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Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Acting

February 23, 1938 – September 5, 2020 (died at 82)
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Male
132 Movies
10 TV Shows

Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura. Menzel, a member of the Czech New Wave, became internationally famous in 1967, when his first feature film, Closely Watched Trains, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His controversial film Larks on a String was filmed in 1969, but was initially banned by the Czechoslovakian government. It was finally released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. He would be conferred with IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.

Ferat Vampire
Ferat Vampire

Ferat Vampire

1982 5.3

as Dr. Marek

Age 44 (now 82)
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

1966 7.2

as Dr. Brabec

Age 28 (now 82)
The Interpreter
The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2018 5.5

as Ali Ungár

Age 80 (now 82)
The Cremator
The Cremator

The Cremator

1969 7.8

as Dvorak

Age 31 (now 82)
Capricious Summer
Capricious Summer

Capricious Summer

1968 6.4

as Arnoštek

Age 30 (now 82)
Operation Dunaj
Operation Dunaj

Operation Dunaj

2009 5.2

as Oskar Hazuka

Age 71 (now 82)
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1967 5.9

as Jirí

Age 29 (now 82)
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

1979 6.5
Age 41 (now 82)
Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

1966 5.9

as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

Age 27 (now 82)
Daisies
Daisies

Daisies

1966 7.3

as Jan (voice)

Age 28 (now 82)
Hospoda
Hospoda

Hospoda

1996 7.0

as MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr

Age 58 (now 82)
52 eps
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Hearty Greetings from the Globe

1983 6.9

as Dr. Jánský

Age 45 (now 82)
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
30 Maidens and Pythagoras

30 Maidens and Pythagoras

1977 4.6

as profesor matematiky Ludolf

Age 39 (now 82)
The Apple Game
The Apple Game

The Apple Game

1978 6.1

as MUDr. Josef John

Age 39 (now 82)
The Little Apocalypse
The Little Apocalypse

The Little Apocalypse

1993 6.0

as Stan

Age 54 (now 82)
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Sechse kommen durch die Welt

Sechse kommen durch die Welt

1972 5.3

as Soldat

Age 34 (now 82)