Pavel Juráček

Pavel Juráček

Born 2 August 1935 in Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died 20 May 1989 (aged 53)

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.

Writer

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1966
Daisies Story
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1963
Ikarie XB 1 Story, Screenplay
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1970
Fruit of Paradise Creative Producer
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1990
Larks on a String Creative Producer

Director

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1970
A Case for a Rookie Hangman Director
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1964
Joseph Kilian Director
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1966
Every Young Man Director
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1969
Zvony pana Hejhuly Director

Actor

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2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Self
An Occasion to Speak
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1966
An Occasion to Speak Self
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1958
A Box of Film Self