About

Known credits:
73
Birthday:
1935-12-10
Place of birth:
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Website:
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Jaromil Jireš

Overview

Jaromil Jireš was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism".

Known for

Acting
2018 CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Actor Self 59
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1966 An Occasion to Speak Actor Self N/A
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1958 A Box of Film Actor Self N/A
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Directing
1999 Double Role Directing Director 59
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1995 Učitel tance Directing Director 59
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1993 Helimadoe Directing Director 59
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1991 Labyrint Directing Director N/A
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1990 Antonín Dvořák Directing Director N/A
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1989 Rakovina vůle Directing Director N/A
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1988 O Háderunovi a víle Elóře Directing Director N/A
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1987 Lion with a White Mane Directing Director 58
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1985 Věčný Faust Directing Director N/A
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1985 Extended Time Directing Director 59
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1984 Katapult Directing Director 59
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1983 O labuti Directing Director 59
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1983 Incomplete Eclipse Directing Director 59
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1982 Opera ve vinici Directing Director N/A
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1980 Escape Home Directing Director 59
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1980 Payment in Kind Directing Director 59
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1979 The Young Man and Moby Dick Directing Director 59
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1979 Zápisník zmizelého Directing Director N/A
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1977 Flying Saucers Over Our Village Directing Director 59
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1977 The Island of the Silver Herons Directing Director 59
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1974 People from the Subway Directing Director 59
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1974 Královský gambit Directing Director N/A
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1974 Il Divino Boemo Directing Director N/A
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1973 Kasař Directing Director N/A
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1972 And Give My Love to the Swallows Directing Director 58
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1970 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Directing Director 62
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1969 The Joke Directing Director 59
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1968 Don Juan 68 Directing Director N/A
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1966 Pearls of the Deep Directing Director 58
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1966 Srub Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Hall of Lost Steps Directing Director 59
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1964 The Cry Directing Director 59
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1963 The Dynamite Watcher Directing Director N/A
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1961 Footprints Directing Director 59
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1959 Uncle Directing Director 59
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Writing
1999 Double Role Writing Screenplay 59
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1990 Antonín Dvořák Writing Writer N/A
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1989 Rakovina vůle Writing Screenplay N/A
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1987 Lion with a White Mane Writing Writer 58
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1985 Věčný Faust Writing Screenplay N/A
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1985 Extended Time Writing Story 59
Average
1985 Extended Time Writing Screenplay 59
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1984 Katapult Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1983 O labuti Writing Writer 59
Average
1983 Incomplete Eclipse Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1982 Opera ve vinici Writing Screenplay N/A
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1980 Escape Home Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1979 The Young Man and Moby Dick Writing Screenplay 59
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1979 Zápisník zmizelého Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 Flying Saucers Over Our Village Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1974 People from the Subway Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1974 Il Divino Boemo Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Královský gambit Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Il Divino Boemo Writing Story N/A
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1973 Kasař Writing Screenplay N/A
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1973 Kasař Writing Story N/A
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1972 And Give My Love to the Swallows Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 And Give My Love to the Swallows Writing Story 58
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1970 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1969 The Joke Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 Don Juan 68 Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 Don Juan 68 Writing Story N/A
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1966 Pearls of the Deep Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1966 Srub Writing Screenplay N/A
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1966 Srub Writing Story N/A
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1964 The Cry Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 The Hall of Lost Steps Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 Uncle Writing Writer 59
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Camera
1964 The Hall of Lost Steps Camera Director of Photography 59
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1958 A Box of Film Camera Assistant Camera N/A
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