Pavel Juráček

Writer, Director, Producer

August 2, 1935 — May 20, 1989 (53 years)
Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague Barrandov Studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.

Known For

  • Daisies
    Daisies1966
  • Voyage to the End of the Universe
    Voyage to the End of the Universe1963
  • Fruit of Paradise
    Fruit of Paradise1970
  • Larks on a String
    Larks on a String1969
  • A Case for a Rookie Hangman
    A Case for a Rookie Hangman1970
  • Joseph Kilian
    Joseph Kilian1963
  • The Jester's Tale
    The Jester's Tale1964
  • Ceiling
    Ceiling1962
  • Every Young Man
    Every Young Man1966
  • Footprints
    Footprints1961
  • Diane's Body
    Diane's Body1969

Filmography

1970
Case for a Rookie Hangman · as Screenplay
1966
Kazdý mladý muz · as Screenplay
1965
Nobody Will Laugh · as Screenplay
1964
Bláznova kronika · as Screenplay
1963
Joseph Kilian · as Screenplay
1961
Footprints · as Screenplay

2002
1979
Volání rodu · as Story
1978
Na veliké rece · as Story
1978
1970
Fruit of Paradise · as Creative Producer
1969
Le corps de Diane · as Creative Producer
1969
Larks on a String · as Creative Producer
1967
1967
Kinoautomat · as Story
1966
Daisies · as Story
1963
1962
Ceiling · as Story