Portrait of Karel Kachyňa

Directing

Karel Kachyňa

Career

Active from 1949 to 2007, busiest in 1974 and 1982 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ear
The Ear
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karel Kachyňa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Czech Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Coming-of-Age Story 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • First Love 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

4 titles · average score 69
Golden Eels
Golden Eels (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá
Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá (2003)

Director, Writer

Kožené slunce
Kožené slunce (2002)

Director

Otec neznámý aneb Cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka
Otec neznámý aneb Cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka (2001)

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 75
Hanele
Hanele (1999)

Director

The Cow
The Cow (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Fany
Fany (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Městem chodí Mikuláš
Městem chodí Mikuláš (1995)

Screenplay, Director

The Last Butterfly
The Last Butterfly (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

The Elementary School
The Elementary School (1991)
GoodWatch score 81

as School inspector

The Ear
The Ear (1990)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

1980s

13 titles · average score 71
Appeal to Your Love
Appeal to Your Love (1989)

Director, Screenplay

Fools and a Girl
Fools and a Girl (1988)

Screenplay, Director

Forbidden Dreams
Forbidden Dreams (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?
Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going? (1987)

Director

Dobré světlo
Dobré světlo (1986)

Director, Screenplay

Rainbow Kulick
Rainbow Kulick (1985)

Director, Writer

Sestricky
Sestricky (1984)

Director, Screenplay

Fandy ó Fandy
Fandy ó Fandy (1983)

Screenplay, Director

Attention, Rounds!
Attention, Rounds! (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

Counting Sheep
Counting Sheep (1982)

Writer, Director

Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa Kykýna
Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa Kykýna (1982)

Director, Screenplay

Love Between the Raindrops
Love Between the Raindrops (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

1970s

13 titles · average score 70
Meeting in July
Meeting in July (1978)

Screenplay, Director

Waiting for the Rain
Waiting for the Rain (1978)

Director, Story

Smrt mouchy
Smrt mouchy (1977)

Director, Screenplay

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Director

Škaredá dědina
Škaredá dědina (1975)

Screenplay, Director

Robinson Girl
Robinson Girl (1974)

Director

Pavlínka
Pavlínka (1974)

Screenplay, Director

Horká zima
Horká zima (1974)

Screenplay, Director

Love
Love (1973)

Director, Screenplay

Vlak do stanice Nebe
Vlak do stanice Nebe (1972)

Screenplay, Director

The Secret of a Great Narrator
The Secret of a Great Narrator (1972)

Director, Screenplay

Jumping Over Puddles
Jumping Over Puddles (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

1960s

13 titles · average score 74
A Ridiculous Gentleman
A Ridiculous Gentleman (1969)

Screenplay, Director

Christmas with Elisabeth
Christmas with Elisabeth (1968)

Screenplay, Director

Naše bláznivá rodina
Naše bláznivá rodina (1968)

Director

The Nun's Night
The Nun's Night (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Carriage to Vienna
Carriage to Vienna (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

Long Live the Republic
Long Live the Republic (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

The Hope
The Hope (1964)

Screenplay, Director

The High Wall
The High Wall (1964)

Screenplay, Director

Vertigo
Vertigo (1963)

Director, Screenplay

Suffering
Suffering (1962)

Screenplay, Director

Pouta
Pouta (1961)

Director, Screenplay

Slingboy
Slingboy (1960)

Director, Screenplay

1950s

11 titles · average score 59
King of the Sumava
King of the Sumava (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Tenkrát o vánocích
Tenkrát o vánocích (1958)

Screenplay, Director

Ztracená stopa
Ztracená stopa (1956)

Director, Story

Crooked Mirror
Crooked Mirror (1956)

Screenplay, Director

Everything Ends Tonight
Everything Ends Tonight (1955)

Director

Z čínského zápisníku
Z čínského zápisníku (1954)

Camera Operator, Director

Stará čínská opera
Stará čínská opera (1954)

Camera Operator, Director

Lidé jednoho srdce
Lidé jednoho srdce (1953)

Camera Operator, Director

Neobyčejná léta
Neobyčejná léta (1952)

Director of Photography, Director

Za život radostný
Za život radostný (1951)

Story, Director

It’s Not Always Cloudy
It’s Not Always Cloudy (1950)

as Man with a Hat (uncredited)

1940s

1 title
Věděli si rady
Věděli si rady (1949)

Director, Screenplay