Jindřich Plachta Collection (4DVD) - DVD

A journey into the depths of the student' s soul
directed by: Martin Frič, 1939, 88 min.
For generations, a successful comedy from the school environment has entertained the audience with a cheerful and at the same time captivating story of Professor Matulka and a party of septimans who, with the help of a Latin professor, help him successfully pass a state exam, which he never had the courage to do. Matulka becomes a full professor and the grammar school chronicler, Professor Rabiška, can note that the student has not only a soul but also a heart.
Starring: Jindřich Plachta, Jaroslav Průcha, Jaroslav Marvan, Miloš Nedbal, František Kreuzmann, František Vnouček, Ferenc Futurista, Ladislav Pešek, Rudolf Hrušínský, R. A. Strejka, Frantisek Filipovsky, Ella Nollova, Josef Kemr
BONUSES: word historian, photography, biography and filmography, contemporary documentation
SUBTITLES: Czech for the deaf, English

Heaven and bagpipes
directed by: Vladímír Slavínský, 1941, 92 min.
The rich owner of the farm, quarry and factory, Rudolf Bartoš, is known for his tyranny. One day, he is unhappily injured after falling off a cliff by a river. The moaning man is found by the rocker Fábera and transported to his cottage. After several days spent in his residence, Bartoš will completely change his view of the world.
Starring: Jindřich Plachta, Jana Romanová, Jiří Blahník, Lumír Blahník, Jaroslav Marvan, Raoul Schránil, Antonie Nedošinská, Zdeněk Podlipný, František Filipovský
BONUSES: word historian, photography, biography and filmography, contemporary documentation
SUBTITLES: Czech for the deaf, English

The pelican has an alibi
directed by: Miroslav Cikán, 1940, 77 min.
Street photographers Máček and Kalabis make their living by photographing pedestrians. He randomly takes a picture of a man coming out of a jewelry store. The man is in a hurry, so Máček throws his business card into his car. The jewelry store was robbed, and when the perpetrators find a business card, they realize the danger and want to get the negative. One pretends to be a detective, confiscates their camera and orders photographers to report to the commission. During the interrogation, the commissioner recognized that they had been tricked and was looking for real perpetrators. The clues of the commissioner lead to the innocent Pelican, who is indistinguishably similar to Slám. Photographers who play detectives are also involved in the whole case.
Starring: Miroslav Homola, Růžena Nasková, František Kreuzmann, Marie Glázrová, Jaroslav Marvan, Gustav Nezval, Jindřich Plachta, Stanislav Neumann, Vlasta Hrubá, Eman Fiala
SUBTITLES: Czech for the deaf

From Czech mills
directed by: Miroslav Cikán, 1941, 78 min.
A village idyll in which the miller Kaliba is seeking the position of mayor and the construction of a railway station in his hometown of Hoštěnice. His daughter Ludmila loves Ing. Loukot from Prague. That' s not what my father wants. During a trip to Prague, the miller gets into many difficult situations, of which Loukota helps him.
Starring: Theodor Pištěk, Zorka Janů, Jindřich Plachta, Svatopluk Beneš, Adina Mandlová, František Filipovský, Eman Fiala, Anna Letenská, Rudolf Hrušínský, Jiří Steimar, Ferenc Futurista
BONUSES: word historian, photography, biography and filmography
SUBTITLES: Czech for the deaf, English