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J.Z. Novak(1912-2001)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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J.Z. Novak was born on 14 October 1912 in Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Hrdinové mlcí (1946), Alena (1947) and Medved a strasidla (1960). He died on 3 September 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornOctober 14, 1912
DiedSeptember 3, 2001(88)
BornOctober 14, 1912
DiedSeptember 3, 2001(88)
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Known for

Hrdinové mlcí
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1946
Alena (1947)
Alena
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1947
Medved a strasidla (1960)
Medved a strasidla
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1960
Čeněk Duba, Ota Hofman, Jaromír Holpuch, Eva Klepáčová, Přemysl Kočí, Otomar Korbelár, Emil Ludvik, J.Z. Novak, Jan Pixa, and Pavel Pásek in Brankár bydlí v nasí ulici (1957)
Brankár bydlí v nasí ulici
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Smrt barona Gandary
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Závrat
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Jiří Kodet and Libuše Šafránková in Dve z Paríze (1988)
    Dve z Paríze
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Oldřich Kaiser and Regina Rázlová in Gobseck (1985)
    Gobseck
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Jako knize Rohan
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • screenplay (as J. Z. Novák)
    • 1984
  • Medailónek
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Stránky z deníku
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1977
  • Eduard Cupák and Lubomír Lipský in Poklad pod Cernou hláskou (1975)
    Poklad pod Cernou hláskou
    TV Movie
    • fairy tale
    • 1975
  • Úsmevy sveta
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Jana Sulcová in Nemaluj si certa na zed (1971)
    Nemaluj si certa na zed
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Petr Kostka in Pomsta (1971)
    Pomsta
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1971
  • Nejsem chmýrko na bodláku
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • O princezne ve vezi
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Komediantská historie
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1969
  • Jaroslava Adamová and Marie Drahokoupilová in Zlocin lorda Savila (1968)
    Zlocin lorda Savila
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1968

Actor

  • Kavárna na hlavní tríde (1954)
    Kavárna na hlavní tríde
    4.8
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. Z. Novák
  • Born
    • October 14, 1912
    • Prague, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • September 3, 2001
    • Prague, Czech Republic

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