Bořivoj Zeman (6 March 1912 – 23 December 1991) was a Czech 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 Zlín, where he worked briefly with Karel Zeman, whom he assisted in directing a 1945 short film ''

A Christmas Dream ''A Christmas Dream'' ( cs, Vánoční sen) is a 1945 Czechoslovak short film directed by Karel Zeman and Bořivoj Zeman. Plot Under the family Christmas tree, a young girl finds that she has been given a collection of new toys. Happily taking th ...

.'' However, he is mainly known for his two comedies ''

Dovolená s Andělem ''Dovolená s Andělem'' is a 1952 Czechoslovakia, 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 Dítět ...

'' and ''

Anděl na horách ''Anděl na horách'' is a 1955 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. Cast * Jaroslav Marvan as Gustav Anděl * Milada Želenská as Eliška Andělová * Jaroslav Mareš as Mirek Anděl * Milena Dvorská as Věra Matoušková, Mi ...

'', both starring Jaroslav Marvan 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 Czechoslovakia, ''

The Proud Princess The Proud Princess ( cs, Pyšná princezna) is a 1952 Czech fairytale film directed by Bořivoj Zeman. Cast * Alena Vránová - Princess Krasomila * Vladimír Ráž - King Miroslav * Stanislav Neumann - Old King * - Krasomila's Nanny * - Ja ...

'', starring

Vladimír Ráž Vladimír Ráž (1 July 1923 – 4 July 2000) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1947 and 2000. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Selected filmography * '' A Dead Ma ...

and

Alena Vránová Alena Vránová (born 30 July 1932) is a Czech film and theatre actress. At the 1997 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play. She studied at the Faculty of Theatre (Prague). Vránová was recognised with an award for lifetim ...

. His next work was ''Byl jednou jeden král…'' based on the fairy tale by Božena Němcová, ''Sůl nad zlato'', starring Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian and Milena Dvorská. In 1968, he made another film fairy tale '' The Incredibly Sad Princess'', starring popular singers Helena Vondráčková and Václav Neckář. The movie was later televised in the United Kingdom as ''The Madly Sad Princess'' by BBC. He also made the film parody '' The Phantom of Morrisville'', starring Oldřich Nový and singer Waldemar Matuška. His first wife was Alena Santarová, an author of books for children. She was a daughter of Vladislav Vančura.

Selected works

* ''

'' (1952) * ''

'' (1952) * '' Byl jednou jeden král…'' (1954) * ''

'' (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'' (1966) * '' The Incredibly Sad Princess'' (1968) * '' Ženy v ofsajdu'' (1971) * ''

Honza málem králem ''Honza málem králem'' is a 1976 Czechoslovak film. The film's cast includes Jiří Korn, Naďa Konvalinková, and Josef Kemr. See also * Hloupý Honza Honza is a very common Czech name which may be informally used interchangeably with ...

'' (1976)

References

External links

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