Viktor Ponrepo (actual name ''Dismas Šlambor'', 16 June 1858

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Birth record Viktor Šlambor
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Bibliography

* BARTOŠEK, Luboš. ''Ponrepo. Od kouzelného divadla ke kinu''. Praha: Orbis, 1957. 80 s. * BARTOŠEK, Luboš. ''Náš film. Kapitoly z dějin (1896 – 1945)''. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1985. 424 s. * KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. ''Český hraný film I. 1898 – 1930''. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 1995. 285 s. .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponrepo, Viktor Entertainers from Prague 1858 births 1926 deaths Film directors from Prague People from Austria-Hungary Czechoslovak people