Directed by:
Jan NěmecCinematography:
Miroslav OndříčekCast:
Petr Kopřiva, Marta Kubišová, Jiří Reichel, Zdena Korčáková, Hana Kuberová, Karel Gott, Jan Klusák, Jan Krumbach, Jana Dufková, Josef Koníček, Denisa Dvořáková (more)Plots(1)
Riding the wave of international fame that came with his first two feature films, artistically emboldened, Němec turned to his first love – music – to try his hand at an enjoyable audience pleaser. Featuring pop stars Karel Gott and Marta Kubišová (who later became the director's second wife) in lead roles, with cameos by the two girls from Chytilová's Daisies and director Lindsay Anderson as traffic policeman, Martyrs of Love is the most perfect embodiment of Němec's vision of a film world independent of reality. The nearly dialogue-free music comedy about three timid lovers, which combines aesthetics of 1920s silent slapstick cinema with romantic music of the 1960s, cemented the director's reputation as the kind of unrestrained nonconformist the Communist establishment considered the most dangerous to their ideology. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Petr Kopřiva
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1970)
The End of a Priest (1968)
Marta Kubišová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Le Concert Midem Cannes 1968 (1968) (concert)
Koncert pro Martu (2022) (concert)
Karel Svoboda 65 (2004) (concert)
Jiří Reichel
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
We sang "Arizona" (1964)
The Flames of Royal Love (1990)
Zdena Korčáková
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Hana Kuberová
Best movies:
The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Karel Gott
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Nineties (2022) (series) - a.f.
Dvacet let Olympicu (1983) (concert)
Jan Klusák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Party and the Guests (1966)
Daisies (1966)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Jan Krumbach
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Jana Dufková
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Josef Koníček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Green Gold (1964)
Daisies (1966)
Denisa Dvořáková
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Alena Čepková
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Pavel Bošek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Case for a Rookie Hangman (1969)
The Party and the Guests (1966)
The End of a Priest (1968)
Zdeněk Fanta
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Miloň Novotný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
The Party and the Guests (1966)
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
Marie Jančová
Best movies:
The Party and the Guests (1966)
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Marie Sixtová
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Helena Anýžová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cremator (1968)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Lunacy (2005)
Vlasta Bambulová
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)
Šárka Horáčková
Best movies:
Martyrs of Love (1966)