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Milos Forman

Director | Writer | Actor

Because his parents died in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz, Jan Tomás became an orphan very early on. Later, he studied screenwriting at the Prague Film Academy (FAMU). In his Czechoslovakian films, Black Peter, Loves of a Blonde, and The Firemen's Ball, he created his own style of comedy.... See full bio »

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Jan Tomas Forman
in Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (20 titles)
2009 A Walk Worthwhile
 
2007 Semafor: Greatest Hits 2 (video) (videos "Rekomando blues", "Ty jsi ta nejkrásnejsí krajina, co znám", "Ty jsi ta nejkrásnejsí krajina, co znám /parody/" and "Já kolem tebe chtel bych krouzit")
 
2006 Goya's Ghosts
 
1999 Man on the Moon
 
1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt
 
1989 Valmont
 
1984 Amadeus
 
1981 Ragtime
 
1979 Hair
 
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 
1973 Visions of Eight (documentary) (segment "Decathlon, The")
 
1971 Taking Off
 
1971 I Miss Sonia Henie (short)
 
1967 The Firemen's Ball
 
1966 Worth While (TV movie)
 
1965 Loves of a Blonde
 
1964 Black Peter
 
1964 Why Do We Need All the Brass Bands? (documentary short)
 
1964 Audition (documentary)
 
1960 Magic Lantern II
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2006 Goya's Ghosts (written by)
 
1989 Valmont (writer)
 
1975 Le mâle du siècle (idea)
 
1971 Taking Off (written by)
 
1969 La pince à ongles (short) (writer)
 
1967 The Firemen's Ball (screenplay)
 
1965 Loves of a Blonde (screenplay / story)
 
1964 Black Peter
 
1964 Why Do We Need All the Brass Bands? (documentary short)
 
1964 Audition (documentary)
 
1960 Magic Lantern II
 
1958 Cubs (writer)
 
1955 Leave It to Me
 
Show ShowActor (9 titles)
2011 Beloved
Jaromil Passer
 
2009 It Is Hell with the Princess
Erlebub
 
2000 Keeping the Faith
Father Havel
 
1989 New Year's Day
Lazlo
 
1986 Heartburn
Dmitri
 
1962 Tam za lesem
Doctor
 
1957 Vintage Car
Air mechanic/Assistant of camera
 
1954 Silvery Wind
 
1953 A Woman as Good as Her Word
Young Worker
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2013 A Short History of Decay (executive producer) (completed)
 
2005 Nomad: The Warrior (executive producer)
 
2000 Way Past Cool (executive producer)
 
1990 Dreams of Love (short) (producer)
 
1962 Tam za lesem (first assistant director)
 
1958 Cubs (first assistant director)
 
1957 Vintage Car (second assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1984 Amadeus (supervisor - 2002 director's cut)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2012 Crossroad (acknowledgment to the works of)
 
2004 Remembering 'Ragtime' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Making of 'Amadeus' (video documentary) (thanks)
 
2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood (documentary) (thanks)
 
1998 High Art (special thanks)
 
1998 Bigbít (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: archive footage - 3 episodes)
– P. Sedlácek, Hells Devils, Crystal, Synkopy 61, Lichá streda (1998) (acknowledgment: archive footage)
– Sputnici, Big Beat Kvintet, Crazy Boys, Olympic, F. R. Cech, Y. Prenosilová, Ondrás podotýká, Konkurs, M. Volek (1998) (acknowledgment: archive footage)
– Zrod klubové scény a zmeny v Olympicu (1963-65) (1998) (acknowledgment: archive footage)
 
1995 Heavy (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (67 titles)
2013 Ear of the Heart: The Music of Galt MacDermot (documentary) (post-production)
Himself - Interviewee: Director
 
2012 Milos Forman, un outsider à Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 To byl nás hit (TV series)
Himself
– 60. léta (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Carrière, 250 metros (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 My Father George Voskovec (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
– Valon draama (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Milos Forman: What doesn't kill you... (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Life and Film (The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny) (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Uuden aallon jäljillä (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Golden Sixties (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Milos Forman (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Chelsea on the Rocks (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Generation 68 (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Hair, Let the Sun Shine In (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Remembering 'Ragtime' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Tell Them Who You Are (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 François Truffaut, une autobiographie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 A Room Nearby (TV special documentary short)
Himself (voice)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary)
Himself - Director
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Amadeus' (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
2002 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hair (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The Beatles Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Milos Forman: Kino ist Wahrheit (TV short)
Himself
 
2000 Man on the Moon: Behind the Moonlight (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2000 In the Shadow of Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Milos Forman … Himself
 
1998 Eigentlich ist nichts geschehen - Der Film des Prager Frühlings (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Saul Zaentz: A Tribute (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Red Spring (1998) … Himself
 
1998 V centru filmu - v teple domova (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Completely Cuckoo (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Paskvil (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº 44 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 Cannes... les 400 coups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Drawn from Memory (TV movie)
Himself (voice)
 
1992 Behind the Scenes: A Portrait of Pierre Guffroy (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Why Havel? (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1990 The Kodak Century Presentes a Salute to Milos Forman (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1990 American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself - Le président des Césars
– 13ème nuit des Césars (1988) … Himself - Le président des Césars
 
1986 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
1985 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
1985 Milos Forman - Das Kuckucksei (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Statue of Liberty (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Chytilova Versus Forman (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (documentary)
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
 
1981 James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Stars en Campagne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1976-1979 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.140 (1971) … Himself
 
1966 Ein Anlaß zum Sprechen - FAMU Prag (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Bigbít (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: Turnaround : A Memoir. Co-written with Jan Novák. New York : Villard Books, 1994. ISBN 067940063XDistributed by Random House. See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies  | 8 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Director is little bit of everything, little bit of the writer, little bit of an actor, little bit of an editor, little bit of a costume designer. Good director is the director who chooses for this profession people who are better than he is. Yes, I can write, but I have to have a writer who is a better writer than I am... See more »

Trivia:

His top ten films of all time are: City Lights, Citizen Kane, Children of Paradise, Miracle in Milan, Giant, The Godfather, Amarcord, American Graffiti, The Deer Hunter and Raging Bull. [Source: "Sight and Sound"]. See more »

Trademark:

Specializes in directing bio-pics about unlovable celebrities (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Larry Flynt, Andy Kaufman). See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius