Personal Info
Birth date
1930-06-24 (95 Years)
Day of death
2018-08-02
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Also known as
Илья Рацек
Ilja Racek
Biography
We dont have a biography for Ilja Racek
Filmography
The Physician of a Dying Time
8
Overview:
Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius. Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
7
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In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!Ferat Vampire
5.4
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A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a rally-driver. A scientist convinces him that human blood is being used as fuel for Mima's ever winning car, but does that really work?Lovec senzací
NYR
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Journalist E. E. Kisch tells crime stories from old Prague, which he himself experienced in the years before World War I and recorded in his reports and stories: he participated in the discovery of the real murderer of a rich innkeeper, attended the wedding of a beggar's son with the daughter of a complacent rich man, and witnessed the mysterious murder of a money-changer's uncle.Schůzka se stíny
NYR
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Two people scarred by a wartime past meet again years later during an archaeological dig. But the silent, inaccessible man in particular is reluctant to admit to anyone his harrowing experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, where he was the subject of horrific medical experiments.Run, Waiter, Run!
7.1
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A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.Zkouška pokračuje
NYR
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As a young actor František Lukávec and his teacher Vladimir Tuma became enemies. František insisted that Tuma was dismissed from the school as a reactionary and hostile to the new government. Many years passed, and here they met again on the stage of a theater. František is assigned the role of Julius Fucik, Tuma plays the role of a Gestapo man in the same play. In the course of the action, the Gestapo man beats Fucik. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tuma beats up his old enemy during the dress rehearsal. Frantisek's face is bleeding, but he will still play. The rehearsal continues...Desire
6
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A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.Mary
NYR
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For a long time, Marie cannot admit to the break-up of her long marriage and believes that her husband will come back to her...Count Dracula
6.3
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Czech television production of Dracula that is very faithful to Bram Stoker's novel.Vrak
NYR
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This naively filmed adventure story draws from Robert L. Stvenson's novel, but adapts it to its own devices. It tells the story of a young Czech who witnesses the deceitful actions of a ship owner. In fact, the villain is enriched by the plight of Bulgarian patriots fighting against Turkish rule on the eve of World War I.The Mysterious Mr. Hyde
6
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The television adaptation of Stevenson's well-known short story enriched the story with a new motif, because the good and evil in a person change not only under the influence of drugs, but also under the influence of insatiable love. We meet Mr. Hyde, who is an assistant to the elderly Dr. Jekyll, on the street when he kills a neighbor's dog. Dr. Utterson and his friend witness this when they go to visit a friend of theirs, Jekyll, who they are worried about. They believe that he is under the influence of his assistant, they fear for his life. Jekyll is the family doctor of Lady Danvers, with whom he is secretly in love. He is a talented scientist and has invented a liquid, a substance whose effect is very strange - it rejuvenates, but at the same time changes the character. And that gradually becomes fatal for him...P.F. 77
NYR
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The story of a teacher, a famous actress, and her students set against the backdrop of the harsh normalization period, a time when, after the Soviet occupation, most people tried to survive in the gray zone, and only a handful of brave souls were willing to risk their positions in the fight against the regime.The Secret of a Great Narrator
4.3
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The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and in addition to the screenplay he also wrote a three-part TV play about Dumas (starring Vladimír Menšík). In Kachyn's film, Dumas played the father and son of the Štěpánková brothers, and it was a very difficult and difficult task for these young actors.Acting
2013Sanitka 2 (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2013Jedlíci aneb Sto kilo lásky as Veroničin otec
2011Vesnice roku as Unknown
2003P.F. 77 as Unknown
2002Popel a pálenka as Viggo Barkman
1999Stříbrný a Ryšavec as Stříbrňák
1996Malostranské humoresky as Kryštof
1994Laskavý divák promine (5 Episodes) as Neruda
1992Arachné as Unknown
1991Hodina obrany as Unknown
1991Víla z jeskyně zla as Vilém
1990Zlatý ostrov as starý námorník
1989Lovec senzací as Pacovský
1988Vltavská víla as Unknown
1988A Prague Underworld (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1988Motovidla as Unknown
1988Veselé příhody z natáčení (1 Episode) as Self
1987Lepší prima den as Unknown
1987Zjasnělá noc as Pepa
1987Zlá krev (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Cyrano z Bergeracu as Ragueneau
1986Slavné historky zbojnické (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986O Honzovi a princezně Dorince as King
1985Láska s vůní pryskyřice as kočí Karel Zajíc
1985Putování za měsíční nitkou as Unknown
1985V bludisku pamäti as Paulen
1985Bandité as Barbavano
1985Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka (1 Episode) as šéf dietní kuchyně Livora
1985The Golden Fern as Unknown
1984Radical Cut as architekt Robert Ruml
1984Vrak as Unknown
1984The Physician of a Dying Time (1 Episode) as Tilemann
1984Polka viva as Unknown
1983Schůzka se stíny as Unknown
1982Archimédův bod as Jiří Mahen
1982Ferat Vampire as Lékar z pitevny
1982Pytláci as kůžkář
1981Netopýr as Dr. Falke
1981Had z ráje (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Run, Waiter, Run! as opilý muž u motorestu
1981Ubohý pan Kufalt (2 Episodes) as Maack
1980Hadač od Saidovy zahrady as Unknown
1980Escape Home as Unknown
1980Každý má svůj stín as Unknown
1980Hadrián z Římsů as Rytíř Světislav
1980Starožitníkův krám (2 Episodes) as Quilp
1979Vražedné pochybnosti as Unknown
1979Ve znamení Merkura (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979Bratři Kipové as Unknown
1974Padla kosa na kámen as Unknown
1974Princ Chocholouš as Unknown
1973Kronika žhavého léta as Unknown
1972The Secret of a Great Narrator as Commentary (voice)
1971Exekuce as Unknown
1971Mata Hari as Unknown
1971Count Dracula as Count Drakula
1971Drobínek as Unknown
1970Kouzelný dům as Unknown
1969Hříšní lidé města pražského (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Buřič Jejího Veličenstva as Unknown
1969První láska as Unknown
1968The End of Summer as Unknown
1967Princezna Pampeliška as Unknown
1966Když se čerti rojili as Unknown
1966Transit Carlsbad as Unknown
1966Who Wants to Kill Jessie? as Colleague
1965Případy komisaře Mejzlíka (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Tři as Unknown
1964Zapomenutý čert as Solfernus
1964The Five Sinners as Dlouhán
1964Mary as Jaroslav
1964Tři sestry as Unknown
1964The Mysterious Mr. Hyde as Unknown
1963Tarzanova smrt as Unknown
1962Reportáž psaná na oprátce as Julius Fučík
1960Zkouška pokračuje as actor, member of the Tham Theater
1960Když tančí růže as Unknown
1959Křižovatky as Unknown
1958Desire as Frantisek (segment "Maminka")
1958Xantipa as Unknown
1956Silvery Wind as Vika
1956Ztracená stopa as Unknown
1956Opportunity as Unknown
1949Lost in the Suburbs as Unknown