Juraj Herz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 4, 1934, Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
- Died
- April 8, 2018
- Movies
- 65
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 9 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scenic designer who was born when Kežmarok was a part of Czechoslovakia. He has directed for both film and television; and in the latter capacity, he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon. His 1971 film Petrolejové lampy, was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. His 1976 film Den pro mou lásku was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
He died on 9 April 2018, aged 83.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2018 | CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel | Self |
| 2017 | The Music of Zdeněk Liška | Self |
| 2015 | Journey to Rome | |
| 2014 | Slovakia 2.0 | |
| 2012 | Vůně kávy | |
| 2011 | This Way to the Cooling Chambers | Himself |
| 2002 | Petr Hapka | |
| 1994 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Plafond |
| 1993 | Die dumme Augustine | Magician |
| 1987 | The Galoshes of Happiness | |
| 1982 | Ferat Vampire | Dracula in silent film |
| 1981 | Bulldogs and Cherries | |
| 1980 | Fragile Relationships | |
| 1979 | The Ninth Heart | New Astrologer |
| 1977 | A Nice Plate of Spinach | vedoucí kosmetického salónu Netušil |
| 1976 | Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe | |
| 1976 | A Girl Fit to Be Killed | |
| 1974 | Hop, děti, do života | |
| 1972 | Touha Sherlocka Holmese | |
| 1971 | Psíčci lorda Carltona | |
| 1968 | The Limping Devil | |
| 1968 | The Flat | Visitor |
| 1966 | Volejte Martina | |
| 1966 | The Pipes | William Poker |
| 1966 | Slečny přijdou později | |
| 1965 | The Shop on Main Street | Jewish Man |
| 1965 | If a Thousand Clarinets | |
| 1964 | Lemonade Joe | (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Last Trick | |
| 1963 | Ticho! Ticho! Ticho! | |
| 1963 | Transport from Paradise | |
| 1962 | Don't Take Shelter From The Rain | |
| 1961 | Every Penny Counts |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Slovakia 2.0 | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | Habermann | Director |
| 2009 | Darkness | Director |
| 2009 | Dívka a kouzelník | Director |
| 1997 | Passage | Director, Screenplay |
| 1994 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Director |
| 1993 | Die dumme Augustine | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | The Frog Prince | Director |
| 1991 | Wolfgang A. Mozart | Director |
| 1991 | The Magpie in the Wisp | Screenplay, Director |
| 1987 | The Galoshes of Happiness | Director |
| 1986 | Caught by Night | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Sweet Troubles | Director |
| 1982 | Goodbye, Medeo | Screenplay |
| 1982 | Ferat Vampire | Director, Screenplay |
| 1981 | Bulldogs and Cherries | Screenplay, Director |
| 1980 | Fragile Relationships | Screenplay, Director |
| 1979 | The Ninth Heart | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Beauty and the Beast | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | Day for My Love | Director |
| 1976 | A Girl Fit to Be Killed | Director |
| 1975 | Girls from a Porcelain Factory | Director |
| 1973 | Rambling Engelbert | Director |
| 1972 | Morgiana | Director, Screenplay |
| 1972 | A Touch of a Butterfly | Screenplay, Director |
| 1971 | Oil Lamps | Screenplay, Director |
| 1970 | Sweet Games of Late Summer | Screenplay, Director |
| 1970 | Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares | Screenplay, Director |
| 1969 | The Cremator | Director, Screenplay |
| 1968 | The Limping Devil | Screenplay, Director |
| 1967 | Sign of the Cancer | Director, Screenplay |
| 1965 | The Junk Shop | Director, Screenplay |
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