Jindřich Polák Explained

Jindřich Polák
Birth Date:1925 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation:Film director
Years Active:1958–1992

Jindřich Polák (5 May 1925 – 22 August 2003) was a Czech film and television director. He is known for his science fiction productions, but worked in many different genres.[1]

Filmography

Year width=140 Czech Title !English TitleLength Notes
1959Smrt v sedleDeath in the Saddle81 minutes
1961Páté odděleníThe Fifth Division89 minutes
1963Klaun Ferdinand a raketaClown Ferdinand and the Rocket72 minutes
1963 Ikarie XB-1 Voyage to the End of the Universe86 minutesLoosely based on a novel by Stanisław Lem, The Magellanic Cloud.
1965Strašná ženaThe Figure Skater and Fidelity81 minutesMusical, comedy
1967Hra bez pravidelA Game without Rules89 minutesAction, crime film
1968 Nebeští jezdci Riders in the Sky92 minutesWar film
1977Noc klavíristyPiano Player’s Night83 minutesCrime film
1977Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajemTomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea90 minutesAdaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the same title
1979Smrt stopařekDeath of Hitch-Hikers87 minutesCrime film
1979 Od zítřka nečarujiI Won’t Conjure After Today84 minutesChildren's film
1984Lucie, postrach uliceLucy, Terror of the Street74 minutesChildren's film
1984...A zase ta Lucie!Lucy Again82 minutesChildren's film
1987Chobotnice z II. patraThe Octopuses from the Second Floor92 minutesChildren's film
1987Veselé Vánoce přejí chobotniceMerry Christmas from the Octopuses!92 minutesChildren's film
1993Kačenka a strašidlaCathy and the Ghosts84 minutesChildren's film
1993Kačenka a zase ta strašidlaCathy and Those Ghosts Again91 minutes Children's film

Television series

Year width=140 Czech Title !English Title Notes
1969-1988 Pan Tau Mr. Tau
1983 Návštěvníci The Visitors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jindřich Polák. Czech. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. POMO Media Group. 2011-08-29.