Karel Polišenský

Secret of the Midwife

Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can cure illnesses. But the time she lives in is marked by superstition and godliness. When Marthe can not help the burgrave's wife from her village, the girl has to flee. Your path crosses that of Ritter Christian, who moves eastward into the Mark Meissen with a group of Frankish settlers. In the Middle Ages an unimaginably long and arduous way. Christian has a hard time avoiding the fascination of Marthe, but their diverse backgrounds make a relationship impossible and the settlers are afraid of the weird girl.

Sůva z nudlí

Princess Žalmila is called the Owl of Noodles because she sheds rivers of tears. When the wizard Zlosos learns of her tearfulness, he is delighted. His power grows with the flow of human tears. It is therefore no surprise that Princess Žalmila mysteriously disappears from her home castle one day. At the request of her mother, Queen Trudmila, the benevolent king of the neighboring kingdom, Bertrand, promises to try to find her. However, he is not eager to join the search. He has many concerns about the welfare of his own country and must also face the intrigues of the power-hungry Marshal Osmond. Nevertheless, he eventually meets the princess...

Plunkett & MacLeane

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.

Zajatci Ďáblova chřtánu

An adventurous story about traveling through time and friendship across history. One summer morning, siblings Klára and David find a frightened little boy in front of their parents' cottage. They would like to leave the care of the strangely behaving child to someone more mature, but they are alone, so they have no choice but to take little Artur under their wing and try to return him to the place from which he wandered off. That same morning, another unusual visitor arrives at Dr. Hávová's veterinary clinic. A man whose behavior is somewhat unusual for today's world. He calls himself Robert and tries to pay for the food he has been given with gold coins. Independently of each other, the protagonists of the story uncover clues that lead to the cottage of a local eccentric named Kobza and further to a cave called Devil's Mouth. Is this cave really a gateway to another world and time? And will Artur and Robert manage to get back home through it?

Mandragora

Marek is a 15-year-old from a provincial village who runs away to Prague when he begins to fail at school. He is mugged shortly after arriving in the city and is rescued by Honza with the promise of work. Marek is taken to an apartment, drugged, and becomes a male prostitute. He is a bit smarter than his colleagues and teams up with a friend, David, in order to go after bigger scores – to cash in and get out. They manage to stash away a bit of money, but when it comes time to return home, Marek loses his nerve and is soon back in the city.

Není houba jako houba

Two pretty girls work at the Koloděj inn – the greedy Líza and the deceitful Berta. Berta has a boyfriend, the mushroom-loving Václav, who can't take his eyes off her. But that's not enough for the spiteful girl, who envies even the crumbs on Líza's plate. What happens when the handsome Mr. Jindřich, the innkeeper's son, falls in love with Líza? The original fairy tale by screenwriter Helena Sýkorová tells us with unique humor.

Štěstí krále Alfonse

Not all kingdoms are the same. When King Alfonso wants to have an heir in the kingdom of men, he finds himself in a tricky situation. But a ruler is a ruler because he can deal with tense moments decisively. And so, with the generous support of the invisible fairy godmother, Alfonso chooses his bride after all. However, this causes the atmosphere in the kingdom to become tense, and the advisors Lakabus and Kakabus impatiently await the first disaster. It is not long in coming. A girl is born in the powerful kingdom of men.

Giorgino

October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker of before the first world war began. However, soon the searching becomes a part of hide-and-seek with death. Giorgino finds a village bordered with a treacherous marsh and rumours of wolves. There he also meets the mysterious Catherine....

An Angel Seduces the Devil

Once again, you can take a look behind the scenes of the Riviera Chateau on the Prague periphery, where a brothel for the socialites is hidden under the guise of an exclusive nightclub. The story takes place in 1930 and although several years have passed since the events of the first volume, the passions unleashed by the intrigues of the time have not cooled down. Once again you meet Renata, called Angel, formerly a prostitute, now the wife of the banker Justice and owner of the Riviera. The elegant Madame, who owned the business before and now works there as a mere manager, is plotting new schemes to get back everything she has...

The Vampire Wedding

Young English gentleman Richard travels with his uncle Archibald to Prague, Czech kingdom. There he meets a beautiful girl Olivia, a young noblewoman with a secret. They fall in love with each other but he doesn't know Olivia is a companion of evil count Kronberg, ruler of pack of Prague vampires.

The Cave of the Golden Rose 3

The powerful evil wizard Tarabas gets knowledge about a prophecy that a king's child will defeat him. So he sends out his army of dead soldiers to kidnap all royal children. When the soldiers attack Fantaghiro's castle to steal the babies of her sisters, the battle seems to be lost until she discovers the secret to defeat the solders but by doing that she loses Romualdo. Now Fantaghiro must find the evil wizard Tarabas and convince him to break the spell and bring back Romualdo.

Queen of the Lake

Prince Victor looks in vain for a swan which was wounded by one of his servants. Instead he discovers a beautiful girl with golden hair who has an arrow in her shoulder. She is dumb and can't explain her origin. He falls immediately for her. The girl quickly recovers, but disappears mysteriously.

A Royal Affair

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

Noc rozhodnutí

This dramatic story concerns the fateful night of March 14-15, 1939, when President Dr. Emil Hácha was forced to sign a document legalizing the establishment of the so-called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Screenwriter J. S. Kupka conceived this historical event as a human drama about a man who is faced with the decision of whether to comply with Nazi dictates or risk bloodshed.