Václav Kubásek

Václav Kubásek (1897–1964, Prague) began as an actor in a rural theatre company; after the 1st World War he turned his attention to filmmaking. He worked as an independent director for the first time in 1923, producing two films in succession, Bewitching Eyes (Čarovné oči) and Galgin's Mysterious Case (Záhadný případ Galginův). In subsequent years during the silent film era he made several films, of which the most successful was an adaptation of the comedy by František Ferdinand Šamberk The Eleventh Commandment (Jedenácté přikázání, 1925). The advent of film sound tracks appeared to catch him unawares, yet by 1932 his name was appearing once again in the titles of a whole series of films. During the German occupation, Kubásek abandoned filmmaking, only returning to the Barrandov Film Studios in 1945. This post-war period produced the comedy The Great Case (Velký případ, 1946) and the drama Thunder in the Hills (V horách duní, 1946). From the 1950s onwards Kubásek worked only as a dubbing director for foreign films.

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