Oldřich Daněk
Czech theater director, playwright and scriptwriter
About Oldřich Daněk
Lived 1927 – 2000 (aged 73). Oldřich Daněk was a Czech writer, film director, screenwriter, actor, playwright and director.
Oldřich Daněk (January 16, 1927 – September 3, 2000) was a Czech dramatist, writer, director and screenwriter.
Education and Career After graduating from high school in Ostrava, he studied at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). From 1945, while still studying, he acted at the Divadlo Petra Bezruce in Ostrava. After completing his studies he became director of the Klicperovo Divadlo in Hradec Králové. From 1954 he was the artistic director/conductor of the F. X. Šaldy theatre in Liberec. From 1957 he worked at the Filmové Studio Barrandov, first as a film script author, and then later as a director. From 1973 onwards he devoted his life full-time to writing.
His dramas are predominantly moralistic; besides film and TV serials, he also wrote radio plays for broadcast.
Works
Drama Umění odejít, 1955 Čtyřicátý osmý, 1956 Pohled do očí, 1959 Svatba sňatkového podvodníka, 1961 Máte rádi blázny?, 1962 Čtyřicet omylů Herodesových, sometimes titled Čtyřicet zlosynů a jedno neviňátko, 1966 Vrátím se do Prahy, 1969 Dva na koni, jeden na oslu, 1971 Hvězda jménem Praha, 1973 Válka vypukne po přestávce, 1976 Střelec, 1978 Bitva na Moravském poli, 1979 Vévodkyně valdštejnských vojsk, 1980 Zpráva o chirurgii města N., 1981 Životopis mého strýce, 1983 Zdaleka ne tak ošklivá, jak se původně zdálo, 1983 Vy jste Jan, 1987
Prose Král utíká z boje, 1967 Únosce: Podivný den herce Krapka, 1967 Král bez přilby, 1971 Vražda v Olomouci, 1972, a novel Žhářky a požárnice, 1980 Nedávno...: Útržky z běhu času, 1985, short stories
Film Zde jsou lvi, 1958, screenplay and direction Ošklivá slečna, 1959, screenplay Prosím nebudit, 1962, screenplay and direction Spanilá jízda, 1963 Konec agenta W4C prostřednictvím psa pana Foustky, 1967 Královský omyl, 1968, on the theme of his novel Král utíká z boje Byl jednou jeden dům, 1974, television series Dnes v jednom domě, 1978, television series
Directed for television Tři tuny prachu, 1960 Lov na mamuta, 1963 Muž v pralese, 1971, for television Raněný lučištník, 1974, for television Dva útržky ze života muže, 1976, for television Druhá první dáma, 1980, for television Žena z Korinta 1986, for television Španělé v Praze1988, for television Opouštět Petrohrad, 1990, for television Pilát Pontský, onoho dne, 1991 Záskok pro Sissi, 1995
Screenplays for television Prometheus, 1958 Pařížský kat, 1968 Kardinál Zabarella, 1968, Břetislav a Jitka, 1974 Cesta na Borneo, 1983 Záviš a Kunhuta, 1985 Bankovní dům Daubner, 1989
Radio plays Dialog v předvečer soudu, 1967 Dialog s doprovodem děl,1967 Jak se máte Vondrovi?, more parts Rozhovor v Delfách Blbý had Přepadení Národní banky Rudolfinská noc Vzpomínka na Hamleta
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Oldřich Daněk?
Czech theater director, playwright and scriptwriter (1927–2000)
When was Oldřich Daněk born?
Oldřich Daněk was born on 16 January 1927 in Ostrava, Moravská Ostrava.
When did Oldřich Daněk die?
Oldřich Daněk died on 3 September 2000 in Prague.
What was Oldřich Daněk's occupation?
Oldřich Daněk was a writer, film director, screenwriter, actor, playwright and director.
What nationality was Oldřich Daněk?
Oldřich Daněk was Czech.
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