Jan Vostrčil
Acting
Biography
Jan Vostrcil was an actor, known for The Firemen's Ball (1967), Black Peter (1964) and The Loves of a Blonde (1965). He died in 1985.
Born: December 3, 1903
Place of Birth: Príluka, Austria-Hungary
Known For
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
This wacky musical comedy builds on absurd ideas, parodic humour and many variously subverted references to famous...
The Unfortunate Bridegroom
A comedy about two bumbling policemen investigating an alleged rape in a small Czech town. One of the alleged rapists is supposed to get married the day he's locked up.
If a Thousand Clarinets
A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.
Kinoautomat
Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.
Metráček
The heroine of the story is a teenage Jitka Pažoutová, suffering from her fatness and clumsiness. For her, the real torture is especially the gym classes led by a sympathetic gym teacher, nicknamed Bohoušek by the girls. A change for the better is a dodgeball match, which the girls win thanks to Jitka's "guns", which simply cannot be caught. At the tournament, Jitka meets Honza Koubek - a boy who insults her, but then apologizes to her and persuades her to try using her strength in the shot put...
The Firemen's Ball
The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.
Loves of a Blonde
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.
Adelheid
In the aftermath of World War II, a soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family and falls in love with the daughter, now a maid. Their relationship forces him to confront the tension between his love and his conscience.
Black Peter
A few days in the life of a Czechoslovak teenager when he starts work.
Intimate Lighting
A musician and his girlfriend visit an old musician friend of his and his family.
Filmography
as School Inspector
as Sergeant Hejna
as Head of Committee
as starší příslušník VB
as Colonel
as Grandfather
as Petr's father
as Conductor (segment "Kdyby ty muziky nebyly")