About

Known credits:
127
Birthday:
1912-02-24
Place of birth:
Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Website:
N/A

Jiří Trnka

Overview

A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.

Known for

Acting
1999 Jirí Trnka: Puppet Animation Master Actor N/A
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1967 Jiří Trnka Actor Himself N/A
N/A
1959 Skutečnost Noci svatojánské Actor Self N/A
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1957 To jsou Bratři v triku Actor Himself N/A
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1956 Loutky Jiřího Trnky Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1965 The Hand Directing Director 61
Fair
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Cybernetic Grandma Directing Director 59
Average
1961 Passion Directing Director 59
Average
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Why UNESCO? Directing Director N/A
N/A
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase Directing Director N/A
N/A
1955 The Hurvinek Circus Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Two Little Frosts Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku Directing Director N/A
N/A
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka Directing Director 59
Average
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away Directing Director N/A
N/A
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče Directing Director N/A
N/A
1953 Old Czech Legends Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Prince Bayaya Directing Director 58
Average
1951 The Golden Fish Directing Director 59
Average
1951 The Merry Circus Directing Director 59
Average
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Song of the Prairie Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Story of the Bass Cello Directing Director 59
Average
1949 The Devil's Mill Directing Director 59
Average
1947 The Czech Year Directing Director 59
Average
1947 The Gift Directing Director 59
Average
1947 The Animals and the Brigands Directing Director 59
Average
1946 Springman and the SS Directing Director 59
Average
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1977 How to Catch a Tiger Writing Book N/A
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1976 About the Thick Fog Writing Book N/A
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1974 Zahrada Writing Book N/A
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1965 The Hand Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1965 The Hand Writing Story 61
Fair
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose Writing Story 59
Average
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1963 Cybernetic Grandma Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 Passion Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 Passion Writing Story 59
Average
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 Why UNESCO? Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1959 Why UNESCO? Writing Idea N/A
N/A
1956 The Good Soldier Schweik Writing Writer 59
Average
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1955 The Hurvinek Circus Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1955 Two Little Frosts Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1955 Two Little Frosts Writing Story 59
Average
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1953 Old Czech Legends Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1953 Old Czech Legends Writing Story 59
Average
1951 Prince Bayaya Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1951 The Merry Circus Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1951 The Merry Circus Writing Story 59
Average
1951 The Golden Fish Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1949 Story of the Bass Cello Writing Story 59
Average
1949 The Devil's Mill Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 Song of the Prairie Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 The Devil's Mill Writing Story 59
Average
1949 Story of the Bass Cello Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 The Czech Year Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 The Czech Year Writing Story 59
Average
1947 The Gift Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 Liška a džbán Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1947 The Animals and the Brigands Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 The Animals and the Brigands Writing Story 59
Average
1947 The Gift Writing Story 59
Average
1946 Springman and the SS Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet Writing Story 59
Average
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet Writing Screenplay 59
Average
Velryba - Abyrlev Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Art
1966 Joy of Love Art Art Direction 59
Average
1965 The Hand Art Art Direction 61
Fair
1965 Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose Art Art Direction 59
Average
1964 Lemonade Joe Art Art Designer 60
Fair
1963 Cybernetic Grandma Art Art Direction 59
Average
1962 Zlý jelen Art Art Direction N/A
N/A
1961 Passion Art Art Designer 59
Average
1960 The Midnight Adventure Art Art Designer 59
Average
1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream Art Art Designer 59
Average
1959 Bomb Mania Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1959 Why UNESCO? Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1957 Paraplíčko Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1956 Spejbl on the Trail Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1956 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1955 The Hurvinek Circus Art Art Designer 59
Average
1955 Jan Hus Art Art Designer 59
Average
1955 Two Little Frosts Art Art Designer 59
Average
1955 Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... Art Art Designer 60
Fair
1955 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1954 Kutasek and Kutilka Art Art Designer 59
Average
1954 How the Old Man Traded It All Away Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1954 Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1954 A Drop Too Much Art Art Designer 59
Average
1953 Old Czech Legends Art Art Designer 59
Average
1951 The Gingerbread House Art Art Designer 59
Average
1951 Prince Bayaya Art Art Direction 58
Average
1951 The Merry Circus Art Graphic Designer 59
Average
1951 The Golden Fish Art Art Designer 59
Average
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Art Art Designer 58
Average
1949 Song of the Prairie Art Art Designer 59
Average
1949 The Devil's Mill Art Art Designer 59
Average
1949 Story of the Bass Cello Art Art Direction 59
Average
1947 The Czech Year Art Art Direction 59
Average
1947 Capek's Tales Art Art Designer 59
Average
1947 The Animals and the Brigands Art Supervising Art Director 59
Average
1947 Liška a džbán Art Supervising Art Director N/A
N/A
1947 The Animals and the Brigands Art Art Designer 59
Average
1947 Míša Kulička Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1947 The Gift Art Art Designer 59
Average
1947 Liška a džbán Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1947 The Gift Art Supervising Art Director 59
Average
1946 Springman and the SS Art Art Designer 59
Average
1946 Springman and the SS Art Supervising Art Director 59
Average
1945 Grandpa Planted a Beet Art Art Direction 59
Average

Costume & Make-Up
1957 Against All Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1956 Jan Žižka Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1955 Jan Hus Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1952 The Emperor and the Golem Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average

Editing
1949 The Emperor's Nightingale Editing Editor 58
Average
1947 The Czech Year Editing Editor 59
Average