Jiří Brdečka

Jiří Brdečka

Writing
Born 1917-12-24 Died 1982-06-02 81 credits
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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 81
Writing 53 credits
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958 · ★ 7.2 · Screenplay
Why UNESCO?
Why UNESCO?
1959 · Screenplay
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Screenplay
Joy of Love
Joy of Love
1966 · Director, Screenplay, Story
The Gift
The Gift
1947 · Screenplay, Story
The Emperor and the Golem
The Emperor and the Golem
1951 · Screenplay, Story
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955 · Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
Prince and the Evening Star
Prince and the Evening Star
1979 · Screenplay, Story
The Three Veterans
The Three Veterans
1984 · Story
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
1981 · Screenplay, Story, Lyricist
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
1978 · ★ 7.5 · Screenplay, Story, Graphic Designer
Andělský kabát
Andělský kabát
1948 · Screenplay
Neviditelní nepřátelé
Neviditelní nepřátelé
1951 · Screenplay
When the Cat Comes
When the Cat Comes
1963 · ★ 7.0 · Screenplay
Papírové nocturno
Papírové nocturno
1949 · Screenplay
Song of the Prairie
Song of the Prairie
1949 · Story
The Mischievous Bunny
The Mischievous Bunny
1947 · Screenplay
Incorrectly Drawn Hen
Incorrectly Drawn Hen
1963 · Director, Screenplay
Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe
1964 · ★ 7.1 · Screenplay, Novel, Costume Design
The Miner's Rose
The Miner's Rose
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Mouchy
Mouchy
1951 · Screenplay
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1959 · Director, Writer
O světle
O světle
1953 · Screenplay, Story
The Power of Destiny
The Power of Destiny
1968 · Director, Writer
Our Little Red Riding Hood
Our Little Red Riding Hood
1961 · Director, Writer
Revenge
Revenge
1968 · Director, Screenplay
Prague Nights
Prague Nights
1969 · Director, Screenplay, Story
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze
The Double Life of Josef Hlinomaze
1976 · Director, Writer
The Unlucky One
The Unlucky One
1973 · Director, Writer
Old Czech Legends
Old Czech Legends
1953 · Screenplay, Story
A Drop Too Much
A Drop Too Much
1954 · Screenplay, Lyricist
The Face
The Face
1973 · Director, Screenplay
Das Feuer des Faust
Das Feuer des Faust
1982 · Writer
Reason and Emotion
Reason and Emotion
1962 · Director, Writer
Severní přístav
Severní přístav
1954 · Screenplay
Baton Out of the Bag
Baton Out of the Bag
1956 · Screenplay
Kavárna na hlavní třídě
Kavárna na hlavní třídě
1954 · Screenplay, Lyricist
The Emperor's Nightingale
The Emperor's Nightingale
1949 · Screenplay
Love
Love
1978 · Director, Writer
What I Haven't Told the Prince
What I Haven't Told the Prince
1975 · Director, Writer
Springman and the SS
Springman and the SS
1946 · Director, Screenplay
That Kind of Love
That Kind of Love
1959 · Screenplay
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
1970 · Director, Writer
An Unhappy Marriage
An Unhappy Marriage
1981 · Director, Writer
Kašlání a kýchání
Kašlání a kýchání
1951 · Screenplay
Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap
1958 · Screenplay
Velké dobrodružství
Velké dobrodružství
1952 · Screenplay
An Easy Life
An Easy Life
1957 · Screenplay
Man Under Water
Man Under Water
1961 · Director, Writer
Warning!
Warning!
1959 · Director, Writer
Lost Children
Lost Children
1957 · Screenplay, Story
There Was a Miller on a River
There Was a Miller on a River
1971 · Director, Writer
How to Keep Slim
How to Keep Slim
1963 · Director, Writer
Directing 21 credits
Acting 10 credits
Other credits 4 credits
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