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František Vláčil(1924-1999)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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František Vláčil
František Vláčil was born on 19 February 1924 in Cesky Tesin, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. He was a director and writer, known for Marketa Lazarová (1967), The Valley of the Bees (1968) and Adelheid (1970). He died on 28 January 1999 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornFebruary 19, 1924
DiedJanuary 28, 1999(74)
BornFebruary 19, 1924
DiedJanuary 28, 1999(74)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Marketa Lazarová
7.8
  • Director
  • 1967
The Valley of the Bees (1968)
The Valley of the Bees
7.7
  • Director
  • 1968
Adelheid (1970)
Adelheid
7.3
  • Director
  • 1970
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
Shadows of a Hot Summer
7.3
  • Director
  • 1978

Credits

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Director

  • Mág (1988)
    Mág
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • The Shadow of the Ferns (1985)
    The Shadow of the Ferns
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Pasácek z doliny (1985)
    Pasácek z doliny
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Jiří Menzel and Jirí Práger in Albert (1985)
    Albert
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Hadí jed (1981)
    Hadí jed
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Koncert na konci léta (1980)
    Koncert na konci léta
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
    Shadows of a Hot Summer
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Dým bramborové nate (1977)
    Dým bramborové nate
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Drevená balada
    • Director
    • 1976
  • CBS Children's Film Festival (1967)
    CBS Children's Film Festival
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Sirius (1975)
    Sirius
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Praha secesní
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Karlovarské promenády
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Povest o stríbrné jedli
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Kerro minulle Prahasta
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973

Writer

  • The Shadow of the Ferns (1985)
    The Shadow of the Ferns
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Hadí jed (1981)
    Hadí jed
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Dým bramborové nate (1977)
    Dým bramborové nate
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Praha secesní
    6.8
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Karlovarské promenády
    6.9
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Povest o stríbrné jedli
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Kerro minulle Prahasta
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Mesto v bílém (1972)
    Mesto v bílém
    7.0
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Adelheid (1970)
    Adelheid
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • The Valley of the Bees (1968)
    The Valley of the Bees
    7.7
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Marketa Lazarová (1967)
    Marketa Lazarová
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The White Dove (1960)
    The White Dove
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Vstup zakázán
    5.4
    • Writer (segment "The Chase")
    • 1960
  • Sklenená oblaka
    7.0
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Dopis z fronty
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1956

Actor

  • To nevymyslís!
    3.2
    TV Series
    • Jarous (as Frantisek Vlácil)
    • 2006
  • After Silence (1987)
    After Silence
    Short
    • Mr. Happy (as Frantisek Vlácil)
    • 1987
  • My Sweet Little Village (1985)
    My Sweet Little Village
    7.8
    • Tichácek (as Frantisek Vlácil)
    • 1985
  • The Snowdrop Festivities (1984)
    The Snowdrop Festivities
    7.5
    • Starý myslivec (as Frantisek Vlácil)
    • 1984
  • Spanilá jizda (1963)
    Spanilá jizda
    6.3
    • Hejsek
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frantisek Vlacil
  • Born
    • February 19, 1924
    • Cesky Tesin, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
  • Died
    • January 28, 1999
    • Prague, Czech Republic(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Leading Czech director, former animator, documentarist and maker of educational and training films for the army.
  • Quotes
    Work is oppression, while creativity is joy.

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