Pavel Juráček

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Daisies

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Ikarie XB 1

(1963) Story

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Case for a Rookie Hangman

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Larks on a String

(1969) Creative Producer

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Fruit of Paradise

(1970) Creative Producer

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The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

(1967) Screenplay

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The Jester's Tale

(1964) Screenplay

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The Dynamite Watcher

(1963) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self	CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel 2018-09-16 Movie
2009	Self (archive footage)	Golden Sixties 2009-01-03 TV Show
1966	Self	An Occasion to Speak 1966-09-28 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Writer	The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver 2002-04-04 Movie
1979	Story	House Call 1979-01-26 Movie
1978	Story	On the Great River 1978-11-10 Movie
	Story	Settlement of Crows 1978-09-08 Movie
1971	Story	Kinoautomat 1971-01-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Kinoautomat 1971-01-14 Movie
1970	Creative Producer	Nevěsta 1970-09-24 Movie
	Creative Producer	Fruit of Paradise 1970-07-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Case for a Rookie Hangman 1970-07-03 Movie
	Creative Producer	Case for a Rookie Hangman 1970-07-03 Movie
1969	Creative Producer	Le corps de Diane 1969-05-27 Movie
	Creative Producer	Larks on a String 1969-02-16 Movie
	Screenplay	Krvavý román 1969-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Zvony pana Hejhuly 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Screenplay	The End of August at the Hotel Ozone 1967-04-28 Movie
	Story	The End of August at the Hotel Ozone 1967-04-28 Movie
1966	Story	Daisies 1966-12-30 Movie
	Story	Every Young Man 1966-05-13 Movie
	Screenplay	Every Young Man 1966-05-13 Movie
	Screenplay	Nobody Will Laugh 1966-02-04 Movie
1964	Screenplay	The Jester's Tale 1964-12-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Joseph Kilian 1964-09-04 Movie
	Story	Joseph Kilian 1964-09-04 Movie
1963	Screenplay	The Dynamite Watcher 1963-10-04 Movie
	Story	Ikarie XB 1 1963-07-26 Movie
	Screenplay	Ikarie XB 1 1963-07-26 Movie
1962	Idea	Black and White Sylva 1962-12-28 Movie
	Writer	Black and White Sylva 1962-12-28 Movie
	Story	Ceiling 1962-03-15 Movie
1959	Dialogue	Cars Without a Home 1959-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Škola detektívky TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1970	Director	Case for a Rookie Hangman 1970-07-03 Movie
1969	Director	Krvavý román 1969-01-01 Movie
	Director	Zvony pana Hejhuly 1969-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Every Young Man 1966-05-13 Movie
1964	Director	Joseph Kilian 1964-09-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv