Karel Steklý (9 October 1903 – 5 July 1987) was a

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film director. He is most famous for his film '' Siréna'' (1947) for which he won the

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, and '' The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1957).

Filmography

*'' Prosťáček'' (1945) *'' Průlom'' (1946) *'' Siréna'' (1947) *'' Kariéra'' (1948) * '' Old Ironside'' (1948) *'' Soudný den'' (1949) *'' Internacionála'' (1950) *'' Temno'' (1950) *'' Anna Proletářka'' (1953) *'' Strakonický dudák'' (1955) *'' The Good Soldier Schweik'' (1956) *'' Poslušně hlásím'' (1957) *'' Mstitel'' (1959) *'' Objev na Střapaté hůrce'' (1962) *'' Lucie'' (1963) *'' Zkáza Jeruzaléma'' (1964) *'' Slasti Otce vlasti'' (1969) *'' Svatby pana Voka'' (1970) *'' Svět otevřený náhodám'' (1971) *'' Lupič Legenda'' (1972) *'' Hroch'' (1973) *'' Za volantem nepřítel'' (1974) *'' Tam, kde hnízdí čápi'' (1975) *'' Všichni proti všem'' (1977) *'' Pan Vok odchází'' (1979) *'' Hra o královnu'' (1980) *'' Každému jeho nebe'' (1981) *'' Příhody pana Příhody'' (1982) *'' Podivná přátelství herce Jesenia'' (1986)

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1903 births 1987 deaths Czechoslovak film directors Directors of Golden Lion winners Film directors from Prague {{CzechRepublic-film-director-stub