The Emperor and the Golem

The Emperor and the Golem 1952

6.90

The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.

1952

Distant Journey

Distant Journey 1949

6.80

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

1949

Provisional Liberty

Provisional Liberty 1958

4.00

Jean-Paul is a Frenchman who yearns to live in communist Czechoslovakia. His wish is granted when, mistaken as a masseur of a French boating team, he manages to elude the democratic authorities long enough to scamper over the Czech border.

1958

Action B

Action B 1952

4.50

Film shows the struggle of the Czechoslovak armed forces against groups of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) under command Burlak, who tried to pass through the territory of Slovakia.

1952

Lost in the Suburbs

Lost in the Suburbs 1949

6.00

Czechoslovak drama film about soldiers returning from World War II

1949

White Darkness

White Darkness 1948

6.00

A young doctor and a group of injured are hiding in an underground shelter and are liberated by Soviet soldiers.

1948