Karel Mareš

Karel Mareš (born August 2, 1927 in Mladá Boleslav , Czechoslovakia ; † November 11, 2011 in Prague , Czech Republic ) was a Czech composer , songwriter , actor and theater director .

biography

Karel Mareš studied economics, worked in a bank and occasionally as a bar pianist in a hotel. He later became a member of several ensembles and worked with musicians such as Eva Olmerová , Yvonne Přenosilová and Karel Gott . In total he wrote over 300 songs in his career. During his time at the theater he wrote incidental music, staged plays and occasionally played with some. From the mid-1960s he was seen in minor supporting roles and as an extra in several films. He also composed the music for over 40 feature films, including The Fire Brigade Ball , The Shadow of the Flying Bird and The Last Train .

Filmography (selection)

• 1965: A Terrible Woman ( Strašná žena )
• 1966: About the party and the guests ( O slavnosti a hostech )
• 1967: The fire brigade ball ( Hoří, má panenko )
• 1967: kittens are not taken ( Kočky neberem )
• 1968: Two women and a revolver ( Ta třetí )
• 1969: The Bridge at Remagen (The Bridge at Remagen)
• 1973: Adam and Gabriel ( Adam a Gabriel )
• 1974: Television in Bublice ( Televize v Bublicích aneb Bublice v televizi )
• 1974: lovers in year one ( Milenci v roce jedna )
• 1976: One silver coin ( Jeden stříbrný )
• 1977: The shadow of the flying bird ( Stín létajícího ptáčka )
• 1977: Run so that nothing runs away from you ( Běž, ať ti neuteče )
• 1977: Paul and Pauline ( Konečně si rozumíme )
• 1977: Mirroring ( Zrcadlení )
• 1978: I am the wall of death ( Já jsem Stěna smrti )
• 1981: At the end of many years ( Konečná stanice )
• 1982: Insane Cancan ( Šílený kankán )
• 1984: The last train ( Poslední vlak )
• 1984: Training with little night music ( Všichni musí být v pyžamu )

Web links

• Karel Mareš in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature and other media by and about Karel Mareš in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic