it turned out when a young lawyer tried to intellectually elevate a cute dancer from Prague's bohemian milieu. Journalist...

A first part of a funny adventures of six years old Lucie and her two magic dolls.

A short film about Prague, Prague residents, and the beginning of the weekend.

A car deliberately runs down a young man on a road by a small border town. The locals recognize the dead man as one of the students who were there on...

The funny TV fairy tale THE DOLL FROM THE VLTAVSKA POOL (1976) tells not only about the coexistence of the human and waterfowl races in Povltavia,...

The story of a childhood dream come true. Schoolchildren discover an abandoned poultry farm with an artificial hatchery and agree to raise their own...

Third wine session, this time with a computer. The film was made in direct relation to the audience success of the previous two: "Stormy Wine" and...

An anthology in three jazz-infused tales: an idealistic student’s romance with a pragmatic trumpeter; a vibraphonist’s urgent journey...

In this crime story, surprisingly, neither the all-powerful criminals nor the spies or saboteurs are pursued, as was once common. The plot is almost...

A loose sequel to the film Little Bobes, it catches up with the title child hero in the town where he and his parents have moved. However, the...

Inspector Brumpby (Jaroslav Marvan) and the young crime reporter Allan Pinkerton (Vít Olmer) attend wedding of Sir Hannibal Morris (Oldrich...