Karel Steklý

Karel Steklý (born October 9, 1903 in Prague , Austria-Hungary , † July 5, 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia ) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the great old masters of Czech film.

Steklý wrote screenplays as early as the 1930s, was also active as a film actor and switched to directing after the end of the Second World War . Here the young filmmaker succeeded in 1947 with the historical film Die Sirene (original: Siréna ), an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Marie Majerovás , an internationally highly decorated film that thematized the social situation of miners in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The film was awarded the " Golden Lion " at the Venice Biennale in 1947 . Further productions followed, including the 1957 film adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's novel The Brave Soldier Schwejk .

One of his last films was based on the novel The Actor Jesenius by Ivan Olbracht in 1985.

Filmography

script

• 1941: a nice person
• 1942: Valentin, the good-natured ( Valentin dobrotivu )
• 1945: The 13th district ( 13th revir )
• 1947: Alluring distance ( Varuj ...! )

Director

• 1955: The Bagpiper ( Strakonicky dudak )
• 1969: Majesties and Cavaliers ( Slasti otce vlasti )
• 1974: The enemy at the wheel ( Za volantem nepritel )

Script and direction

• 1947: The Siren ( Siréna )
• 1952: The girl Anna ( Anna proletarka )
• 1956/57: The good soldier Schwejk in Prague / Report obediently ( Dobry vojak Svejk )
• 1959: Who the law does not protect ( M title )
• 1962: Young Astronomers ( Objev na strapate hurce )
• 1970: Mr Peter Vok's Weddings ( Svatby pana voka )
• 1972: At the beginning of the path ( Svet otevreny nahodam )
• 1972: Legenda's last coup ( Lupic legenda )
• 1980: Game for the Queen ( Hra o kralovnau )

Web links

• Karel Steklý in the Internet Movie Database (English)