Portrait of Otakar Vávra

Directing

Otakar Vávra

Career

Active from 1930 to 2002, busiest in 1935 and 1937 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Witchhammer
Witchhammer
GoodWatch score78/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Czech Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Czech History 2
  • 19th Century 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Artistic Cinematography 2
  • World War II 2
  • Czech Modernism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Moje Praha
Moje Praha (2002)

Story, Director

1980s

6 titles
Evropa tančila valčík
Evropa tančila valčík (1989)

Director

Veronika
Veronika (1986)

Director, Screenplay

Oldrich and Bozena
Oldrich and Bozena (1985)

Screenplay, Director

Komediant
Komediant (1984)

Screenplay, Director

Putování Jana Amose
Putování Jana Amose (1983)

Story, Screenplay

Dark Sun
Dark Sun (1980)

Director, Screenplay

1970s

5 titles · average score 78
A Story of Love and Honor
A Story of Love and Honor (1978)

Director, Screenplay

The Liberation of Prague
The Liberation of Prague (1977)

Story, Director

Sokolovo
Sokolovo (1975)

Director, Story

Days of Betrayal
Days of Betrayal (1973)

Screenplay, Director

Witchhammer
Witchhammer (1970)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Screenplay

1960s

9 titles · average score 62
The Thirteenth Chamber
The Thirteenth Chamber (1969)

Director, Screenplay

Romance for Bugle
Romance for Bugle (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Golden Queen
Golden Queen (1965)

Screenplay, Director

Horoucí srdce
Horoucí srdce (1963)

Story, Screenplay

August Sunday
August Sunday (1961)

Screenplay, Director

The Night Guest
The Night Guest (1961)

Screenplay, Director

Policejní hodina
Policejní hodina (1961)

Screenplay, Director

První parta
První parta (1960)

Director, Screenplay

Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek
Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek (1960)

Screenplay, Director

1950s

10 titles · average score 68
Občan Brych
Občan Brych (1959)

Screenplay, Director

Against All
Against All (1957)

Director, Creative Producer

Jan Žižka
Jan Žižka (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Creative Producer

Jan Hus
Jan Hus (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Shoesmachine
Shoesmachine (1954)

Screenplay

Nástup
Nástup (1953)

Director, Screenplay

Posel úsvitu
Posel úsvitu (1951)

Creative Producer

Láska
Láska (1950)

Screenplay, Director

Dva ohně
Dva ohně (1950)

Creative Producer

Racek Is Late
Racek Is Late (1950)

Creative Producer

1940s

25 titles · average score 68
Silent Barricade
Silent Barricade (1949)

Director, Creative Producer

Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1949)

Creative Producer, Story

Year of the Revolution 1848
Year of the Revolution 1848 (1949)

Creative Producer, Story

Krakatit
Krakatit (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

Creative Producer, Director

The Adventurous Bachelor
The Adventurous Bachelor (1946)

Screenplay, Director

Rozina the Love Child
Rozina the Love Child (1945)

Screenplay, Director

Happy Journey
Happy Journey (1943)

Screenplay, Director

Přijdu hned
Přijdu hned (1942)

Director, Screenplay

Turbina
Turbina (1941)

Director, Screenplay

The Masked Lover
The Masked Lover (1940)

Screenplay, Director

May Fairy Tale
May Fairy Tale (1940)

Director, Screenplay

The Girl in Blue
The Girl in Blue (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

1930s

24 titles
Humoreska
Humoreska (1939)

Director, Screenplay

The Merry Wives
The Merry Wives (1938)

Screenplay, Director

History of Philosophy
History of Philosophy (1937)

Director, Screenplay

Morality Above All Else
Morality Above All Else (1937)

Screenplay

Virginity
Virginity (1937)

Screenplay, Director

Hlídač č. 47
Hlídač č. 47 (1937)

Screenplay

A Little Street in Paradise
A Little Street in Paradise (1936)

Writer

Three Men in the Snow
Three Men in the Snow (1936)

Screenplay

Listopad
Listopad (1935)

Editor, Director

We Live in Prague
We Live in Prague (1934)

Director, Screenplay

Svítání
Svítání (1933)

Screenplay

The Light Penetrates the Dark
The Light Penetrates the Dark (1931)

Director, Story