Screenplay: Karel Zeman
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Karel Zeman. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962 · Movie · 80 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Cast Milos Kopecký · Rudolf Jelinek · Jana Brejchová · Karel Höger
Plot The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
7.1
422 votes
7.1
422 votes
A Deadly Invention (The Fabulous World of Jules Verne)
1958 · Movie · 75 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Cast Lubor Tokos · Arnost Navrátil · Miroslav Holub · Frantisek Slégr
6.8
458 votes
6.8
458 votes
6.6
212 votes
Carodejuv ucen (Krabat)
1977 · Movie · 72 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot An orphan becomes a sorceror's apprentice.
6.6
115 votes
6.6
115 votes
The Tale of John and Marie
1980 · Movie · 65 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot This animated tale of the brave John and the beautiful Marie is about a poor boy’s true love for a delicate water sprite. John goes out into the world guided...
6.6
26 votes
6.6
26 votes
The Stolen Airship
1967 · Movie · 85 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Cast Hanus Bor · Jan Cizek · Jan Malát · Michal Pospísil
6.6
136 votes
6.6
136 votes
Journey to Prehistory (Journey to the Beginning of Time)
1955 · Movie · 93 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman · Fred Ladd
Cast Vladimir Bejval · Victor Betral · Charles Goldsmith · Petr Herrman
Plot Four young boys visit a dinosaur exhibit at the New York city Museum of Natural History. They then row out onto Central Park Lake where they find a secret cave...
6.2
204 votes
6.2
204 votes
On the Comet
1970 · Movie · 74 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Cast Emil Horváth · Magda Vásáryová · Frantisek Filipovský · Cestmír Randa
Plot When a comet passes the earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa with it. Carried along is a bunch of people. Among them Angelika, who just...
6.1
61 votes
6.1
61 votes
A Horseshoe for Luck (S)
1946 · Movie · min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot This is the first film featuring the popular hero named Mr. Prokouk. Mr. Prokouk finds a horseshoe - a symbol of good luck. He tries to find the right place...
6.0
23 votes
6.0
23 votes
Temptation of Mr. Prokouk (S)
1947 · Movie · 8 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Shortfilm from the Mr. Prokouk series. While building a wall, temptation comes to Mr. Prokouk as a little man who offers him alcohol. Then he gets more and more drunk...
6.0
27 votes
6.0
27 votes
Mr. Prokouk Inventor (S)
1949 · Movie · 9 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Shortfilm from the Mr. Prokouk series. This time he is an inventor creating ingenious mechanical contraptions, trying to solve everyday problems.
5.9
42 votes
5.9
42 votes
The Christmas Dream (S)
1946 · Movie · 11 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman · Borivoj Zeman
Plot Christmas has arrived. As a little girl and her parents enter the room, the little girl finds all kinds of toys under the Christmas Tree. She immediately throws her old...
5.9
63 votes
5.9
63 votes
Mr. Prokouk Filmmaker (S)
1948 · Movie · 8 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Shortfilm from the Mr. Prokouk series. Mr. Prokouk wants to be a filmmaker, but the making of a film has more complications than he expected.
5.7
37 votes
5.7
37 votes
Pan Prokouk, detektivem (S)
1958 · Movie · 11 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Short film from Mr. Prokouk series. Mr. Prokouk, absorbed in the detective stories he read, chases thiefs and criminals all over the city.
5.3
34 votes
5.3
34 votes
Mr. Prokouk Officer (S)
1947 · Movie · 8 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Shortfilm from the Mr. Prokouk series. Mr. Prokouk starts a new job at the office, but there is too much paperwork and pressure to deal with.
5.3
32 votes
5.3
32 votes
A Thousand and One Nights
1974 · Movie · 88 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Plot Zeman directed a series of shorts for children about the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, told in exquisitely simple, multi-colored cut-out animation that resembles the jungle fantasies of painter Henri...
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Pan Prokouk, přítel zvířátek (S)
1955 · Movie · 10 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
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The Special Effects of Karel Zeman (S)
1980 · Documentary · 18 min. · Czechoslovakia
Direction Karel Zeman
Cast Karel Zeman
Plot This is a short documentary feature on the great Czech fantasy filmmaker Karel Zeman, and features not only bits of his work from 1947 to 1980, but goes behind the...
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