Jindřich Polák
1925 - 2003Riders in the Sky
Jindřich Polák
Jiří Bednář, Jiří Hrzán
The story of Czech pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in Northern Europe. It tells the story of the crews of the RAF’s No. 311 Squadron, which was mainly crewed by escaped Czech airmen, and their bombing raids during the Second World War.
Riders in the Sky
Poplach v oblacích
Jindřich Polák
Otto Šimánek, Vlastimil Brodský
In defiance of all the laws of physics Mr. Tau is walking on the wing of an aircraft flying close to Prague. Young Alenka is enthusiastic, but the other passengers are horrified. The security inspector Málek believes the report from the crew to be a code alerting him to a hijack, and orders an emergency landing. In the confusion at the airport the fairytale Mr. Tau disappears into one of the halls.
Alarm in the Clouds
A Game without Rules
Jindřich Polák
Svatopluk Matyáš, Jiří Adamíra
A robbery in a Prague jeweler's shop results in the shop manager Kubát and his deputy Litera being shot and wounded. The culprits take the jewelery away in a stolen car and that very night hide the loot tens of kilometers outside Prague in a forest. Then the three robbers part with each other. One of them, Burian, leaves in the same car, the other two, Duda and Hovorka, take to flight in another car, which soon ends up in a car crash. Hovorka dies in the accident, but Duda survives and hides in an abandoned cottage. Burian is arrested, Duda is traced out by a police dog. Duda confesses to the robbery to the criminologist Málek, but refuses to say where is the jewelery. The robber then begins to shoot and Málek kills him in self-defense. The court fails to prove Litera's involvement in the robbery and the only one convicted is Burian. The disappointed Málek leaves the police and begins to work as a cab driver.
A Game without Rules
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Jindřich Polák
Petr Kostka, Jiří Sovák
Former Nazi Klaus Abard survives to the 1990s by taking anti-ageing pills. He plans to use a time travel trip to return to Germany in 1944 and present Hitler with a hydrogen bomb, so that he can win the war. Unfortunately the pilot, woman-chasing Karel Bures, dies on the morning of the trip and his earnest twin brother Jan impersonates him, without knowing about the plot. The plot goes wrong when they lose the bomb and land near Hitler's bunker in 1941, at a time that the Nazis sense victory. Bures, with two of the plotters, escape capture by the Nazis and make it back to the time machine. Bures programs the machine to return one day before they left, because he figures he can then save his brother and foil the plot.
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
Od zítřka nečaruji
Jindřich Polák
Otto Šimánek, Vlastimil Brodský
Mr. Tau, the quiet and kind magician with a bowler hat and an umbrella, shows up unexpectedly on the wings of a plane during flight. The terrified crew contact the airport security service. After the plane lands, Mr. Tau disappears. The third security inspector Málek is determined to catch the hooligan at any price. To achieve this, he gives up his holiday to visit the children's summer camp. Mr. Málek's son, who just like all the other children is delighted by the new camp cook, Mr. Tau himself, has unknowingly set the inspector on the magician's trail. But the children at the camp are determined not to let their beloved magician get caught and ingeniously place all sorts of traps in Inspector Málek's way.
No Magic from Tomorrow
Chobotnice z II. patra
Jindřich Polák
Dagmar Veškrnová-Havlová, Pavel Zedníček
While on vacation with their bickering parents, young Eva and her little brother Johnny find in a polluted lake two strange friendly sentient octopuses made of strange material that attracts electricity. They take them as pets.
The Octopuses from the Second Floor
Ikarie XB 1
Jindřich Polák
Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Smolík
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
Ikarie XB 1
Veselé Vánoce přejí chobotnice
Jindřich Polák
Dagmar Veškrnová-Havlová, Pavel Zedníček
Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.
Merry Christmas Octopus
Pan Tau – der Film
Jindřich Polák
Otto Šimánek, Dana Vávrová
Pan Tau, the friend of all children, now also helps the adults. A movie producer is in trouble and decides to shoot another Pan-Tau movie. But the old Pan-Tau actor Karasek is no longer young enough to walk the almost weightless walk of Pan Tau. Mr. Novak turns up - he resembles Pan Tau like a twin brother. He succeeds every pirouette. And as if by magic, he solves all the problems between people! Who is Mr. Novak? Is he really ...?
Pan Tau – der Film
Smrt stopařek
Jindřich Polák
Marek Perepeczko, Zdeněk Buchvaldek
Maniac, a driver, sits on the track women, which then rape and kill. For loved ones, he is an ordinary person who has a wife and child. When exposed, he does not stop before killing his wife and takes his son hostage, under the guise of which he is trying to escape abroad.
Death of Hitch-Hikers
Páté oddělení
Jindřich Polák
Jiří Vršťala, Radovan Lukavský
Для дезорганизации работы транспорта и срыва экспортных поставок иностранная разведка забросила в Чехословакию матёрого диверсанта Рудольфа Карлика. Он остановился у бывшего радиста Яна Шимека, своего старого приятеля по диверсионной работе.
Páté oddělení
Kačenka a strašidla
Jindřich Polák
Helena Vitovská, Jiřina Bohdalová
Jindrich Polák's modern fairy tale comedy tells the story of a girl who unexpectedly inherits a fairground amusement - a haunted house from Vienna's Prater fun park. With the help of a magic timepiece she is able to bring three of the ghosts to life.
Kačenka a strašidla
