Viktor Ponrepo (actual name Dismas Šlambor, 16 June 1858 Prague[1] – December 1926 Prague) was a Czech magician and a pioneer of the cinema. He founded the first permanent cinema in Prague in Karlova ulice (Charles street).

Viktor Ponrepo
Born16 June 1858
Prague
Died4 December 1926(1926-12-04) (aged 68)
OccupationFilm director

His artist's surname is derived from the castle Bon Repos (French for good rest) near Stará Lysá.

The cinema of the Czech National Film Archive in Prague, Kino Ponrepo, is named after him.[2]

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  • 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. ISBN 80-7004-082-3.

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