Karel Zeman
Biography
Karel Zeman was a brilliant pioneer of special effects in film. Despite his artistic talent, his parents insisted he study business. At the age of 17, he went to Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, where he studied advertising design. In 1943, the film director Elmar Klos offered him a job at the Bata Film Studios. Zeman often had to struggle against difficult conditions in the technically ill-equipped Kudlov Studios. Many of the workers with whom he started had no particular experience of f…
Known For
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Art Designer
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Art Designer
Journey to the Beginning of Time
Art Designer
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Art Direction
Inspiration
Glass Blower
The Stolen Airship
Art Direction
On the Comet
Director
The Jester's Tale
Director
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Filmography
Acting (3)
Crew (58)
Movies (58)
La magie Karel Zeman
2015Director
Sindbad
2001Scenario Writer
The Tale of John and Mary
1980Writer
Karel Zeman for Children
1980Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978Art Direction
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978Director
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978Screenplay
A Thousand and One Nights
1974Art Direction
A Thousand and One Nights
1974Director
A Thousand and One Nights
1974Screenplay
On the Comet
1970Director
The Stolen Airship
1967Art Direction
The Stolen Airship
1967Director
The Stolen Airship
1967Screenplay
The Jester's Tale
1964Director
The Jester's Tale
1964Screenplay
The Jester's Tale
1964Story
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962Art Designer
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962Director
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962Screenplay
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962Story
Laterna magika II
1960Director
Laterna magika II
1960Writer
Mr. Prokouk, The Acrobat
1959Writer
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Art Designer
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Director
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Production Design
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Screenplay
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Screenstory
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958Special Effects
Mr. Prokouk, Detective
1957Screenplay
Black diamond
1956Story
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955Art Designer
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955Director
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955Screenplay
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955Special Effects
Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955Story
Mr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover
1955Director
Strakonický dudák
1955Special Effects
The Treasure of Bird Island
1953Animation
The Treasure of Bird Island
1953Director
The Treasure of Bird Island
1953Screenplay
110 Years of the Pilsen Brewery
1952Director
King Lavra
1951Adaptation
King Lavra
1951Director
King Lavra
1951Screenplay
Inspiration
1949Director
Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor
1949Screenplay
Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker
1948Screenplay
Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer
1947Story
Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk
1947Director
Mr. Prokouk in Temptation
1947Director
Cukr
1946Special Effects
Mr. Prokouk: A Horseshoe for Luck
1946Director
The Hamster
1946Director
The Hamster
1946Screenplay
A Christmas Dream
1945Director
One Hundred and Ten Years of the Pilsen Brewery
Director
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