Karel Zeman

Karel Zeman

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1910-11-03
Deathday: 1989-04-05 (78 years old)

Biography

Karel Zeman was a brilliant pioneer of special effects in film. Despite his artistic talent, his parents insisted he study business. At the age of 17, he went to Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, where he studied advertising design. In 1943, the film director Elmar Klos offered him a job at the Bata Film Studios. Zeman often had to struggle against difficult conditions in the technically ill-equipped Kudlov Studios. Many of the workers with whom he started had no particular experience of filming. They, like Zeman himself, had to learn everything on the job. Journey to the Beginning of Time, released in 1955, became Zeman's breakthrough film, his first to combine live action, animation and puppetry. Four years later, Invention for Destruction saw him shoot to world-wide success. Zeman continued to develop his highly successful use of special effects in The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and the two Jules Verne adaptations that followed. In the 70's, Zeman returned to making strictly animated films. In the late 70's Zeman was threatened with the loss of his sight, but he overcame the disease and continued working. In the final stages of his life he suffered from heart problems.

Filmography

all 33

Movies 33

Director 24

Writer 3

self 2

Screenplay 2

Scenario Writer
Sindbad

Sindbad (2001)

Movie
Writer / Director / Art Direction / Animation
The Tale of John and Mary

The Tale of John and Mary (1980)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Art Direction
The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Art Direction
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights (1974)

Movie
Director / Art Direction / Screenplay
On the Comet

On the Comet (1970)

Movie
Director / Art Direction / Screenplay
The Stolen Airship

The Stolen Airship (1967)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story
The Jester's Tale

The Jester's Tale (1964)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story / Art Designer
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

Movie
Director / Production Design / Special Effects / Screenplay / Screenstory / Art Designer
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)

Movie
Screenplay / Idea / Animatronics Designer
Mr. Prokouk, Detective

Mr. Prokouk, Detective (1957)

Movie
Story / Screenplay
Black diamond

Black diamond (1956)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story / Art Designer / Special Effects
Journey to the Beginning of Time

Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)

Movie
Animation / Director / Screenplay
The Treasure of Bird Island

The Treasure of Bird Island (1953)

Movie
Director / Director of Photography
110 Years of the Pilsen Brewery

110 Years of the Pilsen Brewery (1952)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Adaptation
King Lavra

King Lavra (1951)

Movie
Glass Blower / Director / Writer
Inspiration

Inspiration (1949)

Movie
Screenplay / Story / Director
Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor

Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor (1949)

Movie
Screenplay / Story / Director
Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker

Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker (1948)

Movie
Director / Animation / Screenplay
Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk

Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk (1947)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story / Animation
Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer

Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer (1947)

Movie
Special Effects
Cukr

Cukr (1947)

Movie
Director / Animation / Art Designer
A Christmas Dream

A Christmas Dream (1945)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1910-11-03

Deathday
1989-04-05 (78 years old)

Birth Place
Ostroměř, Czech Republic

Children
Ludmila Zeman

Citizenships
Kingdom of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia

Awards
Národní umělec

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