Karel Effa

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Karel Effa, originally named Karel Effenberger (May 23, 1922 in Prague - June 11, 1993 in Prague), was a Czech actor. As a professional soldier during World War II, he served in the Government Army during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which was deployed to Italy. Here he later ran to the Czechoslovak troops fighting on the side of the Western Allies. After the war, he remained in the army with the rank of sergeant, playing and singing for two years in the newly formed Army Art Ensemble of Vít Nejedlý. From there he went to the Theater of Satire, from there to the Theater of State Film, from there to the Music Theater in Karlín, from where he briefly jumped to the ABC Theater to return to the Karlín Theater. He has been a member of the Semafor Theater since 1979. Karel Effa was a very prominent comedian who created 71 smaller and episodic film roles during his life - such as the villain Pancho Kid in the Czech comedy Lemonade Joe or Horse Opera, the black Gustav in Zeman's famous film The Stolen Airship, or the treasure keeper in the fairy tale film Proud princess. Karel Effa worked for many years as a member of the Czechoslovak State Film Ensemble, resp. Film studio in Barrandov, he also performed in the Theater in Fidlovačka, or in the former musical theater in Prague's Nusle, he also worked in the post-war Theater of Satire. In addition to performing in theater and film, he has given six thousand touring performances during his lifetime, where he has used his folk humor, playing the guitar and singing tramp songs. He also remained a hiker all his life, he went to Brdy, often to the settlement of Ztracenka. In 1964, he became a founding member of the Department of Friends and Supporters of Slavia, which aimed to save and lift football Slavia, which at the time lived in the Second Football League.

Most Popular Karel Effa Trailers

Total trailers found: 88

Amadeus Trailer (1984)

19 September 1984

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

When the Cat Comes Trailer (1963)

20 September 1963

While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.

The Feather Fairy Trailer (1985)

01 October 1985

A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It reflects the idea of people's longing for happiness, love and understanding, their effort to overcome troubles and win over death.

The Terribly Sad Princess Trailer (1968)

07 June 1968

Musical fairy tale tells the story of prince and princesses from neighbouring friendly countries who have to marry each other, as decided by their wise fathers with their advisors.

The Princess with the Golden Star Trailer (1959)

18 December 1959

A Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise in order to escape an unwanted and forced marriage.

Lemonade Joe Trailer (1964)

16 October 1964

A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!

The Musician Trailer (1948)

21 May 1948

The Borrowed Face Trailer (1965)

24 December 1965

It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation.

Long Live Ghosts! Trailer (1977)

11 November 1977

A trespassing gang of boys encounter a ghost in the ruins of a castle. When they rescue the ghost who is caught in a trapset, they become allies in a fight to prevent ruins from being turned into mushroom farm by the city authorities.

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph Trailer (1956)

01 June 1956

Florián Trailer (1961)

22 December 1961

Straw Hat Trailer (1972)

24 March 1972

Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it seems, to marry Helen Nonankur - daughter of a wealthy farmer.

Black Saturday Trailer (1961)

06 January 1961

Kidnapped Trailer (1953)

30 January 1953

Based on a true story

Nobody Knows Anything Trailer (1947)

28 November 1947

Paní Liška Trailer (1988)

17 January 1988

Portáši Trailer (1947)

24 October 1947

Hudba z Marsu Trailer (1955)

27 May 1955

You Are a Widow, Sir Trailer (1971)

15 January 1971

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king.

Red Lizard Trailer (1949)

11 February 1949

Grammar school teacher Bláha hurts himself in pursuit of a red lizard, and is lying unconscious in the lonely house of Santrucek family.

Distant Journey Trailer (1949)

03 June 1949

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man.

Circus in the Circus Trailer (1976)

13 February 1976

To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and also the international jury which is to elect for the world festival the best performance of the program of Moscow circus.

Florenc 13,30 Trailer (1957)

27 December 1957

The Stolen Border Trailer (1947)

14 March 1947

Czech film tells the story of a border town in World War II. Family members and friends become enemies.

Tlouštík Trailer (1961)

25 December 1961

A co ten ruksak, králi? Trailer (1986)

02 February 1986

Almost King Trailer (1977)

15 July 1977

A Great Road Ahead Trailer (1963)

27 April 1963

About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First World War.

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy Trailer (1952)

25 December 1952

The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin Trailer (1961)

19 May 1961

Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.

Old Ironside Trailer (1948)

03 December 1948

Every Penny Counts Trailer (1961)

29 September 1961

After inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in trouble.

Sign of the Anchor Trailer (1947)

31 October 1947

Pan Novák Trailer (1949)

10 June 1949

Bulldogs and Cherries Trailer (1981)

11 September 1981

The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried to fool the boss and earned a death sentence.

Sám proti městu Trailer (1974)

14 September 1974

Ztracená revue Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Parohy Trailer (1947)

10 October 1947

A Star Travels South Trailer (1964)

15 May 1964

The Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer Sona Klánová missed the departure.

Nad námi svítá Trailer (1953)

27 March 1953

Affairs of my Wife Trailer (1973)

16 March 1973

A Night at Karlstein Trailer (1974)

12 July 1974

No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamoured Jana Brejchová manage to spend one night in disguise in the Castle despite the strict royal ban.

Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! Trailer (1966)

31 December 1966

Byt je vykraden, maminko... Trailer (1984)

10 April 1984

Good-for-Nothing Trailer (1978)

27 January 1978

A young man seeks freedom and eventually gets conformed. To escape society, he wanders south. After some adventures he returns to his lover, where he expects a civil career.

Pozor, ide Jozefína... Trailer (1977)

18 March 1977

Poslední mohykán Trailer (1947)

05 September 1947

Marcelka Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

A rich man can not cheer his daughter Marcelka. He calls overseas doctors and tries to repaint his castle but nothing helps.

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Trailer (1966)

26 August 1966

In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!

Ticho! Ticho! Ticho! Trailer (1963)

14 May 1963

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem Trailer (1980)

15 August 1980

Zlatá svatba Trailer (1972)

02 June 1972

Růžový Hubert Trailer (1986)

29 August 1986

Of Things Supernatural Trailer (1959)

09 January 1959

Czech comedy fantasy directed by Jiri Krejcik et al.

Koncert pro mantinely Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Four Murders Are Enough, Darling Trailer (1970)

16 July 1970

Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel.

The False Prince Trailer (1985)

01 June 1985

The Sultan awaits the arrival of his son, Prince Omar, who has brought up in a distant land. The master tailor and his assistances are making clothes for the prince.

The Lost Photography Trailer (1960)

12 May 1960

A young boy from Prague is trying to find a Soviet soldier from the old 1945 picture.

...and again that Lucy! Trailer (1984)

01 December 1984

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

May Stars Trailer (1959)

05 May 1959

May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes.