Ladislav Helge (21 August 1927 – 31 January 2016) was a Czech

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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. He directed 7 films between 1957 and 1967, including '' Škola otců'' (1957). He also wrote screenplays for 5 films. He started as an assistant director for Jiří Krejčík in 1947 and directed his first movie in 1957. After 1968 he wasn't allowed to direct another film and worked at a post office. From 1977 to 1992 he worked as a screenwriter in Laterna magika. From the mid-1990s, he headed the department of film direction at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Filmography

*''Škola otců'' (1957) *''Velká samota'' (1959) *''Jarní povětří'' (1961) *''Bílá oblaka'' (1962) *''Bez svatozáře'' (1963) *''První den mého syna'' (1964) *''Stud'' (1967)

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* 1927 births 2016 deaths Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors Czech screenwriters Czech male screenwriters Academic staff of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub