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Miloš Forman

Directing 86 (deceased) years old Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] ★ 1.7
Born: February 18, 1932
Died: April 13, 2018

Biography

Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968.

Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role.

In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996).

Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (64)

Forman vs. Forman
Forman vs. Forman Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2019
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Self 2018
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Self 2017
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun Self 2016
Olga
Olga Self 2014
Chaplin - The Legend of the Century
Chaplin - The Legend of the Century Self 2014
Milos Forman Taking Off in America
Milos Forman Taking Off in America Self 2012
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig Self 2012
Beloved
Beloved Jaromil 2011
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Self 2011
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester 2011
Carrière, 250 Meters
Carrière, 250 Meters Self 2011
Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman Self 2010
Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever Self 2010
Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever Self 2010
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot Self - Interviewee: Director 2010
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… Self 2009
Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny
Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny Self 2009
On the Trail of the New Wave
On the Trail of the New Wave Self 2009
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Self 2009
It Is Hell with the Princess
It Is Hell with the Princess čert Elrebub 2009
Golden Sixties
Golden Sixties Self 2009
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks Self 2008
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks Self 2007
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Self 2005
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime Self 2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
François Truffaut, une autobiographie Self 2004
A Room Nearby
A Room Nearby Self (voice) 2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin Self 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003
The Making of 'Amadeus'
The Making of 'Amadeus' Self - Director 2002
An Interview with Milos Forman
An Interview with Milos Forman Themself 2002
The Beatles Revolution
The Beatles Revolution Self 2000
The Directors: Milos Forman
The Directors: Milos Forman Self 2000
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith Father Havel 2000
In the Shadow of Hollywood
In the Shadow of Hollywood Self 2000
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life Self 1998
Completely Cuckoo
Completely Cuckoo Self 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 1997
Drawn from Memory
Drawn from Memory Self (voice) 1995
Why Havel?
Why Havel? voice 1991
The Republic Pictures Story
The Republic Pictures Story Self 1991
New Year's Day
New Year's Day Lazlo 1990
Heartburn
Heartburn Dimitri 1986
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty Self - Film Director 1985
Chytilová Versus Forman
Chytilová Versus Forman Self 1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice) 1982
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 1977
Cérémonie des César
Cérémonie des César Self - President 1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Self 1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight Narrator 1973
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Omnibus
Omnibus Self 1967
An Occasion to Speak
An Occasion to Speak Self 1966
Tam za lesem
Tam za lesem 1962
Ceiling
Ceiling 1962
Vintage Car
Vintage Car 1957
Silvery Wind
Silvery Wind 1956
Slovo dělá ženu
Slovo dělá ženu 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Milos Forman: What Happened Was...
Milos Forman: What Happened Was... Self

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