Václav Krška

Václav Krška (7 October 1900 – 17 November 1969) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and writer.

Life Krška was born in Písek on 7 October 1900 as the only child. His father was a butcher and innkeeper, but died soon after his birth. His mother married a mill owner, so Krška grew up in a mill in Heřmaň. During the Nazi occupation he was sentenced to 5 months in prison for homosexual relations.

Selected filmography

Fiery Summer (1939) The Boys on the River (1944) Magical River (1945) When You Return (1947) Bohemian Rapture (1947) The 1848 Revolutionary Year (1949) The Herald of Dawn (1950) Mikoláš Aleš (1951) Youthful Years (1952) Moon over the River (1953) Silvery Wind (1954) From My Life (1955) Dalibor (1956) Labakan (1956) A Legend about Love (1956) The Road Back (1958) Scars of the Past (1958) Young Shoots (1960) The Day the Tree Blooms (1961) The Comedy with Mr Klika (1964) A Place in the Group (segment Optimist) (1964) The Last Rose from Casanova (1966) The Girl with Three Camels (1967) Spring Waters (1968)