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Jan Sverák

Director | Writer | Actor

He started study on Prague's Film Unviversity in 1983 in section Documentary film. His famous school works are "Vesmirna odyssea II. (1986)" and "Ropaci (1988)". For the second of them, an ecolo- gical documentary short film he became in 1988 the award "Stu - dent Academy Award - Oscar" in USA. Since his graduation in 1988 he has made only the big hits in Box Office Czech Republik... See full bio »

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in Zatec, Czechoslovakia. [now in Czech Republic]
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Filmography

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2010 Kooky
 
2007 Empties
 
2004 Daddy (video documentary)
 
2001 Dark Blue World
 
1996 Kolya
 
1994 The Ride
 
1994 Accumulator 1
 
1991 The Elementary School
 
1988 Oil Gobblers (short)
 
1987 Vesmirna Odysea II (documentary short)
 
1985 Vsak su vinar
 
1984 Sbohem, nadrazicko (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
2010 Kooky (story and screenplay)
 
2004 Daddy (video documentary)
 
1994 The Ride
 
1994 Accumulator 1
 
1988 Oil Gobblers (short) (writer)
 
1987 Vesmirna Odysea II (documentary short)
 
1985 Vsak su vinar
 
1984 Sbohem, nadrazicko (short)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2008 At Your Own Risk
 
2005 From Subway with Love
Waiter
 
2001 Dark Blue World
Pilot (uncredited)
 
2001 Rebels
Customs officer
 
1993 Valka barev
Director
 
1988 An Uncertain Season
Theatergoer
 
1979 Ball Lightning
Child near ash-bin (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2010 Kooky (producer)
 
2007 Little Girl Blue (producer)
 
2007 Empties (producer)
 
2001 Dark Blue World (producer)
 
1996 Kolya (producer)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1984 Sbohem, nadrazicko (short) (sound)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2008 Prísne tajné (TV series)
Himself
– Prísne tajné 10 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Po stopách hvezd (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jan Tríska (2008) … Himself
 
2004 Daddy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Europas nye stjerner (TV series documentary)
Himself - Film Director, Czech Republic
 
2002 Pop-komissio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 February 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Letadlo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Sametová kocovina (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 V centru filmu - v teple domova (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Jan Svìrák
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Son of Zdenek Sverák See more »

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