Karel Zeman

Director

Born: November 3, 1910
Died: April 5, 1989 (age 78)
From: Ostromer u Nové Paky, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Karel Zeman was a brilliant pioneer of special effects in film. Despite his artistic talent, his parents insisted he study business. At the age of 17, he went to Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, where he studied advertising design. In 1943, the film director Elmar Klos offered him a job at the Bata Film Studios. Zeman often had to struggle against difficult conditions in the technically…

Filmography (28)

Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015)
Self (archive footage)
La magie Karel Zeman (2015)
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The Tale of John and Mary (1980)
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Karel Zeman for Children (1980)
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
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A Thousand and One Nights (1974)
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On the Comet (1970)
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The Stolen Airship (1967)
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The Jester's Tale (1964)
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
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The Magic World of Karel Zeman
The Magic World of Karel Zeman (1962)
Himself
Laterna magika II (1960)
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)
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Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
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Mr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover (1955)
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The Treasure of Bird Island (1953)
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110 Years of the Pilsen Brewery (1952)
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One Hundred and Ten Years of the Pilsen Brewery
One Hundred and Ten Years of the Pilsen Brewery (1952)
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King Lavra (1951)
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Inspiration (1949)
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Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor (1949)
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Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker (1948)
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Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer (1947)
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Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk (1947)
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Mr. Prokouk in Temptation (1947)
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The Hamster (1946)
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Mr. Prokouk: A Horseshoe for Luck (1946)
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A Christmas Dream (1945)
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