Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a

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film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.

Biography

Smoljak was born in

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. He 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

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he founded the ''Theater of

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'' (''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

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on 6 June 2010 in

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Filmography

Screenplay

* 1974 ''

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'' (with

and

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) * 1976 '' Marečku, podejte mi pero!'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák) * 1976 ''

Na samotě u lesa ''Seclusion Near a Forest'' () is a 1976 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. Filming took place near Radešice (the summerhouse scenes) and in Svatý Jan (the funeral and the bar fight). Plot An ordinary Prague family, the La ...

'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák) * 1978 ''

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'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák and

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) * 1980 '' Trhák'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák) * 1983 ''

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'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák) * 1984 ''

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'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák) * 1987 '' Nejistá sezóna'' (with Zdeněk Svěrák)

Director

* 1978 ''

'' (with Zdeněk Podskalský) * 1981 '' Vrchní, prchni!'' * 1983 ''

'' * 1984 ''

'' * 1987 '' Nejistá sezóna'' * 1990 '' Tvrdý chleba'' – TV film * 1990 '' Motýl na anténě'' – TV film * 1992 '' Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici'' – TV film * 1992 '' Ať ten kůň mlčí!'' – TV film * 1996 '' Dvě z policejní brašny – TV film

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Biography (in Czech)
1931 births 2010 deaths Czech male stage actors Czech male film actors Czech male television actors 20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights Czech male dramatists and playwrights Czech screenwriters Czech male screenwriters Czech theatre directors Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic Writers from Prague Film directors from Prague 20th-century Czech male writers Burials at Olšany Cemetery {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub