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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. In 1943, the film director Elmar Klos offered him a job at the Bata Film Studios. Zeman often had to struggle against difficult conditions in the technically ill-equipped Kudlov Studios. Many of the workers with whom he started had no particular experience of filming. They, like Zeman himself, had to learn everything on the job. Journey to the Beginning of Time, released in 1955, became Zeman's breakthrough film, his first to combine live action, animation and puppetry. Four years later, Invention for Destruction saw him shoot to world-wide success. Zeman continued to develop his highly successful use of special effects in The Fabulous Baron Munchausen and the two Jules Verne adaptations that followed. In the 70's, Zeman returned to making strictly animated films. In the late 70's Zeman was threatened with the loss of his sight, but he overcame the disease and continued working. In the final stages of his life he suffered from heart problems.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1910-11-03
- event Death Date 1989-04-05
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.6
- info Birth Place Ostromer u Nové Paky, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Karel Zeman
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Karel Zeman for Children
1980-01-01
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Inspiration
1949-09-09
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Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
2015-03-31
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Mr. Prokouk, The Acrobat
1959-07-08
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The Treasure of Bird Island
1953-02-22
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Mr. Prokouk, The Acrobat
1959-07-08
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Krabat: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978-03-01
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Krabat: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978-03-01
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05
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Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor
1949-07-23
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Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker
1948-01-01
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962-07-01
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On the Comet
1970-10-09
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Sindbad
2001-12-05
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A Thousand and One Nights
1974-11-01
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A Thousand and One Nights
1974-11-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer
1947-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer
1947-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer
1947-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer
1947-01-01
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The Treasure of Bird Island
1953-02-22
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The Stolen Airship
1967-04-28
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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The Tale of John and Mary
1980-11-01
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The Tale of John and Mary
1980-11-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker
1948-01-01
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The Jester's Tale
1964-12-18
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The Jester's Tale
1964-12-18
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Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor
1949-07-23
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Inspiration
1949-09-09
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The Stolen Airship
1967-04-28
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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On the Comet
1970-10-09
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Mr. Prokouk: A Horseshoe for Luck
1946-01-01
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La magie Karel Zeman
2015-01-21
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Karel Zeman for Children
1980-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk
1947-06-17
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Laterna magika II
1960-01-01
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Laterna magika II
1960-01-01
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A Christmas Dream
1945-10-26
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A Thousand and One Nights
1974-11-01
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Krabat: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1978-03-01
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A Christmas Dream
1945-10-26
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Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker
1948-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk in Temptation
1947-09-01
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The Tale of John and Mary
1980-11-01
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The Tale of John and Mary
1980-11-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor
1949-07-23
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Inspiration
1949-09-09
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962-07-01
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962-07-01
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King Lavra
1951-03-23
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King Lavra
1951-03-23
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Mr. Prokouk, Detective
1957-08-28
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Mr. Prokouk, Detective
1957-08-28
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Mr. Prokouk, Detective
1957-08-28
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Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk
1947-06-17
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The Treasure of Bird Island
1953-02-22
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Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk
1947-06-17
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Cukr
1947-01-01
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A Christmas Dream
1945-10-26
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The Stolen Airship
1967-04-28
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On the Comet
1970-10-09
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Black diamond
1956-04-20
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Strakonický dudák
1955-12-16
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Black diamond
1956-04-20
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King Lavra
1951-03-23
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05
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Journey to the Beginning of Time
1955-08-05
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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
1958-08-22
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962-07-01
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The Jester's Tale
1964-12-18
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The Hamster
1946-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover
1955-01-01
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Mr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover
1955-01-01