Ladislav Smoljak
Known for directing · Born 9 December 1931 · Died 6 June 2010 · aged 78 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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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.
Known for
Kolya
1996
Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
Ball Lightning
1979
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
1983
Secluded, Near Woods
1976
Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
Dissolved and Effused
1985
An Uncertain Season
1988
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988
Czech Heaven
2008
The Conquest of the North Pole
2007