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Jiří Weiss (29 March 1913 – 9 April 2004) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, playwright and pedagogue. Jiří Weiss was born to a wealthy Jewish family in Prague. His father was a Czech patriot and named his son after Czech king Jiří of Poděbrady.His parents were Emil Weiss (1880–1942) and Martha Weissová (née Fuchsová; 1882–1944). Emil Weiss owned a liqueur factory in Libeň district. Since his youth, Jiří was an staunch communist, which was at the heart of disputes with his capitalist parents. As a young boy he was friends with Franz Kafka's niece Marianne Pollaková and thanks to her he was able to read the books of then-unknown writer Kafka in the 1920s. Weiss was interested in studying at film school, but his parents wished he studied law. While still a minor, he left his home and lived with his friend K. M. Walló [cs]. Weiss started to work as a copywriter in advertising. His father, who disagreed with his life choices and could still make decisions about his underage son, had him institutionalized in a mental hospital. Weiss never spoke to his father ever again. In his early twenties, he started working as a copywriter for the Prague branch of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. At this time, he wrote his first book – a story for children O věrné Hadimršce. He befriended leading intellectuals of the Left Front in Prague, including Vladislav Vančura and Ivan Olbracht. In 1934, Vančura invited him to be an assistant cinematographer on his movie Marijka the Faithless, based on Olbracht's book.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-03-29
- event Death Date 2004-04-09
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.4
- info Birth Place Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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Pan Habětín odchází
1949-10-28
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The Stolen Border
1947-03-14
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Ves v pohraničí
1948-02-20
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Křížová trojka
1949-01-07
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O ševci Matoušovi
1948-03-26
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Conscience
1948-03-25
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Poslední výstřel
1950-08-04
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Poslední výstřel
1950-08-04
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V trestném území
1951-01-12
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Vstanou noví bojovníci
1951-02-23
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Reportáž psaná na oprátce
1962-01-05
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The Coward
1962-04-13
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The King of Kings
1963-07-12
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Promiňte, omyl!
1963-01-01
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Promiňte, omyl!
1963-01-01
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Můj přítel Fabián
1955-01-07
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We Will Remain Faithful
1945-10-12
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We Will Remain Faithful
1945-10-12
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We Will Remain Faithful
1945-10-12
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90° in the Shade
1965-10-01
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Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
1955-04-15
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Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí
1949-04-29
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Píseň o sletu – I. část – Mládí
1949-04-29
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Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry
1949-09-09
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Píseň o sletu – II. část – Bratři a sestry
1949-09-09
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A Life at Stake
1956-11-23
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Murder Czech Style
1967-02-24
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Murder Czech Style
1967-02-24
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A Life at Stake
1956-11-23
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Spravedlnost pro Selvina
1968-12-09
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Days of Joy
1951-01-01
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Days of Joy
1951-01-01
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Wolf Trap
1958-05-23
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Wolf Trap
1958-05-23
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Murder Czech Style
1967-02-24
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Who Killed Jack Robins?
1940-01-01
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Spravedlnost pro Selvina
1968-12-09
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The Stolen Border
1947-03-14
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Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
1960-04-15
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Wolf Trap
1958-05-23
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90° in the Shade
1965-10-01
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90° in the Shade
1965-10-01
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Martha and I
1990-09-01
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Martha and I
1990-09-01
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Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
1970-05-06
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Waterloo
1969-10-08
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The Golden Fern
1963-08-29
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The Golden Fern
1963-08-29
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The Coward
1962-04-13
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Song of Ruthenia
1937-01-01
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Die Herberge
1970-03-25
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Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover
1955-04-15
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Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
1960-04-15
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The Rape of Czechoslovakia
1939-01-01
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Můj přítel Fabián
1955-01-07
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Before the Raid
1944-02-25
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100,000,000 Women
1942-01-01
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The Other RAF
1942-01-01
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Taková láska
1959-10-02
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Taková láska
1959-10-02
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The Girl Robinson Crusoe
1957-01-25
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Die Herberge
1970-03-25
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Dejte nám křídla
1936-09-04
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Dejte nám křídla
1936-09-04
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100,000,000 Women
1942-01-01
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Dravci
1948-04-30
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Dravci
1948-04-30
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Vstanou noví bojovníci
1951-02-23
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The Illusion Factory
1938-03-11
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The Illusion Factory
1938-03-11
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Zkrocený živel
1938-01-01
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Vstanou noví bojovníci
1951-02-23
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Marijka the Unfaithful
1934-03-02
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Marijka the Unfaithful
1934-03-02
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Nevíte o bytě?
1947-11-14
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Eternal Prague
1940-10-20
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The Sun Shines On The River Lužnicí
1935-09-20