Otakar Vávra

Director

Born: February 28, 1911
Died: September 15, 2011 (age 100)
From: Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movie scripts. In 1931, he produced the experimental film Světlo proniká tmou. The first movie he…

Filmography (59)

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)
Self
Searching for Ester (2005)
Himself
Moje Praha
Moje Praha (2002)
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Evropa tančila valčík
Evropa tančila valčík (1989)
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The Great Movie Robbery (1987)
Veronika (1986)
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Oldrich and Bozena (1985)
Director
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval (1985)
Self - Audience Member
Komediant (1984)
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Putování Jana Amose (1983)
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Dark Sun (1980)
Director
A Story of Love and Honor (1978)
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The Liberation of Prague (1977)
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Sokolovo (1975)
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Days of Betrayal (1973)
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Witchhammer (1970)
Director
The Thirteenth Chamber (1969)
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Romance for Bugle (1967)
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Golden Queen (1965)
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Horoucí srdce
Horoucí srdce (1963)
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The Night Guest (1961)
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August Sunday (1961)
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Policejní hodina (1961)
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Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek
Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek (1960)
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První parta (1960)
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Občan Brych (1959)
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A Box of Film
A Box of Film (1958)
Self
Against All (1957)
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Jan Žižka (1956)
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Jan Hus (1955)
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