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

Inspiration (S)

1949 · Movie · 11 min. · Czechoslovakia

Direction Karel Zeman

6.6

212 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

6.6

136 votes

6.6

136 votes

King Lavra

1950 · Movie · 30 min. · Czechoslovakia

Direction Karel Zeman

6.5

32 votes

6.5

32 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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Brigade (S)

1947 · Movie · 3 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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