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Ball Lightning ( Czech: Kulový blesk) is a 1979 Czechoslovak comedy film. The screenplay was written by Zdeněk Svěrák, Ladislav Smoljak and Zdeněk Podskalský and the film was directed by Smoljak and Podskalský. Rudolf Hrušínský plays the starring role and is joined in the cast by others including Josef Abrhám, Daniela Kolářová ...
Ball lightning is a possible source of legends that describe luminous balls, such as the mythological Anchimayen from Argentinean and Chilean Mapuche culture. According to statistical investigations in 1960, ball lightning had been seen by 5% of the population of the Earth.
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28 March 1936 (age 88) Prague, Czechoslovakia. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1968 – present. Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films.
Zdeněk Podskalský (18 February 1923 – 29 October 1993) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1950 and 1987. Selected filmography. When the Woman Butts In (Kam čert nemůže) (1959) Muž, který stoupl v ceně (1967) A Night at Karlstein (Noc na Karlštejně) (1974) Ball Lightning (Kulový blesk) (1979)
Entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Fruit of Paradise (Ovoce stromů rajských jíme) Věra Chytilová. Karel Novák, Jitka Nováková. Drama. Entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The Last Act of Martin Weston. Michael Jacot. Jon Granik, Nuala Fitzgerald, Milena Dvorská, Al Waxman.
He appeared in a handful of films and occasionally on Czech television during his career, notably winning acclaim for his portrayal of a retired opera singer in the 1978 film Kulový blesk. Kalaš's voice is preserved on a large number of recordings made on the Ultraphon, Esta, Bruno, Multisonic, and Urania labels.