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Jiří Brdečka

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Born: December 24, 1917
Died: June 2, 1982

Biography

Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director.

Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family, as his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), was a writer under the pseudonym Alfa. Brdečka studied philosophy and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939. He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist.

He worked as a press agent for the studio Lucernafilm from summer 1941 to the end of 1942. In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. He began directing animated films on his own in 1958. In addition to his film work he also worked as a journalist, a film critic and a novelist. Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an extensive use of hyperbole, satire, and literary illusions.

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Known For

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Screenplay 1962
The Three Veterans
The Three Veterans Story 1984
When the Cat Comes
When the Cat Comes Screenplay 1963
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Screenplay 1964
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Novel 1964

Filmography

Acting Credits (4)

Directing Credits (35)

Writing Credits (92)

The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun Book 1984
The Three Veterans
The Three Veterans Story 1984
Das Feuer des Faust
Das Feuer des Faust Writer 1982
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Story 1981
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Screenplay 1981
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Lyricist 1981
An Unhappy Marriage
An Unhappy Marriage Writer 1981
The Outlaw's Wife
The Outlaw's Wife Writer 1981
Unrecognized
Unrecognized Writer 1980
Prince Copperslick's Thirteenth Chamber
Prince Copperslick's Thirteenth Chamber Writer 1980
Prince and the Evening Star
Prince and the Evening Star Screenplay 1979
Prince and the Evening Star
Prince and the Evening Star Story 1979
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Screenplay 1978
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Story 1978
Love
Love Writer 1978
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze Writer 1976
Closed Due to Illness
Closed Due to Illness Writer 1975
What I Haven't Told the Prince
What I Haven't Told the Prince Writer 1975
Accordion Song
Accordion Song Writer 1974
The Miner's Rose
The Miner's Rose Screenplay 1974
The Unlucky One
The Unlucky One Writer 1973
The Face
The Face Screenplay 1973
There Was a Miller on a River
There Was a Miller on a River Writer 1971
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser Writer 1970
Prague Nights
Prague Nights Story 1969
Prague Nights
Prague Nights Screenplay 1969
Metamorpheus
Metamorpheus Writer 1969
Historie blechatého psa
Historie blechatého psa Short Story 1969
Revenge
Revenge Screenplay 1968
The Power of Destiny
The Power of Destiny Writer 1968
Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa?
Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa? Writer 1966
Forester’s Song
Forester’s Song Writer 1966
Joy of Love
Joy of Love Screenplay 1966
Joy of Love
Joy of Love Story 1966
The Deserter
The Deserter Writer 1965
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Screenplay 1964
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Novel 1964
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Lyricist 1964
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe Theatre Play 1964
Minstrel's Song
Minstrel's Song Writer 1964
How to Keep Slim
How to Keep Slim Writer 1963
When the Cat Comes
When the Cat Comes Screenplay 1963
Incorrectly Drawn Hen
Incorrectly Drawn Hen Screenplay 1963
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Screenplay 1962
The Frozen Logger
The Frozen Logger Writer 1962
Reason and Emotion
Reason and Emotion Writer 1962
Our Little Red Riding Hood
Our Little Red Riding Hood Writer 1961
The Television Fan
The Television Fan Writer 1961
Man Under Water
Man Under Water Writer 1961
That Kind of Love
That Kind of Love Screenplay 1959
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine Writer 1959
Warning!
Warning! Writer 1959
Why UNESCO?
Why UNESCO? Screenplay 1959
Bomb Mania
Bomb Mania Screenplay 1959
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne Screenplay 1958
Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap Screenplay 1958
How Man Learned to Fly
How Man Learned to Fly Writer 1958
An Easy Life
An Easy Life Screenplay 1957
Lost Children
Lost Children Story 1957
Lost Children
Lost Children Screenplay 1957
Roztržka
Roztržka Lyricist 1957
Baton Out of the Bag
Baton Out of the Bag Screenplay 1956
The Lost Sentry
The Lost Sentry Writer 1956
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Dialogue 1955
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Story 1955
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Screenplay 1955
Severní přístav
Severní přístav Screenplay 1954
Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Kavárna na hlavní třídě Lyricist 1954
Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Kavárna na hlavní třídě Screenplay 1954
A Drop Too Much
A Drop Too Much Lyricist 1954
A Drop Too Much
A Drop Too Much Screenplay 1954
Old Czech Legends
Old Czech Legends Screenplay 1953
Old Czech Legends
Old Czech Legends Story 1953
O světle
O světle Story 1953
O světle
O světle Screenplay 1953
Velké dobrodružství
Velké dobrodružství Screenplay 1952
The Emperor and the Golem
The Emperor and the Golem Screenplay 1951
The Emperor and the Golem
The Emperor and the Golem Story 1951
Neviditelní nepřátelé
Neviditelní nepřátelé Screenplay 1951
Mouchy
Mouchy Screenplay 1951
Kašlání a kýchání
Kašlání a kýchání Screenplay 1951
Začalo to v době kamenné
Začalo to v době kamenné Story 1950
The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale Screenplay 1949
Papírové nocturno
Papírové nocturno Screenplay 1949
Song of the Prairie
Song of the Prairie Story 1949
Love and the Zeppelin
Love and the Zeppelin Screenplay 1948
Andělský kabát
Andělský kabát Screenplay 1948
Šváb
Šváb Screenplay 1948
The Gift
The Gift Story 1947
The Gift
The Gift Screenplay 1947
The Mischievous Bunny
The Mischievous Bunny Screenplay 1947
Springman and the SS
Springman and the SS Screenplay 1946

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