A documentary Old Man and the World brings a unique perspective to the turbulent history of 20th century throughout the eyes of a man, who travelled the whole world. He was conceived during the Habsburg era and born five months after the establishment of the First Czechoslovak republic. He survived the Second World War and has experienced the rise of communism and also its fall. He was labelled as an extremely dangerous person by the Czechoslovak secret police. He was filming in Africa when the colonial system collapsed. He met kings and presidents, Yuri Gagarin, Edmund Hillary and many others. He experienced the introduction of democracy and capitalism. The film tells a story of the 20th century through the man who experienced it.

Invitation: Old Man and the World (PDF, 258 KB)
Husets Biograf