Jiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a

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film director.

Life

Sequens was born in

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. After the Second World War, he went to

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where he studied film techniques. When he returned to

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he worked for Czechoslovak film industry. Sequens was an author of the propagandistic Czech films/TV series. His 1959 film '' Útek ze stínu'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal. His 1964 film ''

Atentát ''Atentát'' (English title: ''The Assassination'') is a 1964 black-and-white Czechoslovak war film directed by Jiří Sequens. The film depicts events before and after the World War II assassination of top German leader Reinhard Heydrich in Pra ...

'' was entered into the

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where it won a Golden Prize. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film '' Ta chvíle, ten okamžik'' won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. He died in a hospital in

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of natural causes.

Selected filmography

* Třicet případů majora Zemana * Štědrý večer pana rady Vacátka * Vražda v hotelu Excelsior * Partie krásného dragouna * Pěnička a Paraplíčko *

The Sinful People of Prague ''The Sinful People of Prague'' () was a Czechoslovak television programme which was first broadcast in 1968. The programme was written and directed by Jiří Sequens. The thirteen-part series is an adaptation of Jiří Marek's short stories fro ...

* Větrná hora

References

External links

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Jiří Sequens, a gifted filmmaker who compromised his talents
1922 births 2008 deaths Artists from Brno Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors Czechoslovak expatriates in the Soviet Union {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub