František Vláčil
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Born:
Feb 19, 1924

Died:
Jan 27, 1999

Age: 74 Deceased

From:
Cesky Tesin, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Department:
Directing

Total Credits: 69

Avg Rating: 7.4

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František Vláčil

Also known as: Frantisek Vlácil, Frantisek Vlacil, František Jan Vláčil, Франтишек Влачил, 프란티셰크 블라칠

Biography

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František Vláčil (February 19, 1924, Český Těšín – January 28, 1999, Prague) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist. Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers (e.g. on animated films), but his main area became played film. His films are well known for extraordinarily high art quality. Vláčil was awarded many film prizes like the Prize of the International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or the Czech Lion Prize for his longstanding contribution to world film culture.

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