Vladimír Leraus

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Vladimír Leraus (born July 28, 1905 in Beroun , Austria-Hungary ; † June 29, 1991 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) was a Czech theater, film and television actor as well as an interdisciplinary speaker .

Live and act

After graduating from high school in his native Beroun, Vladimír Leraus studied French and Czech for four semesters at the Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague. During his studies he attended acting classes with the national theater actress Anna Suchánková.

From 1927 to 1929 he was engaged at the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava . From 1929 to 1932 he was a member of the Moravian-Silesian National Theater in Ostrava . From the following season he worked at the National Theater Brno . In 1941 he moved to the district theater Divadlo na Vinohradech located outside of Prague, in Královské Vinohrady (German: "Royal Vineyards") , where he stayed until 1952. From August 1, 1952 until his retirement in December 1974, he was a member of the Národní divadlo ensemble in Prague , the national theater .

Leraus' strong stature, his masculine appearance and his full-sounding voice were the reason for his early roles as hero and lover . His acting technique was largely based on a confident, courageous mastery of the vocal part of the role. One of his most important incarnations was the character of Alexandra Ignaťjeviče Vershinin in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters . Another star role was that of King Oedipus in Sophocles ' drama of the same name .

Leraus was also an actor in films (from 1934, best known are Modrý závoj from 1943 and Slečna Golem from 1972) and later on television, as well as being his distinctive voice for documentaries (e.g. in Rok stalinské epochy about Josef Stalin or about the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki , in which Emil Zátopek was the outstanding athlete), suitable for radio plays , film dubbing and recitations .

Vladimír Leraus died, almost 86 years old, on June 29, 1991 in Prague.

Filmography

  • 1947: Virtue and the Devil (Alena), drama based on the Karlstein Vigils by František Kubka . Directed by Miroslav Cikán
  • 1951: The Emperor and his Baker (Císařův pekař a pekařův císař), historical comedy about Emperor Rudolf II. Director: Martin Frič .
  • 1952: The Great Adventure (Velké dobrodruzství) , directed by Miloš Makovec .
  • 1953: The girl Anna (Anna Proletarka), worker's film based on the novel Anna, the girl from the land of Ivan Olbracht . Directed by Karel Steklý
  • 1953: One woman - one word (Slovo dělá ženu), comedy . Director: Jaroslav Mach
  • 1954: Jan Hus, biographical film about the national hero of the same name . Directed by Otakar Vávra .
  • 1954: The Dog's Heads (Psohlavci), historical film. Director: Martin Frič.
  • 1957: The False Prince (Labakan), children's film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Wilhelm Hauff . Director: Václav Krška
  • 1956: The good soldier Schwejk in Prague (Dobrý voják Švejk), comedy based on the novel by Jaroslav Hašek . Directed by Karel Steklý
  • 1960: People like you and me (Lidé jako ty), episodes from the everyday life of steel workers. Director: Pavel Blumenfeld .
  • 1960: Torches (Pochodně), workers film. Director: Vladimír Čech .
  • 1960: The White Clasp (Bílá spona), crime film . Director: Martin Frič.
  • 1963: His Majesty - colleague König (Král Králů), drama. Director: Martin Frič.
  • 1970: The Chaste Sinner (Svatá hříšnice), film musical. Director: Vladimír Čech.
  • 1971: The Key (Klíč), drama. Director: Vladimír Čech
  • 1972: Wedding without a ring (Svatba bez prstýnku), drama. Director: Vladimír Čech
  • 1972: Miss Golem (Slečna Golem), science fiction comedy. Directed by Jaroslav Balík
  • 1974: The Fall of the Dead Man (Případ mrtvého muže), crime film. Director: Dušan Klein
  • 1987: The Fool and the Queen (Šašek a královna), fantasy comedy. Directed by Věra Chytilová

Awards

  • 1965: Zasloužilý umělec ("Honored Artist")

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Vladimír Leraus. In: brna.cz. Internetová encyklopedie dějin města Brna, December 15, 2018, accessed on March 8, 2019 (Czech).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Jaroslav "krib" Lopour: Vladimír Leraus. In: csfd.cz. Česko-Slovenská databáze, accessed on March 8, 2019 (Czech).
  3. ↑ Vladimír Leraus. Biography. In: imdb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Leraus, Vladimír
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech film actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Beroun
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1991
Place of death Prague