Zdeněk Svěrák

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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 Svěrák. With his close friend Ladislav Smoljak, he created the fictional personality (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher) Jára Cimrman who won the...

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KolyaMovie • 1996EmptiesMovie • 2007My Sweet Little VillageMovie • 1985Jára Cimrman Lying, SleepingMovie • 1983You Are a Widow, SirMovie • 1971Ball LightningMovie • 1979Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!Movie • 1976Dark Blue WorldMovie • 2001The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan ChonkinMovie • 1994KookyMovie • 2010BarefootMovie • 2017Joachim, Put It in the MachineMovie • 1974Run, Waiter, Run!Movie • 1981Three BrothersMovie • 2014The Elementary SchoolMovie • 1991Accumulator 1Movie • 1994Secluded, Near WoodsMovie • 1976The Snowdrop FestivalMovie • 1984Larks on a StringMovie • 1990Give the Devil His DueMovie • 1985Long Live Ghosts!Movie • 1977The RideMovie • 1994The Three VeteransMovie • 1984