Directing
Ladislav Smoljak
Born 1931-12-09
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Department: Directing
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Ladislav Smoljak
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Krásný ztráty
2000
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Kolya
1996
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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
1976
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Run, Waiter, Run!
1981
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Ball Lightning
1979
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Secluded, Near Woods
1976
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Accumulator 1
1994
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Joachim, Put It in the Machine
1974
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You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
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Czech Heaven
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (118 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zpátky se Sobotou | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2012 |
| Hymna aneb Urfidlovačka | Mareš | Movie | 2009 | |
| Hymna aneb Urfidlovačka | Director | Movie | 2009 | |
| Jiří z Poděbrad | narrator | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Czech Heaven | Jan Ámos Komenský | Movie | 2008 |
| Czech Heaven | Director | Movie | 2008 |
| Czech Heaven | Writer | Movie | 2008 |
| Anatomie gagu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
 | 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
| 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| 40 let Divadla Járy Cimrmana aneb Ze hry do hry | Screenplay | Movie | 2007 |
 | Long, Broad and Nearsight | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| Long, Broad and Nearsight | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Conquest of the North Pole | Varel Frištenský | Movie | 2007 |
| The Conquest of the North Pole | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| The Conquest of the North Pole | Theatre Play | Movie | 2007 |
| The Conquest of the North Pole | Stage Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Cimrman in the World of Music | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Cimrman in the World of Music | Screenplay | Movie | 2006 |
| Největší Čech | Ladislav Smoljak | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Daddy | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Africa | Director | Movie | 2002 |
| Africa | Writer | Movie | 2002 |
 | Krásný ztráty | Self | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Headmaster | Movie | 1998 |
| Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book | Writer | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Nude | Láďa Pýcha | Movie | 1998 |
| The Nude | Director | Movie | 1998 |
| The Nude | Writer | Movie | 1998 |
| Cimrmani | Self | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Plum Tree | Přemysl Hájek, Railway Ganger Ret. | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Stand In | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| The Stand In | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Plum Tree | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Plum Tree | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Dvě z policejní brašny | Director | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Lijavec | Inspektor starobinců | Movie | 1997 |
 | Posel z Liptákova | Standa | Movie | 1997 |
| Posel z Liptákova | Grim Reaper | Movie | 1997 |
 | Pub in the Glade | Escapee Kulhánek | Movie | 1997 |
 | Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment | Inspector Trachta | Movie | 1997 |
 | Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Gamekeeper / Baron Walter von Grünbach / Wassermann | Movie | 1997 |
 | Blaník | Veverka z Bitýšky | Movie | 1997 |
| Lijavec | Author | Movie | 1997 |
| Lijavec | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Posel z Liptákova | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Posel z Liptákova | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Blaník | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Blaník | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Pub in the Glade | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Pub in the Glade | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment | Writer | Movie | 1997 |
| A znovu Žebrácká opera | Self | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Kolya | Houdek | Movie | 1996 |
 | Accumulator 1 | Caretaker | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Immortal Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
| Ať ten kůň mlčí! | Director | Movie | 1992 | |
| Ať ten kůň mlčí! | Lyricist | Movie | 1992 | |
 | Osvětová přednáška v Suché Vrbici | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Motýl na anténě | Director | Movie | 1991 | |
 | Cimrman sobě | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
| Cimrman sobě | Theatre Play | TV Series | 1991 |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Varel Frištenský | Movie | 1991 | |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Theatre Play | Movie | 1991 | |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Stage Director | Movie | 1991 | |
| Dobytí severního pólu | Director | Movie | 1991 | |
| Tvrdý chleba | Director | Movie | 1990 | |
| Tvrdý chleba | Screenplay | Movie | 1990 | |
 | An Uncertain Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| An Uncertain Season | Story | Movie | 1988 |
| An Uncertain Season | Director | Movie | 1988 |
| An Uncertain Season | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 |
 | Veselé příhody z natáčení | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
| Veselé příhody z natáčení | Writer | TV Series | 1988 |
| Veselé příhody z natáčení | Director | TV Series | 1988 |
 | What's Up Doc? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
 | Dissolved and Effused | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 |
| Dissolved and Effused | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Dissolved and Effused | Screenplay | Movie | 1985 |
| Dissolved and Effused | Theatre Play | Movie | 1985 |
 | Bridal Tour to Jilji | úředník - Ztrátya nálezy | Movie | 1984 |
| Inzerát | Screenplay | Movie | 1984 | |
| Inzerát | Story | Movie | 1984 | |
| Inzerát | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | c. k. policajt u Moře v Praze | Movie | 1983 |
| Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Screenplay | Movie | 1983 |
| Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping | Story | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Hit | Kohoutek, Director | Movie | 1981 |
| The Hit | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| The Hit | Story | Movie | 1981 |
 | Run, Waiter, Run! | psovod | Movie | 1981 |
| Run, Waiter, Run! | Director | Movie | 1981 |
| The Puppet, a Friend of Man | Director | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Ball Lightning | Ing. Severín | Movie | 1979 |
| Ball Lightning | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Ball Lightning | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
| Ball Lightning | Story | Movie | 1979 |
| Ostrov plný písniček | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
| Dveře | Director | Movie | 1977 | |
 | To byla svatba, strýčku | Viktor | Movie | 1977 |
 | Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Tuček | Movie | 1976 |
| Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Story | Movie | 1976 |
| Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
 | Secluded, Near Woods | Radim Zvon | Movie | 1976 |
| Secluded, Near Woods | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
| Secluded, Near Woods | Story | Movie | 1976 |
 | Joachim, Put It in the Machine | vedoucí servisu Karfík | Movie | 1974 |
| Joachim, Put It in the Machine | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 |
| Joachim, Put It in the Machine | Story | Movie | 1974 |
 | Homolka and Pocketbook | hotelový host | Movie | 1972 |
 | You Are a Widow, Sir | kritik v divadle | Movie | 1971 |
 | Crime in the Night Club | Novinár | Movie | 1968 |
 | Joseph Kilian | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |