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Jaroslav Kvapil(1868-1950)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
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Jaroslav Kvapil was born on 25 September 1868 in Chudenitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Chudenice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for Bicentennial Man (1999), Ahasver (1915) and Zlatý klícek (1922). He died on 10 January 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornSeptember 25, 1868
DiedJanuary 10, 1950(81)
BornSeptember 25, 1868
DiedJanuary 10, 1950(81)
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Known for

Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
Bicentennial Man
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Ahasver
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1915
Zlatý klícek
  • Writer
  • 1922
Prodaná nevesta (1933)
Prodaná nevesta
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Dvorák: Rusalka (2020)
    Dvorák: Rusalka
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Dvorák: Rusalka (2020)
    Dvorák: Rusalka
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • libretto by
    • libretto
    • 2014–2017
  • Dvorák: Rusalka (2014)
    Dvorák: Rusalka
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2014
  • Dvorák: Rusalka (2011)
    Dvorák: Rusalka
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2011
  • Rusalka (2002)
    Rusalka
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2002
  • Rusalka (1986)
    Rusalka
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1986
  • Rusalka (1977)
    Rusalka
    7.5
    • libretto
    • 1977
  • Prestige de la musique (1963)
    Prestige de la musique
    TV Series
    • libretto: "Rusalka"
    • 1968–1971
  • Rusalka (1963)
    Rusalka
    6.8
    • text (as Jaroslava Kvapila)
    • 1963
  • Held einer Nacht
    5.5
    • original screenplay "Hrdina jedné noci"
    • 1935
  • Hrdina jedné noci (1935)
    Hrdina jedné noci
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Song of the Lark (1933)
    Song of the Lark
    • play "Oblaka"
    • 1933
  • Ty petrínské stráne
    • play "Bludicka"
    • 1925
  • Zlatý klícek
    • screenplay
    • 1922

Director

  • Prodaná nevesta (1933)
    Prodaná nevesta
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Zlatý klícek
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Ahasver
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1915

Soundtrack

  • Jak se nám to mohlo stát!? (2025)
    Jak se nám to mohlo stát!?
    6.2
    • lyrics: "Song to the Moon (Mesícku na nebi)"
    • 2025
  • Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
    Bel Canto
    5.5
    • writer: "Rusalka: Song to the Moon" (Mesicku na nebi hlubokém)
    • 2018
  • Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
    Listen to Me Marlon
    8.1
    • writer: "Rusalka: Song to the Moon"
    • 2015
  • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
    Bicentennial Man
    6.9
    • lyrics: "Rusalka: Song to the Moon"
    • 1999
  • Something About Love (1988)
    Something About Love
    6.3
    • Soundtrack ("Rusalka" No. 1)
    • 1988
  • Rakev ve snu videti... (1968)
    Rakev ve snu videti...
    5.0
    • lyrics: "Kvetiny bílé po ceste"
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jaroslava Kvapila
  • Born
    • September 25, 1868
    • Chudenitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Chudenice, Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 10, 1950
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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