Pavel Juráček (; 2 August 1935 – 20 May 1989) was a

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screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Juráček started as a screenwriter for many Czech New Wave movies until he became a director. He worked in

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at the Barrandov film studios; however after his satirical movie '' Case for a Rookie Hangman'' (1970) was shelved, he was fired from Barrandov and wasn't allowed to make movies anymore.

Filmography

Director

* '' Joseph Kilian'' (1963) – co-directed with Jan Schmidt; Grand Prize at ISFF Oberhausen, FIPRESCI Prize at IFF Mannheim * '' Every Young Man'' (1965) * '' Case for a Rookie Hangman'' (1970)

Screenwriter only

* ''Black and White Sylva'' (1961) – directed by Jan Schmidt * ''Ceiling'' (1962) – directed by

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* ''Keeper of Dynamite'' (1963) – directed by Zdeněk Sirový * ''

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'' (1963) – directed by

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* ''

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'' (''Bláznova kronika'') (1964) – directed by

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* '' Nobody Will Laugh'' (1966) – directed by

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* '' Daisies'' (1966) – directed by

* '' Late August at the Hotel Ozone'' (1967) – directed by Jan Schmidt * ''

Kinoautomat ''Kinoautomat'' was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ...

'' (1967) – directed by

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* Charter 77 signatories Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters 1935 births 1989 deaths Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) 20th-century screenwriters {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub