Jiří Brdečka

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1917-12-24

Deathday 1982-06-02 (64 years old)

Also Known As Jiří Josef František Brdečka, Jiří Tulešický, Jiří Brnečka

Jiří Brdečka

Biography

Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family, as his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), was a writer under the pseudonym Alfa. Brdečka studied philosophy and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939. He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist. He worked as a press agent for the studio Lucernafilm from summer 1941 to the end of 1942. In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. He began directing animated films on his own in 1958. In addition to his film work he also worked as a journalist, a film critic and a novelist. Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an extensive use of hyperbole, satire, and literary illusions.

Known For

Writer

1984
1981
1981
1981
1980
Unrecognized

as Writer

1979
1978
Love

as Writer

1975
1974
The Miner's Rose

as Screenplay

1974
Accordion Song

as Writer

1973
The Face

as Screenplay

1973
The Unlucky One

as Writer

1969
Prague Nights

as Story

1969
Metamorpheus

as Writer

1969
Prague Nights

as Screenplay

1969
1968
Revenge

as Screenplay

1968
1966
Joy of Love

as Screenplay

1966
Joy of Love

as Story

1966
1965
The Deserter

as Writer

1964
Lemonade Joe

as Screenplay

1964
Lemonade Joe

as Novel

1964
Minstrel's Song

as Writer

1964
Lemonade Joe

as Theatre Play

1964
Lemonade Joe

as Lyricist

1963
When the Cat Comes

as Screenplay

1963
1963
Incorrectly Drawn Hen

as Screenplay

1962
1962
1961
Man Under Water

as Writer

1961
1959
1959
Watch Out!

as Writer

1959
Why UNESCO?

as Screenplay

1959
Taková láska

as Screenplay

1959
Bomb Mania

as Screenplay

1958
Wolf Trap

as Screenplay

1957
Roztržka

as Lyricist

1957
Lost Children

as Story

1957
Snadný život

as Screenplay

1957
Lost Children

as Screenplay

1956
The Lost Sentry

as Writer

1955
Doggie and Three

as Screenplay

1954
A Drop Too Much

as Lyricist

1954
Severní přístav

as Screenplay

1954
A Drop Too Much

as Screenplay

1953
O světle

as Story

1953
O světle

as Screenplay

1953
1953
Old Czech Legends

as Screenplay

1952
1952
1951
Mouchy

as Screenplay

1951
1951
1949
Papírové nocturno

as Screenplay

1949
1949
1948
Love and the Zeppelin

as Screenplay

1948
Andělský kabát

as Screenplay

1948
Šváb

as Screenplay

1947
The Gift

as Story

1947
The Gift

as Screenplay

1946
Springman and the SS

as Screenplay

1944

Director

1981
The Outlaw's Wife

as Director

1981
1980
Unrecognized

as Director

1978
Love

as Director

1975
1974
The Miner's Rose

as Director

1974
Accordion Song

as Director

1973
The Face

as Director

1973
The Unlucky One

as Director

1969
Prague Nights

as Director

1969
Metamorpheus

as Director

1968
Revenge

as Director

1968
1966
Joy of Love

as Director

1966
Forester’s Song

as Director

1965
The Deserter

as Director

1964
Minstrel's Song

as Director

1963
1963
How to Keep Slim

as Director

1962
The Frozen Logger

as Director

1962
Reason and Emotion

as Director

1961
Man Under Water

as Director

1961
The Television Fan

as Director

1959
1959
Watch Out!

as Director

1958
1948

Actor

Crew

1972
Straw Hat

as Dramaturgy

1972
The Stolen Battle

as Dramaturgy

1963
The King of Kings

as Dramaturgy

Costume & Make-Up

1964
Lemonade Joe

as Costume Design

1947
Parohy

as Costume Design

Art

1978
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

as Graphic Designer

1975
Closed Due to Illness

as Art Designer