Most Popular Jan Oliva Trailers
Total trailers found: 51
Run, Waiter, Run! Trailer (1981)
09 January 1981
A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.
Hotel for Strangers Trailer (1967)
24 March 1967
A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored.
Adventures with a Naked Boy Trailer (1965)
30 April 1965
A man boards on a tram together with a naked boy. Somebody has stolen the boy's clothes when he was out bathing, leaving him with not even change for the tram.
Black Wolf Trailer (1972)
04 February 1972
In the thick woods at the edge of the Bohemian Forest, two border guards are keeping watch - rifleman Kucera (Rudolf Jelínek) and dog handler Stencl (Josef Hajducík), whose sluggishness and clumsiness have won him the nickname Simpleton.
And Give My Love to the Swallows Trailer (1972)
26 May 1972
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries.
Searching Trailer (1966)
01 April 1966
Michal's father and his friends are stigmatized by their war experience and the post-war social deformations in which they took part either directly, or watched them cowardly and in silence.
Incomplete Eclipse Trailer (1983)
01 March 1983
Marta (Lucie Patikova) was blinded in an accident brought on by her careless and indulgent younger sister.
Courage for Every Day Trailer (1965)
15 January 1965
A passionate communist worker is discouraged by the changing political climate and the failure of his peers to live up to his ideals.
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Trailer (1970)
16 October 1970
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings.
Blob to the Fairytale Trailer (1981)
13 November 1981
Little Vendulka receives a birthday gift of a seemingly innocuous children's book. Little she knows that the book is actually a portal into the surreal world of nursery rhymes and Josef Lada's paintings.
Counting Sheep Trailer (1982)
24 December 1982
A story about young girl Hanka who doesn't have parents and is forced to spend most of her time in a hospital bed.
Lucie and the Miracles Trailer (1971)
18 June 1971
The harsh reality of a home for abandoned children blends with episodes of youthful fantasy and slapstick comedy in this story of an orphan girl.
The Murderer Hides His Face Trailer (1966)
28 October 1966
In the forest near the village of Drahovice, a nurse from the local health center is found murdered. Three months ago, another young woman died nearby and a sexual motive was proved in the case of her murder.
Payment in Kind Trailer (1980)
26 February 1980
In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that features an older lawyer with failing health who goes to practice in the countryside.
Seven Days in a Week Trailer (1965)
25 March 1965
Seven days, or rather evenings and nights, in the life of Jenka (Stanislava Bartosová), a young good-looking nurse.
Looking Back Trailer (1969)
03 January 1969
Young script-writer Frantisek (Petr Cepek) is hired to write a film script based on the successful novel Looking Back.
Winning Quietly Trailer (1986)
01 March 1986
Comedy about a group of village boys and in one selfless father who wants his players to do the real football.
Attention, Rounds! Trailer (1982)
23 April 1982
A story about an everyday life of an inflectional department of Prague hospital.
People from the Subway Trailer (1974)
17 May 1974
Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and finalizing construction of subway and their lives crossed at certain points of this construction.
Escape Home Trailer (1980)
17 October 1980
A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.
Smoke on the Potato Fields Trailer (1977)
15 April 1977
In this character study by Czech director Frantisek Vlacil, a stout middle-aged physician whose marriage has come apart establishes a practice in a small town.
Flying Saucers Over Our Village Trailer (1977)
25 November 1977
A model Communist village is visited by a flying saucer.
Evil Night Trailer (1973)
21 December 1973
Lieutenant VB, disguised as a laborer, is looking for a young woman killer among the staff of a wheel loader.
Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker Trailer (1987)
01 December 1987
Pohádka o mladém ševcovském tovaryšovi Jírovi, který si vyrobil z jemné kůže křídla, s jejichž pomocí vysvobodil z věže královského hradu princeznu Jasněnku, kam ji zavřel její otec v marné snaze zabránit věštbě zlé čarodějnice, a posléze ji vymanil i z moci samotné čarodějnice a její dcery Černavy.
The Island of the Silver Herons Trailer (1977)
21 January 1977
The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them.
Golden Eels Trailer (2007)
08 February 2007
A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War.
Desire Trailer (1958)
25 December 1958
A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments.
On a Wayward Princess Trailer (1987)
01 December 1987
Princess Julia doesn't want to marry an old prince Hubert so she runs away from home. She meets two old magicians and join the circus, where she meets lovely Franta Kuldan and evil devil performer.
