About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1960-01-30
Place of birth:
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Website:
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Václav Marhoul

Overview

Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012).

He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.

Known for

Acting
2023 Kouzelný kopec Actor Self N/A
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2020 11 Colours of the Bird Actor Self 59
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2016 Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa Actor 59
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2016 Böhmen und Mähren Actor N/A
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2005 The Gnome Actor Detective 59
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2005 Rána z milosti Actor N/A
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1994 Amerika Actor Barman 1 59
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Directing
2019 My Freedom Directing Director N/A
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2019 The Painted Bird Directing Director 61
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2008 Tobruk Directing Director 58
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2003 Smart Philip Directing Director 59
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McCarthy Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 The Painted Bird Writing Screenplay 61
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2008 Tobruk Writing Screenplay 58
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2003 Smart Philip Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2020 11 Colours of the Bird Production Producer 59
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2019 The Painted Bird Production Producer 61
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2008 Tobruk Production Producer 58
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1991 The Smoke Production Assistant Production Manager 59
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Crew
2020 11 Colours of the Bird Crew Thanks 59
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