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Jan Balzer(I)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Jan Balzer was born on 11 January 1941 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He is a production manager and producer, known for Kafka (1991), Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983) and The Beautician and the Beast (1997). He has been married to Eliska Balzerová since 1974. They have two children.
BornJanuary 11, 1941
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    • Known for

    Kafka (1991)
    Kafka
    6.8
    • Additional Crew
    • 1991
    Zdeněk Svěrák, Eliska Sirová, Alice Stechová, and Filip Švarc in Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983)
    Jára Cimrman lezící, spící
    7.9
    • Production Management
    • 1983
    Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton in The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
    The Beautician and the Beast
    5.5
    • Production Management
    • 1997
    Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
    Shadows of a Hot Summer
    7.3
    • Production Management
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • Saxána a Lexikon kouzel (2011)
      Saxána a Lexikon kouzel
      3.3
      • executive production manager
      • 2011
    • Ivan Barnev in I Served the King of England (2006)
      I Served the King of England
      7.3
      • production supervisor
      • 2006
    • The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (2005)
      The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
      5.4
      • production supervisor: Czech Republic
      • 2005
    • Fomlesen i kattepine (1999)
      Fomlesen i kattepine
      3.7
      • production supervisor: Czech Republic
      • 1999
    • Fran Drescher and Timothy Dalton in The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
      The Beautician and the Beast
      5.5
      • production supervisor: Czech Republic
      • 1997
    • Young Ivanhoe (1995)
      Young Ivanhoe
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • production supervisor
      • 1995
    • Gary Oldman in Immortal Beloved (1994)
      Immortal Beloved
      7.4
      • production supervisor (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, Frank Whaley, and Tushka Bergen in Swing Kids (1993)
      Swing Kids
      6.8
      • production supervisor: Prague
      • 1993
    • Anthony Hopkins and Kyle MacLachlan in The Trial (1993)
      The Trial
      6.0
      • production supervisor
      • 1993
    • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
      Lovejoy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • production supervisor
      • 1992
    • Vracenky (1991)
      Vracenky
      7.2
      • production manager
      • 1991
    • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
      The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
      5.9
      • production manager
      • 1989
    • Torrents of Spring (1989)
      Torrents of Spring
      5.7
      • production manager: Czechoslovakia
      • 1989
    • Boris Hybner in Gagman (1988)
      Gagman
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • production manager
      • 1988
    • The Raggedy Rawney (1988)
      The Raggedy Rawney
      6.1
      • production supervisor
      • 1988

    Producer

    • The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (2005)
      The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha
      5.4
      • producer (as Ian Balzer)
      • 2005
    • Prague Duet (1998)
      Prague Duet
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Tim Roth, Ana Belén, and Peter Firth in The Perfect Husband (1992)
      The Perfect Husband
      6.0
      • co-producer
      • 1992
    • Alan Cumming and Sandrine Bonnaire in Prague (1992)
      Prague
      6.2
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Gudrun (1992)
      Gudrun
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 1992
    • Zdeněk Svěrák, Eliska Sirová, Alice Stechová, and Filip Švarc in Jára Cimrman lezící, spící (1983)
      Jára Cimrman lezící, spící
      7.9
      • producer
      • 1983
    • Black and White Sylva (1961)
      Black and White Sylva
      7.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 1961

    Additional Crew

    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.7
      TV Series
      • production supervisor
      • 1993
    • Kafka (1991)
      Kafka
      6.8
      • production controller
      • 1991

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Ian Balzer
    • Born
      • January 11, 1941
      • Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]
    • Spouse
      • Eliska Balzerová1974 - present (2 children)

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