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Jindřich Polák(1925-2003)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jindřich Polák
Jindřich Polák was born on 5 May 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for The Sky Riders (1968), Death of Hitch-Hikers (1979) and The Visitors (1983). He died on 22 August 2003 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornMay 5, 1925
DiedAugust 22, 2003(78)
BornMay 5, 1925
DiedAugust 22, 2003(78)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Sky Riders (1968)
The Sky Riders
7.7
  • Writer(as Jindrich Polák)
  • 1968
Death of Hitch-Hikers (1979)
Death of Hitch-Hikers
6.1
  • Writer(as Jindrich Polák)
  • 1979
Josef Bláha, Jirí Datel Novotný, Dagmar Patrasová, and Josef Dvořák in The Visitors (1983)
The Visitors
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer(as Jindrich Polák, creator)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1977

Credits

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Writer

  • Pan Tau (2020)
    Pan Tau
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Pan Tau character (as Jindrich Polák, 2020)
    • 2020
  • Bubu a Filip
    TV Series
    • written by (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1996
  • Kacenka a zase ta strasidla
    5.5
    • Writer (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1993
  • Ich, Pan Tau - Erinnerungen des Schauspielers Otto Simanek an 20 Jahre PAN TAU
    TV Movie
    • characters (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1988
  • Pan Tau - Der Film (1988)
    Pan Tau - Der Film
    6.7
    • writer (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1988
  • Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
    Merry Christmas Octopus
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987)
    The Octopuses from the Second Floor
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Chobotnice z druhého patra (1986)
    Chobotnice z druhého patra
    6.9
    TV Series
    • idea and screenplay (as Jindrich Polak)
    • 1986
  • Pan Tau a kouzelné písnicky
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1985
  • ...a zase ta Lucie! (1984)
    ...a zase ta Lucie!
    6.4
    • screenplay (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1984
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1984)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    6.9
    • screenplay (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1984
  • Josef Bláha, Jirí Datel Novotný, Dagmar Patrasová, and Josef Dvořák in The Visitors (1983)
    The Visitors
    8.2
    TV Series
    • created by
    • scenario
    • story by (as Jindrich Polák, as Jindrich Polák, as Jindrich Polák, as Jindrich Polák) ...
    • 1983
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1980)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • idea
    • screenplay (as Jindrich Polák, as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1980
  • Death of Hitch-Hikers (1979)
    Death of Hitch-Hikers
    6.1
    • writer (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1979
  • Pan Tau (1970)
    Pan Tau
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1970–1978

Director

  • Kacenka a strasidla (1993)
    Kacenka a strasidla
    5.8
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1993
  • Kacenka a zase ta strasidla
    5.5
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1993
  • Nena and Otto Šimánek in Nena: Du bist überall (1990)
    Nena: Du bist überall
    Music Video
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1990
  • Pan Tau - Der Film (1988)
    Pan Tau - Der Film
    6.7
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1988
  • Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
    Merry Christmas Octopus
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987)
    The Octopuses from the Second Floor
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Chobotnice z druhého patra (1986)
    Chobotnice z druhého patra
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jindrich Polak)
    • 1986
  • ...a zase ta Lucie! (1984)
    ...a zase ta Lucie!
    6.4
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1984
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1984)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    6.9
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1984
  • Josef Bláha, Jirí Datel Novotný, Dagmar Patrasová, and Josef Dvořák in The Visitors (1983)
    The Visitors
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1983
  • Lucie, postrach ulice (1980)
    Lucie, postrach ulice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1980
  • Death of Hitch-Hikers (1979)
    Death of Hitch-Hikers
    6.1
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1979
  • Pan Tau (1970)
    Pan Tau
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1970–1978
  • Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)
    Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Noc klavíristy (1977)
    Noc klavíristy
    5.9
    • Director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1977

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Synove hor (1956)
    Synove hor
    6.7
    • second director
    • 1956
  • Hudba z Marsu (1955)
    Hudba z Marsu
    5.3
    • assistant director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1955
  • Expres z Norimberka (1954)
    Expres z Norimberka
    5.3
    • assistant director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1954
  • Únos (1953)
    Únos
    4.4
    • assistant director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1953
  • Vesely souboj
    5.9
    • assistant director (as Jindrich Polák)
    • 1951
  • Nemá barikáda (1949)
    Nemá barikáda
    6.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Krakatit (1948)
    Krakatit
    7.2
    • second assistant director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jindrich Polak
  • Born
    • May 5, 1925
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • August 22, 2003
    • Prague, Czech Republic(illness)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was originally considered as director of The Great Movie Robbery (1986), eventually directed by Oldřich Lipský and after his death by Zdeněk Podskalský.
  • Trademark
    Frequently collaborated with screenwriter Ota Hofman.

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