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Bořivoj Zeman (6 March 1912 – 23 December 1991) was a
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film director and screenwriter.


Biography

Originally a clerk by profession, he started by writing short film scripts just for himself. His real film work began in 1940's in Hostivař Studios in Prague, as well as in film studios in
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, where he worked briefly with
Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including '' Journey to the Beginning ...
, whom he assisted in directing a 1945 short film '' A Christmas Dream.'' However, he is mainly known for his two comedies ''
Dovolená s Andělem ''Dovolená s Andělem'' is a 1952 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr. Cast *Jaroslav Marvan as Gustav Andel *Josef Pehr as Václav Masek *Josef Kemr as Bohous Vyhlídka * Vladimír Ráž as Karel Pavlát * Jana Dítětová as Milad ...
'' and ''
Anděl na horách ''Anděl na horách'' is a 1955 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. This is the sequel to the 1952 film, ''Dovolená s Andělem''. Plot Summary The forever-grumpy transportation inspector Gustav Anděl finds hi ...
'', both starring
Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school-leaving ...
in a role of an auditor of Prague public transport companies. In addition to his film comedies, he is also known for his work for children. He made the first movie fairy tale in
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, '' The Proud Princess'', starring
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and
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. His next work was ''Byl jednou jeden král…'' based on the fairy tale by
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, ''Sůl nad zlato'', starring
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,
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and
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. In 1968, he made another film fairy tale '' The Incredibly Sad Princess'', starring popular singers
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and
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. The movie was later televised in the United Kingdom as ''The Madly Sad Princess'' by
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. He also made the film parody ''
The Phantom of Morrisville ''The Phantom of Morrisville'' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. Plot The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film ''The Pit and the Pendulum''. A mus ...
'', starring
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and singer
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. His first wife was Alena Santarová, an author of books for children. She was a daughter of
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.


Selected works

* ''
Dovolená s Andělem ''Dovolená s Andělem'' is a 1952 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr. Cast *Jaroslav Marvan as Gustav Andel *Josef Pehr as Václav Masek *Josef Kemr as Bohous Vyhlídka * Vladimír Ráž as Karel Pavlát * Jana Dítětová as Milad ...
'' (1952) * '' The Proud Princess'' (1952) * '' Byl jednou jeden král…'' (1954) * ''
Anděl na horách ''Anděl na horách'' is a 1955 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. This is the sequel to the 1952 film, ''Dovolená s Andělem''. Plot Summary The forever-grumpy transportation inspector Gustav Anděl finds hi ...
'' (1955) * ''
Páté kolo u vozu ''Páté kolo u vozu'' is a 1957 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr Josef Kemr (20 June 1922 – 15 January 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the 1969/1970 film ''Witchhammer'' under director Otakar Vávra. Selected filmogra ...
'' (1958) * ''
The Phantom of Morrisville ''The Phantom of Morrisville'' () is a Czech comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. Plot The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film ''The Pit and the Pendulum''. A mus ...
'' (1966) * '' The Incredibly Sad Princess'' (1968) * '' Ženy v ofsajdu'' (1971) * ''
Honza málem králem ''Honza málem králem'' is a 1976 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak film. The film's cast includes Jiří Korn, Naďa Konvalinková, and Josef Kemr. Cast * Jirí Korn * Nada Konvalinková * Marie Glázrová * Valérie Kaplanová * Josef Kemr * Zd ...
'' (1976)


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeman, Borivoj 1912 births 1991 deaths Artists from Prague Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors