JH
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Czech actor, director and scriptwriter
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
4 September 1934(Kežmarok)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Tereza Pokorná
The details
Biography
Introduction
Juraj Herz (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech-Jew film director, actor, and scenic designer, born in Slovakia. He has directed for both film and television; in the latter capacity he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon. His 1971 film Petrolejové lampy, was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. His 1976 film Den pro mou lásku was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
- The Junk Shop (Sběrné surovosti, 1965)
- The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1968)
- Oil Lamps (Petrolejové lampy, 1971)
- Morgiana (1972)
- Day for My Love (Den pro mou lásku, 1976)
- Panna a netvor (1978)
- Deváté srdce (1979)
- Upír z Feratu (1982)
- Habermann (Habermannův mlýn, 2010)