Karel Čapek Movies

In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of...

A young woman visits the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots to emancipate the robots from capitalist exploitation, with catastrophic results.

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.

Many years after a nuclear war, the human survivors have created a new society where much of the work done by androids, referred to derisively by...

The beginning of the 20th century. Famous singer Emilia Marty arrives on tour in a European city. At the same time, the Supreme Court intends to...

Based on the novel “Adam Stvořitel” by Karel Čapek: angry at the world for its imperfections, Adam destroys everything except...

In a country whose people have just been successfully persuaded of their superiority and the justification for military expansion by the fiery...

The Dung Beetle is late, the Parasite is asleep and Mrs Larva is more interested in her knitting than the director’s instructions. It’s...

Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away.

A story of robots leading a revolution against their human creators. It explored dehumanization through technology and the failure of a...