Directing
Juraj Herz
Born 1934-09-04
Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Department: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 9 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scenic designer who was born when Kežmarok was a part of Czechoslovakia. He has directed for both film and television; and in the latter capacity, he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon. His 1971 film Petrolejové lampy, was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. His 1976 film Den pro mou lásku was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 9 April 2018, aged 83.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Juraj Herz
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The Cremator
1969
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The Shop on Main Street
1965
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Maigret
1991
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Beauty and the Beast
1979
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Lemonade Joe
1964
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Morgiana
1972
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The Flat
1968
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Ferat Vampire
1982
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Habermann
2010
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The Last Trick
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (100 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislavské pondelky | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2021 | |
 | Karel je Gott | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel | Self | Movie | 2018 |
| The Music of Zdeněk Liška | Self | Movie | 2017 | |
 | Journey to Rome | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Slovakia 2.0 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
| Slovakia 2.0 | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| Slovakia 2.0 | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
| Vůně kávy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 | |
 | This Way to the Cooling Chambers | Himself | Movie | 2011 |
 | Habermann | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Habermann | Co-Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Darkness | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Dívka a kouzelník | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Golden Sixties | Self | TV Series | 2009 | |
 | Černí baroni | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
| Petr Hapka | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 | |
| Černí andělé | Director | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | Passage | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Passage | Screenplay | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Plafond | Movie | 1994 |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| Die dumme Augustine | Magician | Movie | 1993 | |
| Die dumme Augustine | Director | Movie | 1993 | |
| Die dumme Augustine | Writer | Movie | 1993 | |
 | The Frog Prince | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Wolfgang A. Mozart | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Maigret | Director | TV Series | 1991 |
 | The Magpie in the Wisp | Screenplay | Movie | 1991 |
| The Magpie in the Wisp | Director | Movie | 1991 |
 | Gagman | Mack | TV Series | 1988 |
| Gagman | Screenplay | TV Series | 1988 |
| Gagman | Director | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Galoshes of Happiness | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
| The Galoshes of Happiness | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Caught by Night | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Caught by Night | Screenplay | Movie | 1986 |
| Sweet Troubles | Director | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Goodbye, Medeo | Screenplay | Movie | 1982 |
 | Ferat Vampire | Dracula in silent film | Movie | 1982 |
| Ferat Vampire | Director | Movie | 1982 |
| Ferat Vampire | Screenplay | Movie | 1982 |
 | Bulldogs and Cherries | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| Bulldogs and Cherries | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| Bulldogs and Cherries | Director | Movie | 1981 |
 | Fragile Relationships | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
| Fragile Relationships | Screenplay | Movie | 1980 |
| Fragile Relationships | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Bavarian Film Awards | Self | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | The Ninth Heart | New Astrologer | Movie | 1979 |
| The Ninth Heart | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| The Ninth Heart | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | Beauty and the Beast | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | A Nice Plate of Spinach | vedoucí kosmetického salónu Netušil | Movie | 1977 |
 | Day for My Love | Director | Movie | 1977 |
 | Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | A Girl Fit to Be Killed | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
| A Girl Fit to Be Killed | Director | Movie | 1976 |
 | Girls from a Porcelain Factory | Director | Movie | 1975 |
| Hop, děti, do života | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 | |
| Rambling Engelbert | Director | Movie | 1973 | |
 | Morgiana | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| Morgiana | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 |
 | Touha Sherlocka Holmese | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
| A Touch of a Butterfly | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 | |
| A Touch of a Butterfly | Director | Movie | 1972 | |
| Psíčci lorda Carltona | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Oil Lamps | Screenplay | Movie | 1971 |
| Oil Lamps | Director | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fantom operety | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Sweet Games of Late Summer | Screenplay | Movie | 1970 |
| Sweet Games of Late Summer | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares | Screenplay | Movie | 1970 |
| Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Cremator | Director | Movie | 1969 |
| The Cremator | Screenplay | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Limping Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
| The Limping Devil | Screenplay | Movie | 1968 |
| The Limping Devil | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Flat | Visitor | Movie | 1968 |
 | Sign of the Cancer | Director | Movie | 1967 |
| Sign of the Cancer | Screenplay | Movie | 1967 |
 | Volejte Martina | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Pipes | William Poker | Movie | 1966 |
| Slečny přijdou později | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | The Junk Shop | Director | Movie | 1965 |
| The Junk Shop | Screenplay | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Shop on Main Street | Jewish Man | Movie | 1965 |
| The Shop on Main Street | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | If a Thousand Clarinets | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Lemonade Joe | (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Last Trick | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Defendant | First Assistant Director | Movie | 1964 |
| Ticho! Ticho! Ticho! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 | |
 | Transport from Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
| Transport from Paradise | Assistant Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Don't Take Shelter From The Rain | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 | |
| Don't Take Shelter From The Rain | Assistant Director | Movie | 1962 | |
 | Every Penny Counts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |