Miloš Havel had suggested that he include a modern film studio in the development. At the beginning of the 1930s, Miloš's brother Václav planned to build a luxurious residential complex on a hill on what were then the outskirts of Prague. However, with the emerging sound film, new modern stages equipped for sound recording had to be built. At first, A-B studios were located in the garden of a Vinohrady brewery. In 1921, Miloš Havel created the A-B Joint Stock Company by merging his own American Film distribution company with the Biografia film distributors. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Zookeeper's Wife, and others.įounding Main building Medieval Town Permanent Set Barrandov Fundus – costumesĬzech film history is closely connected with that of Prague's entrepreneurial Havel family, and especially with the activities of the brothers Miloš Havel (1899–1968) and Václav Maria Havel (1897–1979) (Václav was the father of the Czech President of the same name).

Several major Hollywood productions have been made here, including Mission Impossible, The Bourne Identity, Casino Royale, G.I. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe. Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic.

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