Pavel Juráček

Pavel Juráček

Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague Barrandov Studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.

  • Title: Pavel Juráček
  • Popularity: 3.286
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1935-08-02
  • Place of Birth: Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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  • Also Known As: Pavel Jurácek, Pavel Juracek
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Pavel Juráček Movies

  • 1958
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    A Box of Film

    A Box of Film

    1 1958 HD

    A film about filmmaking.

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  • 1966
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    An Occasion to Speak

    An Occasion to Speak

    1 1966 HD

    Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

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  • 2018
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    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    6.5 2018 HD

    An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...

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  • 1962
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    Ceiling

    Ceiling

    5.1 1962 HD

    The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost...

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  • 1964
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    Joseph Kilian

    Joseph Kilian

    6.65 1964 HD

    The story is about Harold, an isolated figure in an overwhelming world of totalitarian bureaucracy. Harold tries to find the elusive Joseph Kilian,...

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  • 1964
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    Joseph Kilian

    Joseph Kilian

    6.65 1964 HD

    The story is about Harold, an isolated figure in an overwhelming world of totalitarian bureaucracy. Harold tries to find the elusive Joseph Kilian,...

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  • 1963
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    Ikarie XB 1

    Ikarie XB 1

    6.883 1963 HD

    The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront...

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  • 1966
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    Every Young Man

    Every Young Man

    6.5 1966 HD

    Jurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit with a sore Achilles tendon for his physical,...

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  • 1966
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    Every Young Man

    Every Young Man

    6.5 1966 HD

    Jurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit with a sore Achilles tendon for his physical,...

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  • 1966
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    Nobody Will Laugh

    Nobody Will Laugh

    7 1966 HD

    A successful art historian who has trouble telling people difficult truths, finds himself in an inescapable situation when a small lie quickly gets...

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  • 1966
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    Daisies

    Daisies

    7.326 1966 HD

    Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.

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  • 1964
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    Joseph Kilian

    Joseph Kilian

    6.65 1964 HD

    The story is about Harold, an isolated figure in an overwhelming world of totalitarian bureaucracy. Harold tries to find the elusive Joseph Kilian,...

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  • 1971
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    Kinoautomat

    Kinoautomat

    7.3 1971 HD

    Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At...

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  • 1971
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    Kinoautomat

    Kinoautomat

    7.3 1971 HD

    Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At...

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  • 1970
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    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    6.9 1970 HD

    Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he...

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  • 1970
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    Fruit of Paradise

    Fruit of Paradise

    6.4 1970 HD

    An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of the loss of innocence.

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  • 1970
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    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    6.9 1970 HD

    Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he...

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  • 1970
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    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    Case for a Rookie Hangman

    6.9 1970 HD

    Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he...

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  • 1969
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    Krvavý román

    Krvavý román

    1 1969 HD

    The television adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's satirical short story.

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  • 1966
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    Every Young Man

    Every Young Man

    6.5 1966 HD

    Jurácek's feature debut is shot in two parts. In the first, a corporal accompanies a new recruit with a sore Achilles tendon for his physical,...

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  • 1990
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    Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

    7.037 1990 HD

    In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is...

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  • 1969
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    Zvony pana Hejhuly

    Zvony pana Hejhuly

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Diane's Body

    Diane's Body

    3.5 1969 HD

    Diane is married to Julien, an architect. The two met in Czechoslovakia before marrying and moving to France. Julien becomes extremely jealous when...

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  • 1970
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    Nevěsta

    Nevěsta

    1 1970 HD

    The female employees of the poultry-processing factory find relief from their monotonous work in chatting about weddings and marriages. The very...

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  • 1964
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    The Jester's Tale

    The Jester's Tale

    7.5 1964 HD

    An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matěj and country girl Lenka who get caught up in...

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  • 1969
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    Zvony pana Hejhuly

    Zvony pana Hejhuly

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Krvavý román

    Krvavý román

    1 1969 HD

    The television adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's satirical short story.

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  • 2002
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    The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver

    The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver

    7 2002 HD

    A Czech director wrestles with problems personal and political during the Prague spring of 1968.

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  • 1978
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    On the Great River

    On the Great River

    7 1978 HD

    Second movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu

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  • 1978
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    Settlement of Crows

    Settlement of Crows

    7 1978 HD

    First movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu

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  • 1979
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    House Call

    House Call

    8 1979 HD

    Third movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu

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  • 1967
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    The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

    The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

    6.2 1967 HD

    A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress born before the war, eventually stumbling into the company of a...

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  • 1962
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    Black and White Sylva

    Black and White Sylva

    9 1962 HD

    A character from a musical film falls into the real world in this short, predating similar films by Woody Allen (The Purple Rose of Cairo) and...

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  • 1963
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    The Dynamite Watcher

    The Dynamite Watcher

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1962
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    Black and White Sylva

    Black and White Sylva

    9 1962 HD

    A character from a musical film falls into the real world in this short, predating similar films by Woody Allen (The Purple Rose of Cairo) and...

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  • 1959
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    Cars Without a Home

    Cars Without a Home

    6.3 1959 HD

    Jan Schmidt and Pavel Juráček turn their attention to the problem of Czechoslovakia's unloved cars in this whimsical documentary short.

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  • 1967
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    The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

    The End of August at the Hotel Ozone

    6.2 1967 HD

    A troupe of young women on post-apocalyptic earth are lead around by a mistress born before the war, eventually stumbling into the company of a...

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  • 1963
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    Ikarie XB 1

    Ikarie XB 1

    6.883 1963 HD

    The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront...

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  • 2009
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    Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

    1 2009 HD

    Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...

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  • 1970
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    Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

    1 1970 HD

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