František Smolík
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 23, 1891
Place of Birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Known For
School Is the Foundation of Life
Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice
The bickering of envious mistresses, the criminal intentions of fraudsters and the love of two young people are at the center of events, in the middle of which unfolds the fate of the city executioner Jiří, who longs to break free from his destiny and become a proper burgher. He is not heard, but he manages to expose the iniquities and their culprits, reunites a hard-pressed couple in love and his undeniable merits for the city and eventually bring him luck.
Today for the Last Time
Concert master Karel Mašek is a drunk, as well as engineer Danda and other regular guests of the pub U Kroců. Mašek returns from the pub in the morning and promises the woman that he will stop drinking. But he failed again, and the orchestra players refuse to play with him. Danda returns home without a bag and goes to Krocs again in the morning, even though he has an important job at work. He has been degraded to subordinate job position, but he refused to admit it at home.
Higher Principle
During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretexts and shot. One day three high school boys who crack jokes about a recently deceased "hero of the Reich" are pulled out of school by the Gestapo.
Playing with the Devil
Two marriageable girls, Princess Disperanda and her maid Káča, sign a betrothal with their own blood in exchange for fairy-tale grooms. Although both devilish betrothals accidentally fall into the hands of the brave retired soldier Martin Kabát, the cunning devil Solfernus takes possession of them through cunning, and Martin has no choice but to go to the burning hell.
Manželství na úvěr
The story of the love life of sisters Lea and Ema Pohl and the comical escapades of Kristýna Žitná, Ema's classmate.
Prstýnek
A young and beautiful princess and her senile husband arrive at a castle near the village. The healthy air is supposed to help them with their busy heir. The princess accidentally meets the village shepherd Sochor and soon gives birth to a son. The young man from the village in question then marries and has only daughters. The princess returns after years with her clever son. He falls in love with Sochor's daughter, but her father drives him with a belt...
Presentiment
A daughter of a celebrity family experiences a holiday adventure with a mysterious young man. Though she is strongly attracted to him, she is also concerned about his sinister, panicky speech, his fierce charisma.
The Jester's Tale
An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and country girl Lenka who get caught up in both sides of the war and experience many adventures before they find happiness. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.
Capek's Tales
Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.
Filmography
as Surgeon
as Jester (voice)
as General
as Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician
as redaktor Pirner
as postman Probost
as Profesor Málek
as Grandfather
as král Hostivít
as Docent Viktor Kares
as pharmacist Kout
as podivín Taupe, bývalý továrník
as Nepoznatiyat
as otec Školastykus
as MUDr. Olmer - father
as Stařeček
as papežský legát
as Filipek
as kníže Robert
as Kolmistr
as Dr. Tomeš
as Stařec, boží svědek
as Quardián
as Jan Šmardoch
as Ferdinand Andres
as MUDr. Sýkora
as Vojtěch Hlavsa
as František Buzek
as Ullik
as Pavel Kolínský
as Vlk
as JUDr. K. Multrus
as Gollův strýc
as Kalina
as profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík
as Alderman Triska
as Jan Haller
as Father
as JUDr. František Uher
as Jiří Ventura
as Václav Junek
as JUDr. Navrátil
as Martin Zemla
as Jakub Kaliba
as Donát