Vítězslav Tichý

* 1952

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    Eighty years of Czech cinema could not be celebrated because of the bans

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    "The TV announced a quiz show, 10 Answers, later renamed 10 Steps to Gold. One of the topics was 80 Years of Czech Film category and I thought it was a great chance. I had no chance at all to get into the competition because I didn't know anything about films from the silent era or the 1930s, that wasn't talked about. But I thought that if I applied, they would invite me to audition and I can get to know people involved in film. I got a letter confirming I was registered, but then nothing happened. It was only years later, when I met Dr. Pixa at Podhoran, that I learned that it was absolutely unthinkable to have a competition about Czech cinema a year after Charter 77. The 1930s were a bourgeois era, the 1950s were unwatchable and the 1960s were banned, so there was nothing to compete for. In the end, they kicked someone out of the higher rungs, asking him questions that made it impossible for him to succeed. The topic was repeated, thus losing a year, the topic was no longer relevant, and instead of eighty years of Czech film, the topic became sixty years of Soviet film."

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    Raising 20 million in three days? No problem after the revolution

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    "We waited two years before the hotel sold in the 'small' privatisation. Mr. Beza, a very well-known businessman in the Zlín region - I think he is still behind bars today - came to me, asked me about the economic situation of the hotel and told me: 'When there is the third round, a Dutch auction at half the price, call me.' I thought that was complete nonsense, but he came and bought the hotel."

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    Grandfather served in Mírov, Jáchymov and Leopoldov for 10 years, and never got used to the new reality

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    "My grandfather was imprisoned in Mírov, Leopoldov and Jáchymov. He was released on amnesty in 1960 with his health completely ruined. I have a memory of this. We were sitting as a family in front of the TV and the very popular show, 10 Answers by Dr. Pixa was on. We were living in a country house, and the bell rang at about 10:00 p.m. I went to answer the door and there was my grandfather at the door. As I had only seen him briefly I started screaming; it was incredible news for the whole family. It was the first time I'd met him at liberty. Living with him was very difficult. He was an old farmer and used to a completely different environment than the one he came into after ten years in the prisons."

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He would be a farmer in some other times; in ours he has the largest private collection of Czech films

Vítězslav Tichý in 2004
Vítězslav Tichý in 2004
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Vítězslav Tichý was born in Světlá nad Sázavou on 14 December 1952. His grandfather František Novotný was convicted of treason in a mock trial in 1952 and imprisoned for ten years in Mírov, Jáchymov and Leopoldov. Vítězslav Tichý studied at a hotel school in Šilheřovice near Ostrava from 1968, and served in the army in Topolčany and Terezín from 1972 to 1975. He then worked as a hotel manager in Bystřice pod Hostýnem where he met most of film actors who appeared on the silver screen from the 1970s to the 1990s. Thanks to this, he was able to focus on Czech cinema and amass the largest private collection of Czech films up to 1990, which is just two films short of complete. After the revolution, he managed the TON leisure centre at Tesák (Hostýnské vrchy) where he also organised the Tesák Film Festival. To this day, he is dedicated to cinema, cataloguing Czech films and the names associated with them.

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  • Vítězslav Tichý during the filming for Memory of Nation in the Zlín studio
    Vítězslav Tichý during the filming for Memory of Nation in the Zlín studio
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  • Vítězslav Tichý in 2004
    Vítězslav Tichý in 2004
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  • Family photo: Vítězslav Tichý with his brother Vladimír (left), father Vítězslav, mother Věra (née Tichá) and grandfather František Novotný, circa 1960
    Family photo: Vítězslav Tichý with his brother Vladimír (left), father Vítězslav, mother Věra (née Tichá) and grandfather František Novotný, circa 1960
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  • The Werichiad of the Jan Werich Friends Club, ABC Theatre, Prague, 1993. Vítězslav Tichý is centre with suit and tie
    The Werichiad of the Jan Werich Friends Club, ABC Theatre, Prague, 1993. Vítězslav Tichý is centre with suit and tie
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  • Boleslav Polívka (left) and Vítězslav Tichý at the Film Laughter Festival in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, 1993
    Boleslav Polívka (left) and Vítězslav Tichý at the Film Laughter Festival in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, 1993
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  • Director Jiří Krejčík (right) and Vítězslav Tichý at the Filmový Tesák festival in 2001
    Director Jiří Krejčík (right) and Vítězslav Tichý at the Filmový Tesák festival in 2001
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  • Vítězslav Tichý and Juraj Herz (right) at the Filmový Tesák festival in 2004 or 2005
    Vítězslav Tichý and Juraj Herz (right) at the Filmový Tesák festival in 2004 or 2005
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  • Elmar Klos Jr. (at the head of the table right) and Vítězslav Tichý with guests at the Filmový Tesák festival, circa 2005
    Elmar Klos Jr. (at the head of the table right) and Vítězslav Tichý with guests at the Filmový Tesák festival, circa 2005
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  • Antonín Jaroslav Liehm (right) and Vítězslav Tichý in Paris in 2011
    Antonín Jaroslav Liehm (right) and Vítězslav Tichý in Paris in 2011
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  • Adina Mandlová's autographed photo from actress Zdenka Procházková's collection
    Adina Mandlová's autographed photo from actress Zdenka Procházková's collection
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  • Vítězslav Tichý in his home with his collection of 22,000 films in 2023
    Vítězslav Tichý in his home with his collection of 22,000 films in 2023
    photo: Lenka Vaculínová, Memory of Nation, 2023
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22 000 filmů pana Tichého

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    20.11.2023
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Majitel největší soukromé sbírky filmů Vítězslav Tichý spojuje filmové nadšence napříč republikou

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    19.06.2019
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    Novinky.cz
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    Dana Ehlová

Filmový sběratel Vítězslav Tichý v Dobrém ránu s ČT 2017

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    30.11.2017
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V zajetí filmu. Dokument o jedné unikátní sbírce a jejím majiteli

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    18.02.2017
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    Český rozhlas Dvojka
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Vítězslav Tichý: Filmaři umí vše, i přestěhovat Tesák k Vizovicím

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    26.10.2016
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Sběratel má doma téměř tři tisíce českých filmů, stovka mu stále chybí

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    04.08.2012
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