Jiří Sequens
Born: 1922-04-23 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died: 2008-01-21
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a Czech film director. Sequens was born in Brno. After the Second World War, he went to Moscow where he studied film techniques. When he returned to Czechoslovakia 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 was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival 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 Prague of natural causes.
Filmography
2006
- Hříšný člověk Jiří Sequens as self
1989
- Bronzová spirála ... (Director)
1987
- Dva na koni, jeden na oslu ... (Director)
1984
- Hot autumn with the smell of mango ... (Director)
1981
- That Instant, That While ... (Screenplay)
1980
- Rukojmí v Bella Vista ... (Story)
1976
- Thirty Cases of Major Zema ... (Screenstory)
1973
- Muž v osidlech ... (Director)
- Kronika žhavého léta ... (Director)
- Pokus o vraždu ... (Screenplay)
1972
- Štědrý večer pana rady Vacátka ... (Director)
- The Death of Black King ... (Screenplay)
- Konfrontace ... (Director)
1971
- Murder in the Excelsior Hotel ... (Director)
- Burglar and Umbrella ... (Director)
- The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon ... (Director)
1969
- Hříšní lidé města pražského ... (Screenplay)
1967
- Erotes sti Lesvo ... (Director)
1966
- Epitafios gia ehthrous kai filous ... (Director)
1965
- Assassination ... (Story)
1964
- Deváté jméno ... (Director)
1962
- Love Without Words ... (Director)
- Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově ... (Story)
1959
- Escape from the Shadows ... (Screenplay)
- Stars Meet in Moscow as Self
1956
- The Windy Mountain ... (Screenplay)
- Neporažení ... (Screenstory)
1954
- Profesor Poležajev ... (Director)
- Olověný chléb ... (Director)
- Mnoho povyku pro nic ... (Director)
- Pro velký úspěch odloženo ... (Director)
1951
- Way Leading to Happiness ... (Director)
1949
- Dnes o půl jedenácté ... (Screenplay)