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Jan Zázvorka(1914-1991)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Set Decorator
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Jan Zázvorka was born on 2 May 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an art director and production designer, known for Krakatit (1948), The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) and Dívka v modrém (1940). He died on 14 January 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornMay 2, 1914
DiedJanuary 14, 1991(76)
BornMay 2, 1914
DiedJanuary 14, 1991(76)
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Known for

Krakatit (1948)
Krakatit
7.2
  • Art Director
  • 1948
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
7.1
  • Production Designer
  • 1981
Lída Baarová and Oldřich Nový in Dívka v modrém (1940)
Dívka v modrém
7.3
  • Production Designer(as arch. Jan Zázvorka)
  • 1940
Nocní motýl (1941)
Nocní motýl
7.4
  • Art Director(as J. Zázvorka)
  • 1941

Credits

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Art Director

  • Sen noci... (1986)
    Sen noci...
    • Art Director
    • 1986
  • Jiří Vala and Josef Dvořák in Rozpaky kuchare Svatopluka (1985)
    Rozpaky kuchare Svatopluka
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Dobrá voda
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1982
  • Dnes v jednom dome
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Paleta lásky (1976)
    Paleta lásky
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • Ivana Andrlová, Jaromír Hanzlík, and Daniela Kolářová in Podnájemníci (1976)
    Podnájemníci
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • Josef Kemr and Jiří Sovák in Chalupári (1975)
    Chalupári
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • Lístek do památníku
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • Jiří Adamíra in Byl jednou jeden dum (1974)
    Byl jednou jeden dum
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • Tri nevinni (1974)
    Tri nevinni
    5.0
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • Vlastimil Brodský and Radoslav Brzobohatý in F.L. Vek (1971)
    F.L. Vek
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1971–1972
  • Odvázná slecna (1970)
    Odvázná slecna
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • Utrpení mladého Bohácka (1969)
    Utrpení mladého Bohácka
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • À quelques jours près (1969)
    À quelques jours près
    4.8
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Pan Jordán a Habada
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • art director
    • 1968

Production Designer

  • Prípad Platfus
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • Tazní ptáci
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Josef Abrhám in Tri cesty k domovu (1982)
    Tri cesty k domovu
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Ctverec mizení
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • František Němec, Ilja Racek, and Josef Somr in Netopýr (1981)
    Netopýr
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Prodana nevesta (1981)
    Prodana nevesta
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Zkouska
    TV Short
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Nezralé maliny (1980)
    Nezralé maliny
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Ivana Andrlová, Jaromír Hanzlík, Daniela Kolářová, and Karel Vlcek in Dopis psaný spanelsky (1980)
    Dopis psaný spanelsky
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Haló, tady Orchestr a balet CST...
    TV Series
    • Production Designer (as arch. Jan Zázvorka)
    • 1979
  • Ivana Andrlová, Jaromír Hanzlík, and Daniela Kolářová in Otec nebo bratr (1978)
    Otec nebo bratr
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Ve znamení Merkura
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Ikaruv pád
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1977
  • Ivana Andrlová, Jaromír Hanzlík, and Daniela Kolářová in Podnájemníci (1976)
    Podnájemníci
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1976

Set Decorator

  • Svatá hrísnice (1970)
    Svatá hrísnice
    3.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1970
  • Bylo ctvrt a bude pul (1968)
    Bylo ctvrt a bude pul
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1968
  • Kdybych byl tátou (1939)
    Kdybych byl tátou
    6.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Daniel Zazvorka
  • Born
    • May 2, 1914
    • Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 14, 1991
    • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Children
    • Jan Zázvorka

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