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Karel Dobry, born 1969, is an award winning Czech film and stage actor. He has been critically acclaimed for his portrayals of complex characters. Karel was awarded the Czech Lion in 2019 for best leading actor. He was raised in Prague and spent part of his childhood in Syria. He is fluent in English, Czech, Russian and German. In 2014 he won the Alfred Radok award for Best Actor, the Theater News Award for Best Actor, and also garnered a nomination for a Czech Thalie as Best Actor.He has embodied more than 90 roles in film and TV.His recent credits include Genius-Einstein for Fox, directed and produced by Ron Howard, as well as The Catcher Was a Spy acting opposite Paul Rudd. Other interesting credits are Glass Room, Milada, Child 44 and Mission Impossible. He is an avid horseman who has been trained in driving and weaponry and performs many of his own stunts.- Actor
- Editor
Michael Balcar was born on 15 June 1986 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and editor, known for Red Tails (2012), Lesní vrah (2024) and Revival (2013).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Descended from a wealthy family of landowners in what was then Austria-Hungary, Franz Planer understood the importance of photography as an art form early in his life. He first stood behind the camera as a portrait photographer, working out of Vienna from 1910. He soon branched out, filming newsreels in Paris and, in 1919, joined the growing German film industry as chief cameraman for Emelka (which became Bavaria Studios in 1932), in Munich. During the 1920s and early 1930's, he acquired a reputation for style, having worked as cinematographer for such distinguished directors as F.W. Murnau and Wilhelm Thiele, most of his films being commercially popular entertainments.
Anticipating the "Anschluss" - the forcible annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler - Planer left Austria in 1937 and, using the pseudonym Frank F. Planer, sought work in Hollywood. He joined the American Society of Cinematorgaphers and was signed under contract at Columbia from 1938-45, and, again, from 1949-50 (in between working at Universal from 1947-49), filming in a variety of different genres. At this stage in his career, he often used real-life locations and shot primarily in black-and-white, in almost semi-documentary style. Like other European cinematographers, he was heavily influenced by German expressionism and used chiaroscuro lighting and stark contrasts between light and shade to achieve thematic mood requirements - particularly for films noir, such as Criss Cross (1949) and 711 Ocean Drive (1950). Planer's creative collaboration with director Max Ophüls is frequently cited as among his best work, notably the melancholic romantic drama Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948).
During the 1950s Planer was much in demand and used by many of Hollywood's top directors, including Robert Siodmak, John Huston, Edward Dmytryk and Stanley Kramer. Increasingly comfortable with color photography from 1954, Planer worked on several A-grade productions. He created a particularly realistic feel for The Caine Mutiny (1954) and The Nun's Story (1959) by utilizing sparse, functional interiors. Unusual camera angles/perspectives, tracking shots and objects inserted between camera and subject contributed to the look of the popular Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Planer never won an Academy Award, though he was nominated five times: for Champion (1949), Death of a Salesman (1951), Roman Holiday (1953), The Nun's Story (1959) and The Children's Hour (1961).- Actor
- Writer
Petr Janis was born on 9 October 1951 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Hostel (2005), A Royal Affair (2012) and Pohádka o lidech a Bozí lékarne (1995).- Ivana Skarková was born on 26 March 1980 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Ranc U Zelené sedmy (1996).
- Actress
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Michaela Merten was born on 31 July 1964 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress and cinematographer, known for ...und das ist erst der Anfang (2000), Tatort (1970) and Junger Frühling (1986). She has been married to Pierre Franckh since 1992. They have one child.- Ladislav Gerendás was born on 16 December 1946 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for The Great Movie Robbery (1986), Únos moravanky (1983) and Malý televizní kabaret (1977).
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Zbynek Brynych was born on 13 June 1927 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965), Transport z ráje (1963) and Zizkovská romance (1958). He died on 24 August 1995 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Pavel Skrípal was born on 11 February 1956 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Zivé terce (2019), The Vampire Wedding (1993) and Mandragora (1997).
- Director
- Writer
Petr Slavík was born on 26 August 1956 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a director and writer, known for Tancuj, Matyldo (2023), Cerní andelé (2001) and Soukromé pasti (2008).- Princess Michael of Kent was born on 15 June 1945 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She has been married to Prince Michael of Kent since 30 June 1978. They have two children. She was previously married to Thomas Troubridge.
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Lukás Juza was born on 3 April 1979 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. He is an actor and writer, known for Circus Bukowsky (2013), 12 Monkeys (2015) and Osklivka Katka (2008).- Jan Pohan was born on 7 December 1930 in Drahovice by Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Amadeus (1984), Lemonade Joe (1964) and Blbec z Xeenemunde (1963). He died on 13 February 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Matej Andel was born on 19 May 1987 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Policie Modrava (2011), Clona (2014) and Narusitel (2019).
- Kurt Beck was born on 10 March 1926 in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Tim Frazer (1963), Die Nylonschlinge (1963) and Ein Fall für Männdli (1973). He died in August 1993 in Germany.
- Jan Dvorák was born on 31 March 1982 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Hyena (2014) and Spycraft (2020).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Michael Klier was born on 16 January 1943 in Karlsbad, Sudetenland, Germany [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]. He is a director and writer, known for Ostkreuz (1991), Überall ist es besser, wo wir nicht sind (1989) and Der Riese (1984).- Radka Slavíková was born on 5 July 1969 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. She is an actress, known for Wolf's Hole (1987).
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Georg Riedel was born on 8 January 1934 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer and actor, known for Nana (1970), Roseanna (1967) and Mördaren - En helt vanlig person (1967). He was married to Gudrun Anna-Britta Engström. He died on 25 February 2024 in Maria Magdalena, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden.- Actor
- Director
- Composer
Fritz Schulz was born on 25 April 1896 in Karlsbad, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Ende schlecht, alles gut (1934), Kaczmarek (1928) and Duty Is Duty (1931). He was married to Ágnes Eszterházy. He died on 9 May 1972 in Zurich, Switzerland.- Jirí Oberfalzer was born on 17 January 1954 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Vysoká hra (2020), The First Republic (2014) and Vrazedné stíny (2022).
- Karin Stoiber was born on 6 July 1943 in Karlsbad, Sudetenland, Germany [now Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic]. She has been married to Edmund Stoiber since 23 February 1968. They have three children.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Barbora Petrová was born on 21 December 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for The Adventurers (2017), Krejzovi (2018) and Radost na dosah (2024). She has been married to Jan Stastný since 2011. They have one child.- Actor
- Writer
David Schneider was born on 7 October 1958 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Proc? (1987), Sestapadesát neomluvených hodin (1977) and Cas lásky a nadeje (1976).- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Ales Háma was born on 6 May 1973 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and writer, known for Tvoje tvár má známý hlas (2016), Útek do Budína (2002) and Operation Silver A (2007).