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Juraj Herz
1934 – 2018
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJuraj Herz was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1969 horror/black comedy The Cremator, often cited as one of the best Czechoslovak films of all time, though many of his other films achieved cult status. He directed for both film and television, and in the latter capacity he directed episodes of a French-Czech television series based on George Simenon's Maigret novels.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 4, 1934
Kežmarok
Date of death
April 8, 2018
Prague
Citizenship
Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
Occupations & fields
film directoractorscreenwriterdirectorfilm actor
Awards & honours
Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double CrossSitges Film Festival Best Director awardSitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film awardAnnual award ACFK
- Field and occupation
- slovenský režisér a herec (1934 – 2018)
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