Július Vašek
Birthday: 1926-12-29
Place of Birth: Nove Zamky, Slovakia
Biography: Július Vašek (* December 29, 1926, Nové Zámky - † May 1, 2009, Bratislava) was a Slovak actor. After finishing acting at the Bratislava Conservatory in 1954, he made his debut with the film Wooden Village, which was an adaptation of František Heček's novel. He has acted in more than fifty films. He mostly portrayed negative characters - nervous or emotional types of men in borderline situations, e.g. as well as the characters of guardsmen, German soldiers and, paradoxically, partisans in films from the Second World War, where his acting skills were most evident. Unforgettable was his performance in the films Captain Dabač, Romance for flugelhorn and Pacho, Hybské zbojník. However, he was most famous for the character of Prašivec in Martin Hollé's film Copper Tower and especially Orlie Feather. In the 1970s, he was at the peak of his acting career. Undoubtedly, one of the most important tasks of his acting career is the portrayal of the mysterious character of Karol Neuman in the Czech film The Case of the Dead Man, in which he played the main role. He was also excellent in the character of Pančuch in the film Red Wine. He got his last chance in the Czech sci-fi film The Last Move.
Movies
The Devil Does Not Sleep
Episodic film consisting of three satirical shorts ('Smutný káder', 'Typický prípad' and 'Vel'korysá...
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Julek
The future communist journalist Julius Fučík had a stimulating childhood and youth in a working-clas...
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The Lawyer
The story of a young lawyer who finds herself in a difficult situation when she encounters troubles ...
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Nie
The poverty of Slovak workers during the Great Depression during the Masaryk Republic reached such a...
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Prípad krásnej nerestnice
A crime story about a victim who was not entirely innocent. A fashion show is held on board a Danube...
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Mŕtve oči
Television film, based on Rudolf Jašík's novel of the same name, tells the story of a blind boy reje...
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Predators Pavilion
A young man named Milan arrives at the zoo, having decided to study veterinary medicine. He meets hi...
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Uzlíky nádeje
Social ballad. Three short stories – "Uzlík tepla", "Chlapec a pánboh" and "Rubári" – depict three d...
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Staroružová dráma
This two-part production follows the lives of three generations of women from the Jablonczay family ...
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The Galoshes of Happiness
The Slippers of Happiness is another film made by the Slovak Film Production in co-production with W...
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Brothers
A bricklayer, Jozef Haviar, decides to live with his family on the small farm of his father through ...
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Deň, ktorý neumrie
In the story of a partisan armored train crew operating in the rebel territory of Slovakia, the inne...
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Slnko vychádza nad Prašivou
A television film from the period of World War II, whose hero is Ondrej, living alone in his widow's...
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Smrť chodí po horách
A television film, an adaptation of Vladimír Mináč's first novel. The dramatic story of two brothers...
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Smrť sa volá Engelchen
The television film based on the novel of the same name by Ladislav Mňaček draws on the period of Wo...
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Lvi salónů
A marquee stands on a sprawling Prague housing estate and is home to two young bricklayers, who have...
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Interrupted Song
Young couple separated by World War 2, dream of being reunited years later....
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The Song of the Grey Pigeon
An unusual children's film set during World War II in Czechoslovakia, this compelling drama unfolds ...
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Fénix
Even a top athlete, a discus thrower, faces difficulties when she has to consider her future. She se...
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Revenge
A teenager gets into a difficult situation due to several causes and tries to hide. His relations to...
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Tam za lesem
The brave soldiers, including a young Romani man determined to become a machine driver after the war...
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Lucie
The leader of the fast-track workers' party is appointed worker director of the unprofitable Lucie m...
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Vymyslení ľudia
A comedic speculative story about a screenwriter who one day discovers that he shares the same fate ...
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Hordubal
After five years of hard work in America Juraj Hordubal (Anatoliy Kuznetsov) returns back home. He i...
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Romance for Bugle
A lyrical story about first love, death and disappointment, based on a poem of the same title....
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Master Executioner
A dramatic story about two friends - fisherman Richardus and municipal executioner Emil Targo takes ...
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The Pickpockets
As unbelievable as it sounds, a stint in prison can really fix things. The old seasoned pickpocket w...
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Niet inej cesty
A biographical film about the Slovak nationalist Ľudovít Štúr. It captures the revolutionary events ...
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Stopy na Sitne
Slovak partisans, bravely fighting against Nazi superiority, would never have succeeded to such an e...
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The Deserter and the Nomads
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well...
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Adrift
A fisherman saves Anada, a woman adrift, from drowning. He takes her to his home, and protects her. ...
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Judgement
The film is a historic parable about the topicality of revolution. 1514. The peasants' uprising is o...
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Príbelská vzbura Janka Kráľa
The plot takes place in the revolutionary year of 1848. It takes us to Príbelice, where Janko Kráľ r...
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Dvě věci pro život
After returning home from the army, Vasek (Ladislav Potmesil) has married Bozka (Eva Trejtnarová) an...
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Obeť
A Jewish goldsmith Mordche arrives in besieged medieval Trnava with his wife and granddaughter Golda...
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Second Love
The television production is an episode from the life of Andrej Sládkovič. Braxatoris, known as Slád...
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Případ mrtvého muže
In 1955, a detained agent feigns loss of memory, speech and hearing. According to his written statem...
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The Legend of the Silver Fir
According to one Beskydy Mountains legend, if you do a good deed you will see silver trees. Little O...
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Man Is Not Desirable
A young teacher grows up in a small Slovak village during the Second World War....
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Poslední přesun
Most people have left Earth, for unknown reasons and to unknown destinations. The story follows thre...
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One Silver Piece
It is summer 1944. The war is far away from Slovak mountains for the time being. The head of forest ...
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Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests inj...
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Štyridsaťštyri
Drama about the rebellion of the Trencín Infantry Regiment against its superior officers in the Serb...
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The Copper Tower
A dramatic story of three friends happily spending time on their own in a mountain cottage in the Hi...
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Maple and Juliana
A girl is transformed into a maple tree by her impulsive and angry mother. Three poor wandering musi...
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And Give My Love to the Swallows
This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda...
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Kapitán Dabač
The drama of a young Slovak army officer who gradually realises the horrors of fascism during the fi...
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Sweet Troubles
A comedy about Simon, an honest, clever confectioner. In practical life, the humble bachelor becomes...
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Caught by Night
A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp....
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Kubo
Charming country girl Anička Košáriková and the handsome Paľo share a tender, mutual affection, unti...
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The Man Who Lies
A man may or may not have betrayed a resistance fighter during World War II. He has supposedly been ...
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Saint Elizabeth Square
Film adaptation of Rudolf Jašík's novel of the same name. The plot of the film is situated in the fo...
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The Ballad of Seven Hanged Men
Seven people waiting for their death. A group of assasins - three men and two women - and Gypsy thie...
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Studené podnebie
A sensitive and modest girl gets married and lives with her family in the mountains. After her husba...
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Eagle Feather
The film captures the new events in the lives of the main characters of the film "The Copper Tower"....
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People from the Subway
Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of indiv...
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Skrytý prameň
Levoča, first half of the 16th century. Master Paul creates his most famous work - a late Gothic alt...
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Súkromná vojna
Slovak psychological drama from the end of World War II. The plot of the film takes place in a short...
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Prípad pre obhajcu
A psychological drama from the judiciary. Lawyer Kolár handles the case of the rape and murder of a ...
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V hodine dvanástej
Nazi soldiers committed atrocities even when sober – and if they got drunk, they did even worse. The...
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White Clouds
Autumn 1944, the Slovak National Uprising is suppressed and the fighters must withdraw to the mounta...
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Rosnička
The security forces, loyal to the people, uncover the conspiracy. At the center of the intrigue is a...
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Cukor
A TV film based on Karol Horák's novel. The story takes place in southern Gemer in the spring of 194...
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Hody
One of the annual gatherings of the Nádašskov family turns into a confrontation between different at...
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The Wooden Village
Slovak movie is based on the novel by the prominent representative of Slovak prose František Hečka, ...
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Narozeniny režiséra Z. K.
A directors autobiography about his debut during the rise of socialism....
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Hu - hu bratia
Uncle Von Pressburg's mysterious will changes the whole course of the household, where the servant A...
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The Dead Don't Sing
A two-part television film based on the novel of the same name by Rudolf Jašík, depicting a realisti...
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