Pavel Landovský
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Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.
Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.
After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.
He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.321 |
| Birthday | 1936-09-11 |
| Place of Birth | Havlíčkův Brod |
| Also Known As |
1970
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1988
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6.9/64
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1967
Marketa Lazarová
7.9/134
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Cerni baroni
7/20
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1970
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1971
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1970
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Young Bohácek's Sufferings
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Headstand
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A Man Who Rose in Price
1968
Piknik
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1969
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The End of a Priest
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Die goldene Jungfrau
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1969
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1969
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Die Försterbuben
5/1
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Die Försterbuben
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5/3
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Straw Hat
6.1/6
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1972
Touha Sherlocka Holmese
4/1
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Touha Sherlocka Holmese
1971
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Bedtime Story
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Bedtime Story
1974
Jarmok márnosti
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1967
The Unfortunate Bridegroom
8.2/9
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The Unfortunate Bridegroom
1981
The Stock-Check
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A Little Piece of Heaven
1966
Every Young Man
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Every Young Man
1970
Case for a Rookie Hangman
6.8/23
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1995
Hazard
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Hazard
2001
Max, Sally and the Magic Phone
3.8/4
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Max, Sally and the Magic Phone
2007
Chyťte doktora
4/4
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6.5/2
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Audience
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6/1
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Hoteliér
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PARADISE LTD.
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Adelheid
6.8/21
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Adelheid
1971
Revizor
9/1
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Revizor
1969
I, Mournful God
5/3
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I, Mournful God
2000
Angel Exit
2.7/6
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Angel Exit
1991
Flames of Royal Love
4.2/5
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Flames of Royal Love
2003
O svatební krajce
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O svatební krajce
1995
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6.5/2
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Válka barev
1970
Podezření
7/1
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Podezření
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Follow Me
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Follow Me
1969
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6/1
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Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou
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Sign of the Cancer
4.7/3
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Sign of the Cancer
1967
Der sanfte Lauf
6/2
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Der sanfte Lauf
2003
Late Night Talks with Mother
0/0
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Late Night Talks with Mother
1970
Námluvy komtesy Gladioly aneb Přistání ve skleníku
6/2
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1991
The Uninvited Guest
6.3/3
A run-of-the-mill family is terrorized by strangers dressed in military garb who invade their private realm.
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The Uninvited Guest
2001
The Plastic People of the Universe
0/0
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The Plastic People of the Universe
2012
Bastardi III
3.9/7
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Bastardi III
1971
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2/1
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Hry lásky šálivé
2002
Únos domů
4/3
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Únos domů
1983
Contemporaries
0/0
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Contemporaries
1983
Tramps
2.5/2
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Tramps
2009
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
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Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
1989
Die falschen Fiddler
0/0
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Die falschen Fiddler
1971
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Silvestrovské kousky Františka Housky
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0/0
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Drawn from Memory
1957
Vintage Car
6.1/4
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Vintage Car
1981
Ragtime
7.006/160
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Ragtime
1983
Hunderennen
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