Writing

Pavel Juráček

Born 1935-08-02 · Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] · Died 1989-05-20

Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague Barrandov Studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.

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Known for

Ikarie XB 1★ 6.9Viewing moment
Ikarie XB 1
1963
Daisies★ 7.5Viewing moment
Daisies
1966
Fruit of Paradise★ 6.9Viewing moment
Fruit of Paradise
1970
Larks on a String★ 7Viewing moment
Larks on a String
1990
Late August at the Hotel Ozone★ 6.7Viewing moment
Late August at the Hotel Ozone
1967
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel★ 7Viewing moment
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018
The Jester's Tale★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Jester's Tale
1964
The Dynamite WatcherViewing moment
The Dynamite Watcher
1963
Nobody Will Laugh★ 8Viewing moment
Nobody Will Laugh
1966
Case for a Rookie Hangman★ 6.7Viewing moment
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970
Joseph Kilian★ 6.7Viewing moment
Joseph Kilian
1964
Every Young Man★ 6.8Viewing moment
Every Young Man
1966
The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver
2002
Ceiling★ 4.5Viewing moment
Ceiling
1962

Frequent collaborators

Jiří MenzelJiří MenzelEster KrumbachováEster KrumbachováVěra ChytilováVěra ChytilováHynek BočanHynek BočanMiloš FormanMiloš FormanVlastimil BrodskýVlastimil BrodskýHelena RůžičkováHelena RůžičkováJaromil JirešJaromil Jireš