Zdeněk Svěrák

Zdeněk Svěrák

Biography

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 voting for The Greatest Czech in 2005 (only the fact that Cimrman is fictional prevented him from actually winning). Zdeněk Svěrák also founded a charity organization Paraple (in English, "Umbrella") which focuses on helping paralyzed individuals.

Known For: Writing
Birthday: 1936-03-28
Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also Known As: Zdenek Sverák

Movies List of Zdeněk Svěrák

Kolya (1996)

Empties (2007)

Image My Sweet Little Village

My Sweet Little Village (1985)

Image Pocta V+W

Pocta V+W (2005)

Image Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning (1979)

Image The Three Veterans

The Three Veterans (1984)

Image Accumulator 1

Accumulator 1 (1994)

Image Moderní byt

Moderní byt (1971)

Inzerát (1984)

Calamity (1982)

Image Dissolved and Effused

Dissolved and Effused (1985)

Image Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book (1998)

Lijavec (1997)

Image Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)

Image Secluded, Near Woods

Secluded, Near Woods (1976)

Image An Uncertain Season

An Uncertain Season (1988)

The Hit (1981)

Africa (2002)

Image V podstatě jsme normální

V podstatě jsme normální (1982)

Chain (1981)

Image Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)

Image Czech Heaven

Czech Heaven (2008)

Image Long, Broad and Nearsight

Long, Broad and Nearsight (2007)

Image Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan

Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan (1997)

Image Pub in the Glade

Pub in the Glade (1997)

Image The Conquest of the North Pole

The Conquest of the North Pole (1985)

Image The Stand In

The Stand In (1997)

The Nude (1998)

Image Cimrman in the World of Music

Cimrman in the World of Music (2006)

Image Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)

Image Joachim, Put It in the Machine

Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)

Image Larks on a String

Larks on a String (1990)

Image 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry

40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry (2007)

Image Chinaski: Každej ví kulový

Chinaski: Každej ví kulový (2022)

Image What's Up Doc?

What's Up Doc? (1985)

Image The Elementary School

The Elementary School (1991)

Kooky (2010)

Image Lucie and the Miracles

Lucie and the Miracles (1971)

Image Perspektiva Ivana Mládka

Perspektiva Ivana Mládka (2023)

Image Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem

Léta s Jaromírem Hanzlíkem (2023)

Image Three Brothers

Three Brothers (2014)

Daddy (2004)

Image The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig (2024)

Image Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti

Silvestr 79 aneb Hrajeme si jako děti (1979)

Image Silvestr 71

Silvestr 71 (1971)

Image Kouzelný kopec

Kouzelný kopec (2023)

Image As Good as Poison

As Good as Poison (1986)

Image Run, Waiter, Run!

Run, Waiter, Run! (1981)

Image Bridal Tour to Jilji

Bridal Tour to Jilji (1984)

Image Cimrmani zblízka

Cimrmani zblízka (2024)

Image The Horns

The Horns (1986)

Image Like Rabbits

Like Rabbits (1982)

Image How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions

How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions (1985)

Image Anatomie gagu

Anatomie gagu (2008)

Image Brontosaurus

Brontosaurus (1980)

Image Stopa vede do Liptákova

Stopa vede do Liptákova (1969)

Barefoot (2017)

Image Psaní do nebe

Psaní do nebe (2017)

Image Ruffiano and Sweeteeth

Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1997)

Image Crime in the Night Club

Crime in the Night Club (1968)

Image You Are a Widow, Sir

You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)

Image The Snowdrop Festival

The Snowdrop Festival (1984)

Image 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)

Operky (2016)

Image Narostl mu hřebínek

Narostl mu hřebínek (1987)

Image Bethlehem Light

Bethlehem Light (2022)

Cimrmani (1997)

Image Tvrdý chleba

Tvrdý chleba (1990)