Ladislav Smoljak
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague. Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic. He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.
Born: December 9, 1931 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Filmography (21)
Czech Heaven
2008
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007
Krásný ztráty
2000
Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment
1997
Kolya
1996
Accumulator 1
1994
The Immortal Woman
1993
An Uncertain Season
1988
What's Up Doc?
1985
Dissolved and Effused
1985
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
The Hit
1981
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
Ball Lightning
1979
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
Secluded, Near Woods
1976
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
Homolka and Pocketbook
1972
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
Crime in the Night Club
1968
Joseph Kilian
1964