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Věra Hanslíková

Věra Hanslíková

Acting

Biography

Věra Hanslíková was a Czech stage and film actress born in Prague on May 4, 1913. She came from an old Prague merchant family. After graduating from the French lyceum in Nîmes, she worked in her father's shop. Before launching her acting career, she was a well-known swimmer and a front-crawl champion, holding three swimming records at the time. Additionally, she won the City of Prague gold medal in archery, paddled canoes, and skied. Věra pursued amateur acting in secret, with only her mother's knowledge, as her father strongly opposed her acting career. It was only after his death that she joined the theater. She initially performed in Brno and Plzeň. Following her performance in the play "Dvě ženy pana Frazera" at Prague's Na Slupi venue, she was hired by the Anna Sedláčková Theater. Later, she performed briefly at the Uranie Theater and the Pražské Okružní Theater. She also went on tours with the drama ensemble of the Městská divadla pražská (Municipal Theaters of Prague), where she reportedly gained her most valuable experience, transitioning from an amateur to a professional actress. From there, she joined the guest performances of the Vinohrady Theater, which staged plays in the countryside. Shortly after, she was accepted into the J. K. Tyl Theater (today’s Karlín Theatre), performing with the Vinohrady Theater acting troupe. Prior to the film "Experiment" (1943), she had already been cast in two minor roles, one of which was in the movie Host do domu (1942). She played another supporting role in "Bláhový sen" (1943). Her most prominent film role came in "Paklíč" (1944), where she played the housekeeper Anežka, sharing the screen with stars like Oldřich Nový and Jiřina Steimarová. Following the end of the war, she performed at the Municipal Theater in Karlovy Vary. However, she was fired from the theater in 1948 for political reasons. That same year, her husband was imprisoned, where he reportedly committed suicide. Věra disputed that cause of death. At the time, she was pregnant with their child. She still managed to appear in a few more films, such as "Rudá záře nad Kladnem" (1955), "Tam na konečné" (1957), "Padělek" (1957), "Kohout plaší smrt" (1961), "Kde alibi nestačí" (1961), "Dva z onoho světa" (1962), "Mezi námi zloději" (1963), "Škola hříšníků" (1965), "Alibi na vodě" (1965), "Sváteční jezdec" (1969), "Touha zvaná Anada" (1971), "Smrt si vybírá" (1972), and "Dvacátý devátý" (1974). Despite her efforts to return to a full-time acting life, it was in vain. She ultimately spent the rest of her working years as a shop assistant. Věra Hanslíková passed away on January 1, 2004, at the age of 90.

Known For

Padělek
5.0

Olga finds her husband Karel Brand, whom she has just divorced, shot dead after returning from the cinema. It appears to be a clear case of suicide, but Lieutenant Dusek of the Public Security Service suspects that it is a murder, which, it is not impossible, as a number of evidences point against it, could have been committed by Mrs Olga. A letter from the dead man to his wife seems to dispel any doubt that it could have been murder. Lieutenant Dusek, however, investigates further. Much more than he, however, learns about the true circumstances from Mrs. Olga's legal advisor, Dr. Klimesh. He learns that the letter is indeed a forgery and that Brand's death is linked to the raids of an anti-state gang. He hesitates for a long time whether to confide in security, believing that doing so would testify in favor of Dusek's theory that the murder was committed by Olga...

Padělek

1957Movie
A red glow over Kladno
5.0

The year is 1918. Toník returns home from the front. In Kladno, where he arrives, things are seething with discontent. The Social Democrats are in government, but nothing has changed. Socialization has not been implemented, there is hunger and food is still being skimped on. The first news about a socialist state arrives from Russia. On May 1st, the workers' Kladno manifests its loyalty to the ideals of the Great October Socialist Revolution. In December 1920, a general strike is declared in Kladno as well. The workers arm themselves, workers' councils take over the administration of the city and are also established in the surrounding villages. An armed uprising is being prepared. However, the right-wing leadership of the Social Democratic Party attacks the workers in the back. The army is sent to Kladno...

A red glow over Kladno

1956Movie