Martin Ťapák

Directing · Acting · Writing · Crew

Born October 13, 1926, Liesek, Česko-Slovensko

Martin Ťapák (* 13 October 1926, Liesek - † 1 February 2015, Bratislava) was a Slovak film director, actor, dancer and choreographer. Father of actor Marek Ťapák. He studied at the Bratislava Conservatory. In 1956 he graduated in choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts. In the years 1945 - 1950, an actor and assistant director of the SND drama. In the years 1950 - 1958 choreographer and director of SĽUK, in the years 1959 - 1961 Laterna magika in Prague and since 1961 director of Slovak film in Bratislava. After acting in theater and film, he became a director. He began directing independently on television with short folklore films. His focus was on folk traditions. In 1969 he was awarded the title of Merited Artist and in 1988 the title of National Artist.

Filmography

• 2017Martin Ťapák — archiv
• Ako divé husi — Director
• 1998A ešte dve frašky... — Writer
• 1993Pod vládou ženy aj na svitaní — Director
• Dobrodružství kriminalistiky — Doctor Basi
• 1987Not Far From Heaven — Writer, Director
• 1986Návrat Jána Petru — Director, Co-Writer
• 1986Skleníková Venuša — Director
• 1984Dies irae — Screenplay, Director
• 1984Jazda na spiacom obrovi — Director
• Reťazenie — Director
• 1983Zrelá mladosť — Co-Writer, Director
• 1982Plavčík a Vratko — Director
• 1982Popolvar, Biggest in the World — Director
• 1981Hodiny — Director
• 1981Katera — Screenplay, Director
• 1981Po deviatich rokoch — Director
• 1979Dve frašky — Director
• 1979Mišo — Screenplay, Director
• 1979Pustý dvor — Director
• 1979Uzlíky nádeje — Screenplay, Director
• 1978Krutá ľúbosť — Director, Screenplay
• 1977Christmas Wafer — Director
• 1977Hanča, Janko a Lucia — Director, Screenplay
• 1977Stratená dolina — Director
• 1976Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe — Director, Screenplay
• 1976Sváko Ragan — Director
• Sváko Ragan — Director, Screenplay
• 1976Čas dohviezdny - čas ľúbezný — Director
• 1975Horali — Director, Screenplay
• 1975Z chlapčeka vojak — Director
• 1974Deň, ktorý neumrie — Captain Rybin, Director
• Kronika
• 1973Adam Chvojka vicerichtár — Director
• 1973Putovanie do San Jaga — Director
• 1972Svadba v Plachtinciach — Director
• 1972The Bride of the Mountains — Director, Screenplay
• 1972Tomorrow Will Be Too Late — Director
• 1971Na svitaní — Screenplay, Director
• 1970The Ginger Cow — Director, Screenplay
• 1969Drevený chlieb — (uncredited), Director
• 1968Lúčka, na ktorej spáva vietor — Director
• 1968Malka — Director
• 1968Mother — Screenplay, Director
• 1968Môj vienok zelený — Director
• 1968Rok na dedine — Screenplay, Director
• 1967Living Whip — Director
• 1967Roztrhla sa hudáčkovi struna — Screenplay, Story, Director
• 1966The Sons of Great Bear — Schonka
• 1965Kubo — Director
• 1964Archimedov zákon — First Assistant Director
• 1964Balada o Vojtovej Marine — Choreographer, Director
• 1964Kto si bez viny...
• 1964Slnečný kúpeľ
• 1963Ikarie XB 1 — Petr Kubeš, Biologist
• 1963Jánošík — Uhorčík mladší, First Assistant Director
• 1963Povesť o zbojníkoch — First Assistant Director
• 1963Vráťte mi školné
• 1961The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
• 1961The Song of the Grey Pigeon
• 1960I Survived Certain Death — Vaska
• 1960Slingboy — Gallo
• 1959Kapitán Dabač
• 1959Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
• 1959Zatoulané dělo
• 1958St. Peter's Umbrella
• 1956Neporažení — Janko
• 1955Red Poppy
• 1954Homeland — Martin, Choreographer
• 1953Mladé srdcia — Choreographer
• 1952Action B — Pvt. Ondra
• 1950Katka
• 1950Priehrada — Paholok
• 1949Čertova stena
• 1948White Darkness
• 1948Wolves' Lairs