Biography
Otomar Krejča (23 November 1921 – 6 November 2009) was a Czech theatre director and dissident.Krejča was born in Skrýšov (now part of Pelhřimov), Czechoslovakia, on 23 November 1921. In 1956, he became a member of the Prague National Theater as an actor, and later a theater director at the landmark theater, which had opened in Prague in 1881. He co-founded the Za Branou Theater (Divadlo za branou: 'Theatre Behind the Gate') in Prague in 1965.Krejča and his work was banned following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, which ended a period of political liberalization known as the Prague Spring. The new Czechoslovakian government would not allow Krejča to work in the country; he was only allowed to work abroad. He went on to direct more than 40 theatre productions, including in Austria, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and Sweden. Krejča returned to work in his homeland following the fall of the Czechoslovakian Communist government in 1989. He received numerous Czech and foreign awards for his work.
Otomar Krejča died in Prague on 6 November 2009, at the age of 87.
Filmography
all 50
Movies 48
Voice 7
TV Shows 2
Writer 2
Screenplay 1
Director 1
Zlá krev (1987)
Čtyři v kruhu (1968)
Evžen Oněgin (1967)
Alibi on the Lake (1966)
Délka polibku devadesát (1965)
Bez svatozáře (1964)
Among Us Thieves (1964)
William Shakespeare: Monology (1964)
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda (1963)
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti (1963)
The Golden Fern (1963)
Zelené obzory (1962)
Kohout plaší smrt (1962)
Man in Outer Space (1962)
Jejich den (1962)
Tereza (1961)
Žalobníci (1961)
August Sunday (1961)
Higher Principle (1960)
První parta (1960)
Občan Brych (1959)
Povodeň (1958)
Puppies (1958)
Lost Children (1957)
Vintage Car (1957)
A Life at Stake (1956)
Tank Brigade (1955)
Hudba z Marsu (1955)
Jan Hus (1955)
Můj přítel Fabián (1955)
Severní přístav (1954)
Olověný chléb (1954)
Old Czech Legends (1953)
Anna the Proletarian (1953)
Velké dobrodružství (1952)
Země milovaná – Polabí (1952)
Pohádka o stromech a větru (1951)
Vstanou noví bojovníci (1951)
Days of Joy (1951)
Maršovská kronika (1951)
The Trap (1950)
Případ dr. Kováře (1950)
Dva ohně (1950)
Pan Habětín odchází (1949)
Distant Journey (1949)
Old Ironside (1948)
Dravci (1948)
The Portrait (1948)
Nobody Knows Anything (1947)
13th district (1946)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-11-23
Deathday2009-11-06 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceSkrýšov, Czech Republic
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic
Also Known AsOtomar Krejca, Otomar Krejča st., O. Krejca ml., Отомар Крейча
AwardsMeritorious Artist, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Czech Medal of Merit
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