Jiří Menzel

DirectingActorDirectorWriterArt Feb 23 (died age 82) Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] 1960–2020 (60 year career)

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Biography

Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura. Menzel, a member of the Czech New Wave, became internationally famous in 1967, when his first feature film, Closely Watched Trains, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film…

Known For

Film

Daisies

Jan (voice)

Film

The Cremator

Dvorak

Film

Closely Watched Trains

Dr. Brabec

Film

I Served the King of England

Director

Film

My Sweet Little Village

Director

Film

The Elementary School

Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban

Film

Cutting It Short

Director

Film

Secluded, Near Woods

Director

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (83)

The Interpreter

as Ali Ungár

More Than Words

as Self

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

as Self

6.5

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

as Self

6.0

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

2016

as Self

3.0

Milan Čorba

2014

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

2014

as self

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

2012

as Self

Signál

2012

as Prokeš

3.8

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

2011

as Self

Operation Dunaj

2009

as Oskar Hazuka

5.2

Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

2009

as Hořejší

Teddy Bear

2007

as Romanuv otec

5.1

A bárány utolsó megkísértése

2006

as Leopold Blum

Zimní víla

2006

as Komorí

Pocta V+W

2005

as Self

Daddy

2004

as Self

6.3

The Sunken Cemetery

2002

as Doktor Javorski

Útek do Budína

2002

as hrabě

6.0

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

2001

as Pfarrer

All My Loved Ones

1999

as Stein

7.2

Franciska vasárnapjai

1996

as államtitkár

Joint Venture

as Prof. Adamec

Too Loud A Solitude

as Professor

Vengeance Is Mine

How to Deserve a Princess

1995

as dvorní malíř

5.9

The Little Apocalypse

as Stan

Everything I Like

as Vasek

Dr. Hrabal

The Elementary School

1991

as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban

7.2

Tady vím, proč jsem

1991

as Self

Martha and I

Larks on a String

as Convict

The Gentle Barbarian

as Doktor

Strange Creatures

Zvonokosy

as Vincek

Stvoření světa

Run, He Is Coming!

Dámská jízda

Albert

as Dustojník

Hearty Greetings from the Globe

as Dr. Jánský

Passing Fancy

Švédská zápalka

Fandy ó Fandy

Ferat Vampire

as Dr. Marek

Babička se zbláznila

Povídka Malostranská

as Dr. Krumlovský

Bulldogs and Cherries

as Waiter

Heart Tremors

Blue Planet

as Štěpán Pavlík

Hra na telo

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Koportos

as A pap

Minden szerdán

as János - államtitkár

The Apple Game

1978

as MUDr. Josef John

5.9

30 Maidens and Pythagoras

1977

as profesor matematiky Ludolf

3.9

Straw Hat

1972

5.4

Sechse kommen durch die Welt

as Soldat

Nevěsta

The Cremator

as Dvorak

Capricious Summer

as Arnoštek

Dita Saxová

as Herbert Lagus

Crime in the Night Club

1968

as Klaun

5.9

The Return of the Prodigal Son

as Jirí

Hotel for Strangers

as Pot-boy

Windstorm

An Occasion to Speak

as Self

Searching

Daisies

as Jan (voice)

Closely Watched Trains

1966

as Dr. Brabec

7.2

Pearls of the Deep

1966

as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Flám

Martin Speaking

Nobody Will Laugh

Volejte Martina

If a Thousand Clarinets

1965

as Schulze

7.3

Courage for Every Day

1965

as Jarduv kolega

5.9

Pension pro svobodné pány

1965

6.0

Defendant

1964

as obhájce Frantisek Horácek

6.6

A Place in the Crowd

1964

as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")

Hory hory

1964

Dobrá rada je nad zlato

1964

Ceiling

1962

5.3

Television (9)

Vyprávěj

2009

as Professor Sládeček

7.3

Golden Sixties

2009

as Self

Slnko v sieti

Příběhy slavných

as Self

Krásný ztráty

as Self

Pražský písničkář

Hospoda

as MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr

7.0

Draculův švagr

1996

Veselé příhody z natáčení

1988

as Self

Crew (50)

Movies (50)

Brouk v hlavě

Stage Director

The Don Juans

Director

The Don Juans

Writer

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

2011

Director

Operation Dunaj

2009

Supervising Art Director

5.2

I Served the King of England

2007

Director

6.8

I Served the King of England

2007

Screenplay

6.8

One Moment

2002

Director

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Director

6.6

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Screenplay

6.6

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

Director

Helimadoe

Dramaturgy

The Beggar's Opera

Adaptation

The Beggar's Opera

Creative Producer

The Beggar's Opera

Director

The Beggar's Opera

Screenplay

Audience

Director

The End of Old Times

Director

The End of Old Times

Screenplay

Larks on a String

Director

Larks on a String

Screenplay

Die Schokoladenschnüffler

1986

Director

5.0

My Sweet Little Village

1985

Director

7.3

The Snowdrop Festival

1984

Director

6.6

The Snowdrop Festival

Screenplay

Cutting It Short

Director

Cutting It Short

Screenplay

Tři v tom

Director

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

1979

Director

6.2

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Screenplay

Secluded, Near Woods

Director

Who Looks for Gold?

Director

Who Looks for Gold?

Screenplay

Mandragora

Director

Mandragora

1971

Stage Director

Capricious Summer

Director

Capricious Summer

Screenplay

Crime in the Night Club

1968

Director

5.9

Crime in the Night Club

1968

Screenplay

5.9

Closely Watched Trains

1966

Director

7.2

Closely Watched Trains

Screenplay

Pearls of the Deep

Director

Pearls of the Deep

Screenplay

Crime at the Girls School

1966

Director

5.7

Crime at the Girls School

1966

Screenplay

5.7

Something Different

1963

First Assistant Director

6.2

Our Dear Mr. Foerster Died

1963

Director

6.2

Our Dear Mr. Foerster Died

Screenplay

Prefabricated Houses

Director

Prefabricated Houses

Screenplay