Karel Zeman
Directing · Animation · Set Decoration · Writer
Born Nov 3, 1910 · Ostromer u Nové Paky, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Active 1945–1989 · Awards: Národní umělec
Karel Zeman was a brilliant pioneer of special effects in film. Despite his artistic talent, his parents insisted he study business. At the age of 17, he went to Aix-en-Provence in the south of France, where he studied advertising design.
Filmography
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) - Director · Screenplay · Story · Art DesignerThe Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) - Director · Production Design · Special Effects · Screenstory · Screenplay · Art DesignerJourney to the Beginning of Time (1955) - Screenplay · Director · Story · Art Designer · Special EffectsThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978) - Director · Screenplay · Art DirectionInspiration (1949) - Glass Blower · Director · WriterThe Stolen Airship (1967) - Director · Art Direction · ScreenplayThe Jester's Tale (1964) - Director · Screenplay · StoryOn the Comet (1970) - Director · Art Direction · ScreenplayThe Tale of John and Mary (1980) - Writer · Director · Art Direction · AnimationMr. Prokouk, The Volunteer (1947) - Director · Screenplay · Story · AnimationLaterna magika II (1960) - Writer · DirectorA Christmas Dream (1945) - Director · Animation · Art DesignerThe Treasure of Bird Island (1953) - Animation · Director · ScreenplayMr. Prokouk in Temptation (1947) - DirectorTales of 1,001 Nights (1974) - Director · Screenplay · Art DirectionKing Lavra (1951) - Director · Screenplay · AdaptationMr. Prokouk, The Inventor (1949) - Screenplay · Story · DirectorStrakonický dudák (1955) - Special EffectsMr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk (1947) - Director · Animation · ScreenplayMr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker (1948) - Screenplay · Story · DirectorMr. Prokouk: A Horseshoe for Luck (1946) - Director · Screenplay · Story · Director of PhotographyCukr (1946) - Special EffectsThe Hamster (1946) - Director · ScreenplayMr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover (1955) - Director · Writer