Karel Kachyňa

Biography

Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades.

Known for

The Elementary School

2 August 1991

Long Live the Republic

5 November 1965

Dissolved and Effused

1 January 1985

Suffering

16 February 1962

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

16 September 2018

It’s Not Always Cloudy

15 October 1950

Golden Sixties

3 January 2009

Veselé příhody z natáčení

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2018	CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel	Self
2009	Golden Sixties	Self (archive footage)
1995	GENUS	Himself
1991	The Elementary School	School inspector
1988	Veselé příhody z natáčení	Self
1985	Dissolved and Effused
1965	Long Live the Republic
1962	Suffering
1950	It’s Not Always Cloudy	Man with a Hat (uncredited)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2007	Golden Eels	Director
2007	Golden Eels	Screenplay
2003	Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá	Writer
2003	Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá	Director
2002	Kožené slunce	Director
2001	Otec neznámý aneb cesta do hlubin duše výstrojního náčelníka	Director
1999	Hanele	Director
1998	Three kings	Director
1998	Three kings	Creator
1996	The Cow	Director
1996	The Cow	Screenplay
1995	Fany	Director
1995	Městem chodí Mikuláš	Director
1994	Prima sezóna	Director
1994	Prima sezóna	Screenplay
1991	The Last Butterfly	Writer
1991	The Last Butterfly	Director
1990	The Ear	Director
1990	The Ear	Screenplay
1989	Appeal to Your Love	Director
1989	Appeal to Your Love	Writer
1989	The Train of Childhood and Expectation	Director
1989	The Train of Childhood and Expectation	Writer
1989	The Train of Childhood and Expectation	Creator
1988	Fools and a Girl	Writer
1988	Fools and a Girl	Director
1987	Forbidden Dreams	Director
1987	Forbidden Dreams	Screenplay
1987	Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?	Director
1986	Dobré světlo	Director
1985	Rainbow Kulick	Director
1985	Rainbow Kulick	Writer
1984	Sestricky	Screenplay
1984	Sestricky	Director
1983	Fandy ó Fandy	Screenplay
1983	Fandy ó Fandy	Director
1982	Attention, Rounds!	Director
1982	Attention, Rounds!	Screenplay
1982	Counting Sheep	Director
1982	Counting Sheep	Writer
1982	Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa Kykýna	Screenplay
1982	Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa Kykýna	Director
1981	Sugar House	Screenplay
1981	Sugar House	Director
1980	Love Between the Raindrops	Director
1980	Love Between the Raindrops	Screenplay
1978	Meeting in July	Director
1978	Meeting in July	Screenplay
1978	Waiting for the Rain	Director
1978	Waiting for the Rain	Screenplay
1978	Waiting for the Rain	Story
1977	Smrt mouchy	Director
1977	Smrt mouchy	Screenplay
1976	The Little Mermaid	Director
1976	The Little Mermaid	Screenplay
1975	Škaredá dědina	Screenplay
1975	Škaredá dědina	Director
1974	Robinson Girl	Director
1974	Horká zima	Screenplay
1974	Horká zima	Director
1974	Pavlínka	Director
1974	Pavlínka	Screenplay
1973	Love	Director
1973	Love	Screenplay
1972	The Secret of a Great Narrator	Director
1972	The Secret of a Great Narrator	Screenplay
1972	Vlak do stanice Nebe	Director
1972	Vlak do stanice Nebe	Screenplay
1971	Jumping Over Puddles	Screenplay
1971	Jumping Over Puddles	Director
1971	Jak se dělá televizní soutěž	Camera Operator
1969	A Ridiculous Gentleman	Screenplay
1969	A Ridiculous Gentleman	Director
1968	Christmas with Elisabeth	Screenplay
1968	Christmas with Elisabeth	Director
1968	Naše bláznivá rodina	Director
1967	The Nun's Night	Screenplay
1967	The Nun's Night	Director
1966	Carriage to Vienna	Screenplay
1966	Carriage to Vienna	Director
1965	Long Live the Republic	Screenplay
1965	Long Live the Republic	Director
1964	The Hope	Screenplay
1964	The Hope	Director
1964	The High Wall	Screenplay
1964	The High Wall	Director
1963	Vertigo	Screenplay
1963	Vertigo	Director
1962	Suffering	Screenplay
1962	Suffering	Director
1961	Pouta	Director
1961	Pouta	Screenplay
1960	Slingboy	Director
1960	Slingboy	Screenplay
1959	King of the Sumava	Director
1959	King of the Sumava	Screenplay
1958	Tenkrát o vánocích	Director
1958	Tenkrát o vánocích	Screenstory
1958	Tenkrát o vánocích	Screenplay
1956	Ztracená stopa	Director
1956	Ztracená stopa	Story
1956	Crooked Mirror	Story
1956	Crooked Mirror	Screenplay
1956	Crooked Mirror	Director
1955	Everything Ends Tonight	Director
1954	Stará čínská opera	Director
1954	Stará čínská opera	Camera Operator
1954	Z čínského zápisníku	Camera Operator
1954	Z čínského zápisníku	Director
1953	Lidé jednoho srdce	Camera Operator
1953	Lidé jednoho srdce	Screenplay
1953	Lidé jednoho srdce	Director
1952	Neobyčejná léta	Director
1952	Neobyčejná léta	Director of Photography
1952	Neobyčejná léta	Screenplay
1952	Neobyčejná léta	Idea
1951	Za život radostný	Idea
1951	Za život radostný	Director
1951	Za život radostný	Screenplay
1950	It’s Not Always Cloudy	Director of Photography
1950	It’s Not Always Cloudy	Screenplay
1950	It’s Not Always Cloudy	Director
1950	It’s Not Always Cloudy	Editor
1949	Věděli si rady	Director
1949	Věděli si rady	Idea
1949	Věděli si rady	Director of Photography
1949	Věděli si rady	Screenplay