Portrait of Ján Kadár

Directing

Ján Kadár

Career

Active from 1945 to 1979, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ján Kadár Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Czechoslovakian Cinema 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

6 titles · average score 59
Freedom Road
Freedom Road (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Other Side of Hell
The Other Side of Hell (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Blue Hotel
The Blue Hotel (1977)

Director

Lies My Father Told Me
Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Adrift
Adrift (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Angel Levine
The Angel Levine (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1960s

6 titles · average score 80
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Screenplay

Defendant
Defendant (1964)

Screenplay, Director

Death Is Called Engelchen
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Three Wishes
Three Wishes (1963)

Story, Screenplay

Laterna magika II
Laterna magika II (1960)

Writer, Director

Zkouška pokračuje
Zkouška pokračuje (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

7 titles
At the Terminus
At the Terminus (1957)

Director

Mladé dny
Mladé dny (1956)

Director

Spartakiáda
Spartakiáda (1956)

Director

Hudba z Marsu
Hudba z Marsu (1955)

Story, Screenplay

Matka Riva
Matka Riva (1955)

Director

Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1953)

Director, Story

Katka
Katka (1950)

Screenplay, Director

1940s

6 titles
Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí
Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí (1949)

Field Director

Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry
Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry (1949)

Field Director

Nevíte o bytě?
Nevíte o bytě? (1947)

Story, Assistant Director

They Are Personally Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity!
They Are Personally Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity! (1946)

Director, Screenplay

They Are Personally Responsible for Treason of the National Uprising!
They Are Personally Responsible for Treason of the National Uprising! (1946)

Director, Screenplay

Life Grows on Ruins....
Life Grows on Ruins.... (1945)

Director