Otakar Vávra

Otakar Vávra

writer, director, additional crew

Otakar Vávra was born on Feb 28, 1911 in Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Otakar Vávra's big-screen debut came with Das Gäßchen zum Paradies directed by Martin Fric in 1936. Otakar Vávra is known for Witchhammer directed by Otakar Vávra, Vladimír Smeral stars as Boblig and Elo Romancik as Lautner. Otakar Vávra has got 8 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Otakar Vávra achieved is Czech Lions. The upcoming new movie Otakar Vávra plays is The Liberation of Prague which will be released on May 01, 1977.

Otakar Vávra was born on February 28, 1911 in Hradec Kralove, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for Le marteau des sorcières (1970), Romance pro kridlovku (1967) and Dny zrady (1973). He died on September 15, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.

  • Birthday

    Feb 28, 1911
  • Place of Birth

    Hradec Kralove, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Known For

Awards

8 wins & 9 nominations

Czech Lions
2002
Winner - Artistic Achievement Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2001
Winner - Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema
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