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Jan Lenica(1928-2001)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Art Department
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Jan Lenica in Lenica (1994)
Jan Lenica was born on 4 January 1928 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Labyrinth (1962), Adam 2 (1968) and New Johnny the Musician (1961). He died on 5 October 2001 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJanuary 4, 1928
DiedOctober 5, 2001(73)
BornJanuary 4, 1928
DiedOctober 5, 2001(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 9 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Labyrinth (1962)
Labyrinth
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1962
Adam 2 (1968)
Adam 2
7.0
  • Director
  • 1968
New Johnny the Musician (1961)
New Johnny the Musician
5.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1961
Rhinoceros (1964)
Rhinoceros
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Wyspa R.O. (2001)
    Wyspa R.O.
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Ubu et la grande Gidouille (1979)
    Ubu et la grande Gidouille
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Fantorro le dernier justicier
    5.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Adam 2 (1968)
    Adam 2
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Wege zum Nachbarn
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • La femme fleur
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • A (1965)
    A
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Rhinoceros (1964)
    Rhinoceros
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Labyrinth (1962)
    Labyrinth
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Italia '61
    2.5
    • Director
    • 1961
  • New Johnny the Musician (1961)
    New Johnny the Musician
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Monsieur Tête (1959)
    Monsieur Tête
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Dom (1959)
    Dom
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Nagrodzone uczucie (1958)
    Nagrodzone uczucie
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Strip-Tease
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957

Writer

  • Wyspa R.O. (2001)
    Wyspa R.O.
    5.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Ubu et la grande Gidouille (1979)
    Ubu et la grande Gidouille
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Fantorro le dernier justicier
    5.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Adam 2 (1968)
    Adam 2
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • A (1965)
    A
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Rhinoceros (1964)
    Rhinoceros
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Labyrinth (1962)
    Labyrinth
    6.7
    Short
    • writer
    • 1962
  • New Johnny the Musician (1961)
    New Johnny the Musician
    5.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Monsieur Tête (1959)
    Monsieur Tête
    5.5
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Dom (1959)
    Dom
    5.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Strip-Tease
    7.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957

Art Department

  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
    Repulsion
    7.5
    • poster artist: West Germany (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Muriel (1963)
    Muriel
    7.0
    • titles
    • 1963
  • Anna Karina and Michel Subor in The Little Soldier (1963)
    The Little Soldier
    7.1
    • poster artist: West Germany (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Mamma Roma (1962)
    Mamma Roma
    7.7
    • poster artist: West Germany (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Nikolay Burlyaev and Vera Miturich in Ivan's Childhood (1962)
    Ivan's Childhood
    8.0
    • poster artist: West Germany (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Cien (1956)
    Cien
    6.7
    • poster artist: West Germany (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Grand Illusion (1937)
    Grand Illusion
    8.0
    • poster artist : West Germany (1960, uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 4, 1928
    • Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland
  • Died
    • October 5, 2001
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Influential animator/director, often of macabre, nightmarish visions in the vein of Bosch or Lovecraft. Former magazine illustrator, trained as a graphic artist, with other qualifications in music and architecture. Early in his career designed award-winning posters for screen and stage.

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