Jiří Krejčík (; 26 June 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in 1918 in

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, he began his film career as an

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for

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, during

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. He then began creating

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s and commercials. His first directorial feature film was 1947's ''A Week in the Quiet House (Týden v tichém domě)'', in which he wrote the

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based on the short stories of

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. In 1948, he directed ''Border Village (Ves v pohraničí)'' about a coal-mining village on the Czech border after World War II. He also wrote and directed different segments of the 1959 film ''Of Things Supernatural (O věcech nadpřirozených)'', which won him Special Mention at the

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. His other films of note are ''

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(Císařův pekař a pekařův císař)'' (1951), from which he was replaced, and '' Divine Emma (Božská Ema)'' (1979), which would be considered for the

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. He would continue writing for film until 2003 and directing until 2010. He also acted in films, such as 1999's '' Cosy Dens (Pelíšky)'', as well as in television series. Krejčík died on 8 August 2013 in a Prague hospital.

Awards

* Won:

Special Mention for ''Of Things Supernatural (O vecech nadprirozených)'' (1959) * Won:

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Artistic Achievement Award (1999) * Won:

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Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema (2005) * Nominated: Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival Best Czech Documentary Award for ''Graduation in November (Maturita v listopadu)'' (2000)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krejcik, Jiri 1918 births 2013 deaths Film directors from Prague Czech male film actors Czech male television actors