Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Known for

Writing

Born

March 28, 1936 (age 90)

Birthplace

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936 in Prague) is a Czech actor, humorist and scriptwriter. He is one of the most popular Czech cultural personalities. In 1989, he was a member of the jury at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1958, he graduated in Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. He has worked in a wide variety of capacities. His work contains more than 300 musical texts, plays and more than ten movies. Among his film scripts are Kolya (Czech: Kolja, Academy Award winning film) and The Elementary School (Czech: Obecná Škola, nomination for Academy Award), both directed by his son Jan...

Best known work

Kolya
Kolya
1996
Dark Blue World
Dark Blue World
2001
My Sweet Little Village
My Sweet Little Village
1985
Empties
Empties
2007
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
The Elementary School
The Elementary School
1991
Give the Devil His Due
Give the Devil His Due
1985
Kooky
Kooky
2010
Run, Waiter, Run!
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
Larks on a String
Larks on a String
1990

Filmography

  1. 2026

    The Invisible Jan Gogola

    as Self

  2. 2026

  3. 2024

  4. 2023

  5. 2023

  6. 2023

  7. 2022

    Prince Mama's Boy

    Script Supervisor

  8. 2022

  9. 2022

    Bethlehem Light

    as Karel Šejnoha, Book

  10. 2021

    Minišou Karla ŠípaTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  11. 2019

    My Freedom

    Director

  12. 2017

  13. 2017

    Barefoot

    as Headmaster, Screenplay

  14. 2016

    Operky

    Screenplay

  15. 2014

    Three Brothers

    as Vypravěč, Screenplay

  16. 2012

    Zpátky se SobotouTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  17. 2012

  18. 2011

    Fimfarum - To the good of all

    Original Music Composer

  19. 2010

  20. 2010

    Kooky

    as Hergot (voice)

  21. 2009

  22. 2008

    Czech Heaven

    as Jan Ámos Komenský, Writer

  23. 2008

  24. 2007

  25. 2007

    Long, Broad and Nearsight

    as Clever-eyesighted, Writer

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