🎬 Burian the Liar (1940)

Vlasta Burian, vlastním jménem Josef Vlastimil Burian (9. dubna 1891 Liberec — 31. ledna 1962 Praha), známý jakoKrál komiků, byl český divadelní herec, režisér, zpěvák, divadelní ředitel, sportovec, podnikatel, filmový herec,spisovatel, mim a imitátor, který se díky své nespoutané živelnosti a potřebě být všude první …

Meda Valentová (1898-1973) was a Czech stage and film actress who started out as an operetta singer and cabaret performer. In the 1940s she became one of the most frequently cast faces in Czech comedy, taking on over thirty roles ranging from well-heeled ladies to ordinary working women. In Baron Prášil (1940) she pla…

Zorka Janů is a Czech film and theatre actress, known for her roles in Czechoslovak productions of the 1950s and 1960s. She played the charming princess Bianka in Karel Zeman's fantasy comedy Baron Prášil (1961), a film celebrated for blending live action with animation and period illustrations.

Anna Steimarová (1889-1962) was a Czech stage, operetta and film actress, daughter of the prominent Plzeň theatre director Vendelín Budil. A soprano who performed across many Prague venues - including Švanda's Theatre, the Vinohrady Theatre and the Grand Operetta - she also built a film career in the 1930s and 40s, ta…

Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century. At the encouragement of his uncle, Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague, Oldřich joined amateur …

Jaroslav Marvan was a Czechoslovakian actor. He was born in Prague and married in the 1920s to Marie Marvanov. He was a member of numerous Czech theatres of note throughout the early 20th century, including the Vlasta Burian's theatre, Vinohradské Divadlo (1943-1950), Městská Divadla Pražská (1950-1954), and finally N…