Personal Info
Birth date
1903-10-16 (121 Years)
Day of death
1982-03-15
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Drásov, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Also known as
Владимир Шмерал
Vladimír Šmejral
Vladimír Šmeral
Biography
We dont have a biography for Vladimír Šmeral
Filmography
Muž na radnici
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Muž na radnici was a Czechoslovak television program which was broadcast in 1976. The program was directed by Evžen Sokolovský. In 2011, it was announced that the program, along with 17 others, would be released on DVD within three years.Princ a chuďas
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A prince meets a young man to whom he bears a striking resemblance. The two exchange places and learn to be better people in the process.Witchhammer
7.6
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In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.Dark Sun
4.8
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A remake of Vávra's 1948 atomic age thriller Krakatit. Engineer Prokop creates the devastating explosive “Krakatit” and soon confronts manipulative agents and imperialist conspiracies. Realizing his invention’s threat, he fights to prevent its misuse, risking everything to stop those who seek to exploit his epochal discovery.Days of Betrayal
5
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This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the independence and the territorial integrity of the state from the advance of Hitler's Germany. On the 29th of March 1938 the leader of the Sudeten Germans Henlein (Werner Ehrlicher) has a meeting with Hitler (Gunnar Möller). Hitler orders him to intensify pressure on the Czechoslovak government. On the 24th of April in Carlsbad, the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party) decides upon eight demands that are unacceptable to the Czechoslovak President, since they would ultimately lead to the break-up of the Republic. Benes still shows a certain willingness to negotiate, and Henlein resents this. The Germans are determined to make further negotiations impossible through incidents and violence.Larks on a String
6.9
Overview:
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.The End of Agent W4C
6.3
Overview:
The invincible agent Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C has been assigned a mission to go to a hotel in Prague, get hold of a saltcellar with a plan for the military exploitation of Venus hidden in it, and hand it over to the beautiful agent Alice. He will have to compete for the saltcellar with other agents working for the world's various greater and smaller powers. The head of the Prague counter-intelligence unit gets news of agent W4C's mission. Deficient in personnel, he nominates accountant Foustka as agent 13B. Mr Foustka takes his dog Pajda with him and the two head for the airport. Pajda helps him track down agent W4C in a classy hotel that becomes the battleground for the interests and plans of the secret agents from different countries, each trying to get hold of the precious saltcellar.Goodbye, Medeo
8
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The director and choreographer from Prague are preparing a show performance "Oriental Fairy Tale" - a ballet on ice with the participation of vocal and instrumental ensembles and pop singers. They are shooting their picture in Kazakhstan at the Medeo high-altitude skating rink.Love
5.7
Overview:
Sixteen-year-old students of a grammar school are supposed to write essays on "Love". The class best student Andrea (Jaroslava Schallerová) writes about a patriotic love to a country as she has no experience with a partner love. She has been living alone with her divorced pretty mother Eva (Milena Dvorská), a dentist, for many years. Recently, however, Eva met her former school-days love at a graduates' party, nowadays a famous hockey goalkeeper Brukner (Frantisek Velecký). Also his marriage fell apart; he leaves the national team and decides to leave Prague for his home town and to share flat with Eva. He takes with him his son Petr (Oldrich Kaiser), in Andrea's age, who gets his last chance to finish a grammar school in the town.Dům Na poříčí
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The film was based on the novel "Milión" by Karel Štorkán. The book and the film depict the events surrounding the great construction disaster in Prague in 1928, in which 46 construction workers died. The disaster thrilled the entire republic at the time, yet was never fully explained. The filmmakers focus on the story of Ing. Vondrák, the designer of the construction.The Liberation of Prague
2
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On 20th of April 1945 the Soviet army launches its attack on Berlin. The end has come for Nazi Germany and Hitler decides to commit suicide. In Prague K.H. Frank (Nazi Secretary of State and Chief of police in the Protectorate of Bohemia a Moravia) discusses with his commanders how to transform the city into an impregnable fortress, but the Praguers do not intend to wait any longer. From the early hours of 4th of May people start assembling in the streets and tearing down German signs. On the next day, the 5th of May, the uprising begins.Midnight Mass
7
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On Christmas Eve, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Slovakia, the Kubiš family grapples with survival amidst brutal reprisals. Marián collaborates as a fascist guard leader, while his sister Angela has an affair with their Nazi lodger, Major Brecker. The situation escalates when their younger son, Juraj, a former partisan fighter, returns home wounded. As Germans search homes for escapees, Juraj hides in the attic, while an unsettling Christmas dinner unfolds below with Major Brecker present.Lekce
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During World War II, a German university professor creates a spy ring that supplies the Allies with information about Nazi plans...Bubny
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An anthology in three jazz-infused tales: an idealistic student’s romance with a pragmatic trumpeter; a vibraphonist’s urgent journey ending in tragedy; and drummer Honza’s moral dilemma as he confronts how far he’ll go to obtain his dream kit.Čas lásky a naděje
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A colour-printed melodramatic selanca from the beginnings of the organised labour movement in Bohemia... Antonín Zápotocký, the second workers' president, is the author of the literary novel Rozbřesk - the plot is said to be inspired by the fate of his grandmother and mother.A Story of Love and Honor
5
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A story of love and honor that takes place during the mid-nineteenth century during revolutions, as well as economic, political, and social hypocrisy. Two extraordinary but lonely artists share a passionate love, as evidenced by the preserved letters that they exchanged.The White Disease
6.8
Overview:
In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery speeches of a dictator, the bacillus of a highly destructive form of leprosy has spread. It is called morbus Tshengi, or popularly „white disease“. The only one who has developed an effective cure for it is a physician of the poor named Galén. But he refuses to reveal the secret of his cure as long as the powerful destroy human lives through wars.The Portrait
6.5
Overview:
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.Lucie
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The leader of the fast-track workers' party is appointed worker director of the unprofitable Lucie mine. The wrong decisions he makes to increase production at any cost and to fulfil an unrealistic plan lead to a catastrophe in which his son is accidentally killed. After overwhelming criticism, the failed director wants to quit, but the senior management and party authorities continue to have faith in him...The Secret of a Great Narrator
4.3
Overview:
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
1990Larks on a String as Minister
1982Goodbye, Medeo as Senior director
1981Příjemce platí v dolarech as Unknown
1980Děti zítřků as Uncle Kozubík
1980Dark Sun as Tomeš
1979Smrt císaře a krále Karla IV. as Unknown
1979Skandál v Gri-Gri baru as Unknown
1978Vítězný lid as Unknown
1978A Story of Love and Honor as Unknown
1978Díky, pane Kříženecký as Host
1977All Against All as Unknown
1977The Liberation of Prague as Dr. Václav Vacek
1977Dalskabáty, hříšná ves aneb Zapomenutý čert as kníže Belzebub
1977Dům Na poříčí as Unknown
1976Čas lásky a naděje as Unknown
1976Muž na radnici (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1975Poklad pod Černou hláskou as Unknown
1975My z konce světa (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Poslední královna as Unknown
1975Byl jednou jeden dům (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Pavlínka as Unknown
1973Hliněný vozíček as Unknown
1973Podezření as Unknown
1973Německé pohádky (1 Episode) as král
1973Three Men Travelling as akademik Tronícek
1973Love as Professor
1973Days of Betrayal as Unknown
1973Rodeo as Unknown
1973Příští léto v Locarnu as Unknown
1972Otcové a děti as Unknown
1972The Secret of a Great Narrator as Unknown
1972Inn At the Flying Dragon as Unknown
1972Člověk není sám as Unknown
1972Lekce as Unknown
1971Princ a chuďas (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Svědectví mrtvých očí as Unknown
1971F. L. Věk (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Exekuce as Unknown
1971Jumping Over Puddles as Ambrož
1970Witchhammer as Boblig
1970Rozsudek (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1969A Ridiculous Gentleman as Unknown
1969The Most Beautiful Age as Profesor
1968České pohádky (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968A Man Who Rose in Price as Unknown
1967The End of Agent W4C as Agent's Chief (voice)
1967Prager Legende as Old Man
1967Poklad byzantského kupce as Unknown
1967Hotel for Strangers as Blech
1967Noc bez úsvitu as Unknown
1967Evžen Oněgin as Unknown
1967Princezna Pampeliška as Unknown
1966Sedm sestřiček as Unknown
1966Cesta řeky k moři as Unknown
1966The Hero Is Afraid as vysoký zmocněnec
1966Křišťálová noc as Unknown
1966Searching as Unknown
1966Konec velké epochy as Professor
1965Den končí ráno as Unknown
1965Čintamani & podvodník as sběratel MUDr. Vitásek
1965Bubny as Unknown
1964Lucie as Unknown
1962Midnight Mass as Farár
1962Pozdní láska as Unknown
1962Měšťáci as Unknown
1960Bajaja as Unknown
1960Talenty a ctitelé as Unknown
1960Neprovdaná paní Rosita as Unknown
1954Výstraha as Unknown
1954Rychloraziči z Tisové as Commentary (voice)
1953Dvaasedmdesátka as Unknown
1953Divadlo československé armády as Commentary (voice)
1952Mordová rokle as Unknown
1951Rok stalinské epochy as Commentary (voice)
1950Veliká příležitost as Zdeněk Kružný
1950China in battle as Commentary (voice)
1949Láska as Commentary (voice)
1949Dnes o půl jedenácté as Unknown
1949Silent Barricade as Kroupa
1948The Portrait as Painter Roman
1948Národ sobě as Commentary (voice)
1947Capek's Tales as Ferdinand Kugler
1947Nikola Shuhai as Unknown
1946Hrdinové mlčí as Unknown
1946Průlom as Unknown
1945Rozina the Love Child as Unknown
1944Skalní plemeno as Standa
1944Mist on the Moors as Unknown
1942Karel a já as Unknown
1941Jan Cimbura as Bártík
1941Pro kamaráda as Karel Novák
1940Czech Glass as Commentary (voice)
1939Man from the Unknown as Dvořáček
1939In Temptation as Emil
1939Vzhůru nohama as Morousek
1939Soud boží as Antonín Bárta
1939Zborov as Jeník Kalina
1938Vandiny trampoty as Unknown
1938The Way of the Cross as Ondřej
1938In a New Life as Commentary (voice)
1937The White Disease as 1st Assistant
1937The World Belongs to Us as Josef Forman alias Lionel