About

Known credits:
137
Birthday:
1917-12-24
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Jiří Brdečka

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2017 Universum Brdečka Actor Himself (archive footage) 59
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1978 Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Actor 60
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1963 Spanilá jízda Actor 59
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1962 Ceiling Actor 58
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Directing
1981 An Unhappy Marriage Directing Director N/A
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1981 The Outlaw's Wife Directing Director N/A
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1980 Unrecognized Directing Director N/A
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1980 Prince Copperslick's Thirteenth Chamber Directing Director N/A
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1978 Love Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze Directing Director 59
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1975 Closed Due to Illness Directing Director N/A
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1975 What I Haven't Told the Prince Directing Director N/A
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1974 Accordion Song Directing Director N/A
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1974 The Miner's Rose Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Unlucky One Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Face Directing Director N/A
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1971 There Was a Miller on a River Directing Director N/A
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1970 How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser Directing Director N/A
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1969 Prague Nights Directing Director 59
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1969 Metamorpheus Directing Director N/A
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1968 Revenge Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Power of Destiny Directing Director 59
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1966 Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa? Directing Director N/A
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1966 Forester’s Song Directing Director N/A
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1966 Joy of Love Directing Director 59
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1965 The Deserter Directing Director N/A
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1964 Minstrel's Song Directing Director N/A
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1963 How to Keep Slim Directing Director 59
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1963 Incorrectly Drawn Hen Directing Director 59
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1962 The Frozen Logger Directing Director 59
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1962 Reason and Emotion Directing Director 59
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1961 Our Little Red Riding Hood Directing Director 59
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1961 The Television Fan Directing Director 59
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1961 Man Under Water Directing Director 59
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1959 My Darling Clementine Directing Director 59
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1959 Watch Out! Directing Director 59
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1958 How Man Learned to Fly Directing Director 59
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1948 Love and the Zeppelin Directing Director 59
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Writing
1984 The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun Writing Book 58
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1984 The Three Veterans Writing Story 60
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1981 The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Writing Screenplay 59
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1981 The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Writing Story 59
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1981 The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Writing Lyricist 59
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1981 Das Feuer des Faust Writing Writer N/A
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1981 An Unhappy Marriage Writing Writer N/A
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1981 The Outlaw's Wife Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Unrecognized Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Prince Copperslick's Thirteenth Chamber Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Prince and the Evening Star Writing Screenplay 59
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1979 Prince and the Evening Star Writing Story 59
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1978 Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Writing Story 60
Fair
1978 Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1978 Love Writing Writer N/A
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1976 The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze Writing Writer 59
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1975 Closed Due to Illness Writing Writer N/A
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1975 What I Haven't Told the Prince Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Accordion Song Writing Writer N/A
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1974 The Miner's Rose Writing Screenplay N/A
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1973 The Unlucky One Writing Writer N/A
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1973 The Face Writing Screenplay N/A
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1971 There Was a Miller on a River Writing Writer N/A
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1970 How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Prague Nights Writing Screenplay 59
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1969 Prague Nights Writing Story 59
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1969 Historie blechatého psa Writing Short Story N/A
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1969 Metamorpheus Writing Writer N/A
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1968 Revenge Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 The Power of Destiny Writing Writer 59
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1966 Why Do You Smile, Mona Lisa? Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Forester’s Song Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Joy of Love Writing Screenplay 59
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1966 Joy of Love Writing Story 59
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1965 The Deserter Writing Writer N/A
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1964 Lemonade Joe Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1964 Lemonade Joe Writing Theatre Play 60
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1964 Lemonade Joe Writing Novel 60
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1964 Lemonade Joe Writing Lyricist 60
Fair
1964 Minstrel's Song Writing Writer N/A
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1963 How to Keep Slim Writing Writer 59
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1963 When the Cat Comes Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1963 Incorrectly Drawn Hen Writing Screenplay 59
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1962 The Frozen Logger Writing Writer 59
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1962 The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Writing Screenplay 60
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1962 Reason and Emotion Writing Writer 59
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1961 Our Little Red Riding Hood Writing Writer 59
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1961 The Television Fan Writing Writer 59
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1961 Man Under Water Writing Writer 59
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1959 Taková láska Writing Screenplay N/A
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1959 My Darling Clementine Writing Writer 59
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1959 Bomb Mania Writing Screenplay N/A
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1959 Watch Out! Writing Writer 59
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1959 Why UNESCO? Writing Screenplay N/A
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1958 The Fabulous World of Jules Verne Writing Screenplay 60
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1958 Wolf Trap Writing Screenplay 59
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1958 How Man Learned to Fly Writing Writer 59
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1957 Snadný život Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Lost Children Writing Story 59
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1957 Lost Children Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Roztržka Writing Lyricist N/A
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1956 Doggie and Three Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 The Lost Sentry Writing Writer N/A
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1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Writing Screenplay 60
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1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Writing Story 60
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1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Writing Dialogue 60
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1954 Severní přístav Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 A Drop Too Much Writing Lyricist 59
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1954 A Drop Too Much Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Kavárna na hlavní třídě Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Kavárna na hlavní třídě Writing Lyricist 59
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1953 Old Czech Legends Writing Story 59
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1953 Old Czech Legends Writing Screenplay 59
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1953 O světle Writing Screenplay N/A
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1953 O světle Writing Story N/A
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1952 Velké dobrodružství Writing Screenplay 59
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1952 The Emperor and the Golem Writing Screenplay 59
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1952 The Emperor and the Golem Writing Story 59
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1951 Neviditelní nepřátelé Writing Screenplay N/A
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1951 Kašlání a kýchání Writing Screenplay N/A
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1951 Mouchy Writing Screenplay N/A
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1950 Začalo to v době kamenné Writing Story N/A
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1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Writing Screenplay 58
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1949 Papírové nocturno Writing Screenplay N/A
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1949 Song of the Prairie Writing Story 59
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1948 Šváb Writing Screenplay N/A
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1948 Love and the Zeppelin Writing Screenplay 59
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1948 Andělský kabát Writing Screenplay N/A
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1947 The Gift Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 The Gift Writing Story 59
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1946 Springman and the SS Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 Neposlušný zajíček Writing Screenplay 59
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Art
1978 Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Art Graphic Designer 60
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1975 Closed Due to Illness Art Art Designer N/A
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Costume & Make-Up
1964 Lemonade Joe Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1947 Parohy Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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Crew
1972 The Stolen Battle Crew Dramaturgy 59
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1972 Straw Hat Crew Dramaturgy 59
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1963 The King of Kings Crew Dramaturgy 59
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