Zdeněk Svěrák
Writing
Born March 28, 1936 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.
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Acting (71)
Cimrmani zblízka
2024
Kouzelný kopec
2023
Perspektiva Ivana Mládka
2023
Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem
2023
Chinaski: Každej ví kulový
2022
Bethlehem Light
2022
Psaní do nebe
2017
Barefoot
2017
Operky
2016
Three Brothers
2014
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
Kooky
2010
Czech Heaven
2008
Anatomie gagu
2008
40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry
2007
Long, Broad and Nearsight
2007
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007
Empties
2007
Cimrman in the World of Music
2006
Pocta V+W
2005
Daddy
2004
Africa
2002
Já a moji synové...
2002
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
1998
The Nude
1998
Cimrmani
1997
The Stand In
1997
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
1997
Lijavec
1997
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
1997
Pub in the Glade
1997
Kolya
1996
Accumulator 1
1994
The Elementary School
1991
Dobytí severního pólu
1991
Tvrdý chleba
1990
Chirurgie
1989
An Uncertain Season
1988
Narostl mu hřebínek
1987
As Good as Poison
1986
The Horns
1986
My Sweet Little Village
1985
What's Up Doc?
1985
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions
1985
Dissolved and Effused
1985
Bridal Tour to Jilji
1984
The Three Veterans
1984
Inzerát
1984
The Snowdrop Festival
1984
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983
Like Rabbits
1982
Basically Normal
1982
Calamity
1982
Chain
1981
The Hit
1981
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
Brontosaurus
1980
Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti
1979
Ball Lightning
1979
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
Secluded, Near Woods
1976
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
Silvestr 71
1971
Lucie and the Miracles
1971
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
Moderní byt
1971
Larks on a String
1969
Stopa vede do Liptákova
1969
Crime in the Night Club
1968