Otakar Vávra

director • writer • miscellaneous

Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movi...

Born: February 28, 1911 in Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died: September 15, 2011 (age 100)

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Known For

6.8

Witchhammer

Movies & TV Credits

86 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2018
Golden Sixties TV Show	7.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2009
Searching for Ester Movie	7.5	Actor	Himself	2005
Moje Praha Short Film	7.3	Actor	Self	2003
Moje Praha Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	2003
GENUS TV Show	—	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1995
GENUS TV Show	—	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1995
Evropa tančila valčík Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1989
The Great Movie Robbery Movie	5.3	Actor	—	1987
Veronika Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1986
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval Movie	2.6	Actor	Self - Audience Member	1985
Oldrich and Bozena Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1985
Komediant Movie	6.0	Writing	Screenplay	1984
Putování Jana Amose Movie	5.3	Writing	Screenplay	1983
Dark Sun Movie	5.4	Writing	Screenplay	1980
A Story of Love and Honor Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1978
The Liberation of Prague Movie	5.3	Writing	Screenplay	1977
Sokolovo Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1975
Days of Betrayal Movie	5.5	Writing	Screenplay	1973
Witchhammer Movie	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1970
The Thirteenth Chamber Movie	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	1969
Romance for Bugle Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1967
Golden Queen Movie	6.5	Writing	Screenplay	1965
Horoucí srdce Movie	5.4	Writing	Screenplay	1963
The Night Guest Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1961
August Sunday Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1961
Policejní hodina Movie	3.3	Writing	Screenplay	1961
První parta Movie	5.0	Writing	Screenplay	1960
Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1960
Občan Brych Movie	5.7	Writing	Screenplay	1959
Krabice filmu Short Film	—	Actor	Self	1958
Against All Movie	6.4	Writing	Screenplay	1957
Jan Žižka Movie	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1956
Jan Hus Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1955
Shoesmachine Movie	4.2	Writing	Screenplay	1954
Nástup Movie	3.6	Writing	Screenplay	1953
Posel úsvitu Movie	8.0	Writing	Creative Producer	1951
Dva ohně Movie	3.3	Writing	Creative Producer	1950
Racek Is Late Movie	5.5	Writing	Creative Producer	1950
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ Movie	7.0	Writing	Creative Producer	1949
Silent Barricade Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky Movie	6.6	Writing	Creative Producer	1949
Revoluční rok 1848 Movie	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	1949
Na dobré stopě Movie	5.4	Writing	Creative Producer	1949
Vzbouření na vsi Movie	4.8	Writing	Creative Producer	1949
Láska Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1949
Krakatit Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1948
White Darkness Movie	6.0	Writing	Creative Producer	1948
Dravci Movie	5.6	Writing	Creative Producer	1948
The Musician Movie	5.5	Writing	Creative Producer	1948
Až se vrátíš... Movie	6.9	Writing	Creative Producer	1948
Presentiment Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1947
The Adventurous Bachelor Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1946
Cesta k barikádám Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1946
Rozina the Love Child Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1945
Vlast vítá Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1945
Happy Journey Movie	7.5	Writing	Screenplay	1943
Přijdu hned Movie	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1942
Okouzlená Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1942
Turbina Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1941
The Girl in Blue Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1940
May Fairy Tale Movie	6.1	Writing	Screenplay	1940
Pacientka dr. Hegla Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1940
The Masked Lover Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1940
The Magic House Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1939
Humoreska Movie	5.7	Writing	Screenplay	1939
The Guild of the Kutná Hora Virgins Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1938
Její pastorkyně Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1938
Morality Above All Else Movie	7.5	Writing	Screenplay	1937
Virginity Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1937
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1937
History of Philosophy Movie	6.5	Writing	Screenplay	1937
Hlídač č. 47 Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1937
Uličnice Movie	7.4	Writing	Screenplay	1936
A Little Street in Paradise Movie	7.1	Writing	Writer	1936
Three Men in the Snow Movie	7.3	Writing	Screenplay	1936
Ulička v ráji Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	1936
Maryša Movie	7.2	Writing	Screenplay	1935
The Eleventh Commandment Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1935
Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy Movie	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	1935
Bezdětná Movie	4.2	Writing	Screenplay	1935
Listopad Short Film	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1935
We Live in Prague Short Film	6.7	Writing	Screenplay	1934
Svítání Movie	4.7	Writing	Screenplay	1933
Ze světa lesních samot Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1933
The Light Penetrates the Dark Short Film	6.0	Writing	Screenplay	1931

Otakar Vávra

Known For

Jan Hus

Krakatit

Romance for Bugle

Witchhammer

Movies & TV Credits