Cast: Jiří Menzel
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Jiří Menzel. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 25
The Cremator
1969 · Movie · 95 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Juraj Herz
Cast Vlasta Chramostová · Rudolf Hrusínsky · Jiří Menzel · Ilja Prachar
Synopsis Karl works at a crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is not just cremating the dead, but liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, he descends into a mania...
7.3
2K votes
7.3
2K votes
Those Wonderful Men with a Crank
1979 · Movie · 90 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Jiří Menzel
Cast Rudolf Hrusínsky · Vladimir Mensik · Jiří Menzel · Vlasta Fabianová
6.5
39 votes
6.5
39 votes
Capricious Summer
1968 · Movie · 74 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Jiří Menzel
Cast Rudolf Hrusínsky · Vlastimil Brodsky · Frantisek Rehák · Míla Myslíková
Synopsis Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his...
6.4
80 votes
6.4
80 votes
The Interpreter
2018 · Movie · 113 min. · Slovakia
Direction Martin Sulík
Cast Peter Simonischek · Jiří Menzel · Zuzana Mauréry · Anna Rakovská
Synopsis The film centers on 80-year-old Ali Ungar, who comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia. He realizes his parents were executed by him, and sets out to take revenge, but finds instead...
6.3
73 votes
6.3
73 votes
Direction István Szabó
Cast Helen Mirren · Martina Gedeck · Károly Eperjes · Gábor Koncz
Synopsis This is a story of a special relationship between two women, a writer and her maid.
6.2
218 votes
6.2
218 votes
The Little Apocalypse
1993 · Movie · 110 min. · France
Direction Costa-Gavras
Cast André Dussollier · Pierre Arditi · Jiří Menzel · Anna Romantowska
Synopsis Old friends and coleagues of Barbara and Enrique organized a party in the couple's house. Among them is Stan, Barbara's ex-housband. To avoid embarrassing and violent situations, Stan locked himself in the guest room, sriving to change a light bulb,...
5.9
44 votes
5.9
44 votes
Ferat Vampire
1982 · Movie · 90 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Juraj Herz
Cast Jiří Menzel · Dagmar Havlová · Jana Brezková · Petr Cepek
Synopsis A doctor (Marek) is shocked when his beloved nurse (Mima) signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a rally-driver. A fellow doctor makes him believe that human blood is being used as...
5.9
55 votes
5.9
55 votes
Accused
1964 · Movie · 90 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Ján Kadár · Elmar Klos
Cast Vlado Müller · Jaroslav Blazek · Miroslav Machácek · Milan Jedlicka
Synopsis Managers at the construction of a big hydro plant are accused of having embezzled money.
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Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983 · Movie · 98 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Oldrich Lipský
Cast Milan Lasica · Július Satinský · Jiří Menzel · Nada Konvalinková
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Signál
2012 · Movie · 113 min. · Czech Republic
Direction Tomás Rehorek
Cast Vojtech Dyk · Krystof Hádek · Karel Roden · Boleslav Polívka
Synopsis Two young technicians, Filos (Vojtech Dyk) and Kája (Krystof Hádek), come to a small village that is a bit cut off from the rest of the world in order to find the best place to install a new station for...
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Vsetko co mam rad
1993 · Movie · 90 min. · Slovakia
Direction Martin Sulík
Cast Juraj Nvota · Gina Bellman · Zdena Studenková · Jiří Menzel
Synopsis At 38, Thomas is at a crossroads in his life. His parents are nonstop guilt-inducers, his ex-wife is always on his back, and his son is far from inspirational. Thomas himself is almost too intellectual to survive daily life. The...
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To Make a Comedy Is No Fun: Jirí Menzel
2016 · Documentary · 80 min. · Switzerland
Direction Robert Kolinsky
Cast Werner Düggelin · Milos Forman · Julia Jentsch · Rolf Knie
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Teddy Bear
2007 · Movie · 98 min. · Czech Republic
Direction Jan Hrebejk
Cast Tatiana Vilhelmová · Jirí Machácek · Roman Luknár · Anna Geislerová
Synopsis Romantic comedy about complex relationships of three married couples, focusing on their marriage and infidelity.
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Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Movie · 69 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)
Direction Rainer Simon
Cast Jiří Menzel · Günter Schubert · Friedo Solter · Olga Strub
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Ceiling
1962 · Movie · 42 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Vera Chytilová
Cast Marta Kanovská · Julián Chytil · Josef Abrhám · Dagmar Cejnkova
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The Apple Game
1977 · Movie · 100 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Vera Chytilová
Cast Dagmar Bláhová · Jiří Menzel · Jirí Kodet · Evelyna Steimarová
Synopsis A young gynecologist can't figure out whether to get serious with a young nurse or to stay casual with his married lover. Things get complicated when both women don't want to play his game anymore.
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Too Loud a Solitude
1996 · Movie · 110 min. · Czech Republic
Direction Véra Caïs
Cast Philippe Noiret · Jean-Claude Dreyfus · Vlastimil Brodsky · Jiří Menzel
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CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel
2018 · Documentary · 448 min. · India
Direction Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Cast Jiří Menzel · Eric Abraham · Josef Abrhám · Woody Allen
Synopsis CzechMate - in Search of Jiri Menzel directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, is an in-depth exploration of the work of renowned Czech director Jiri Menzel and the Czech New Wave.
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Nezný barbar
1990 · Movie · 88 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Petr Koliha
Cast Boleslav Polívka · Jiří Menzel · Arnost Goldflam · Ivana Chýlková
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Nobody Will Laugh
1965 · Movie · 94 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Hynek Bocan
Cast Jan Kacer · Stepánka Rehákova · Josef Chvalina · Hana Kreihanslova
Synopsis A successful art historian who has trouble telling people difficult truths, finds himself in an inescapable situation when a small lie quickly gets out of hand.
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