Biography
Jan Čuřík (1 November 1924 – 4 December 1996) was a Czech cinematographer whose work was featured in many Czechoslovak films. Jan Čuřík was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He began working as a camera assistant in Krátký film Praha. Later he filmed short films and documentaries for the Army. In 1958, he served as cameraman for Zbyněk Brynych's Suburban Romance, which was Czechoslovakia's entry in the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.He often worked with director Jaromil Jireš, and was the cinematographer for many of his most popular films, including The Joke, and Valerie and her Week of Wonders. He also frequently worked with Zbyněk Brynych and Karel Kachyňa. In 1961, he worked on The Gleiwitz Case in East Germany. In 1966, he co-directed Searching with Antonín Máša.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 66
Director 10
Writer 2
self 1
Golden Eels (2007)
Antonín Dvořák (1990)
Lion with a White Mane (1987)
Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going? (1987)
Katapult (1984)
Sestricky (1984)
Fandy ó Fandy (1983)
Counting Sheep (1982)
Attention, Rounds! (1982)
Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa Kykýna (1982)
Sugar House (1981)
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (1980)
Love Between the Raindrops (1980)
Když kluci drží basu (1978)
Waiting for the Rain (1978)
Meeting in July (1978)
Flying Saucers Over Our Village (1977)
The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)
The Day That Shook the World (1975)
Kateřina a její děti (1975)
Poslední ples na rožnovské plovárně (1975)
People from the Subway (1974)
Lovers in the Year One (1974)
Maturita za školou (1973)
Z pohádky do pohádky (1973)
And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Flirt se slečnou Stříbrnou (1969)
The Joke (1969)
Spravedlnost pro Selvina (1968)
Malé letní blues (1968)
Five Girls Around the Neck (1967)
Der sanfte Lauf (1967)
Searching (1966)
The Finnish Knife (1965)
Joseph Kilian (1964)
A Place in the Crowd (1964)
Something Different (1963)
Transport from Paradise (1963)
Don't Take Shelter From The Rain (1962)
Every Penny Counts (1961)
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
Páté oddělení (1961)
The White Dove (1960)
No Entrance (1960)
Pět z milionu (1959)
A Suburban Romance (1958)
Váhavý střelec (1957)
Garrison in the Peak (1956)
Spartakiáda (1956)
Mladé dny (1956)
Letter from front (1956)
Tank Brigade (1955)
Modrý den (1954)
Remembrance (1954)
They Shall Not Pass (1953)
Pevný břeh (1953)
Památník Žižka (1951)
Ocel písní kalená (1951)
Pionýrská abeceda (1949)
Oblastní divadlo (1949)
Žijí mezi námi (1948)
Nerozumím (1947)
Vlak č. 101 (1947)
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-11-01
Deathday1996-12-04 (72 years old)
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic
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