Václav Marhoul

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-01-30 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also Known As Václavu Marhoulovi

Václav Marhoul

Biography

Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012). He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.

Known For

Director

McCarthy

as Director

2019
The Painted Bird

as Director

2019
My Freedom

as Director

2008
Tobruk

as Director

2003
Smart Philip

as Director

Producer

2020
2019
The Painted Bird

as Producer

2008
Tobruk

as Producer

1991
The Smoke

as Assistant Production Manager

Writer

2019
The Painted Bird

as Screenplay

2008
Tobruk

as Screenplay

2003
Smart Philip

as Screenplay

Crew