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Jan Němec

Directing
79 years oldPrague, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."

Personal Details

Born
July 12, 1936 - March 18, 2016 (age 79)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Jan Němec Film

Movies (40)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut

Writer (Writing)

2025

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
8.0

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History

as Self

2023

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
3.0

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

as Self

2016

Deckname Holec
4.0

Deckname Holec

Story (Writing)

2016

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

as self

2014

Heart Beat 3D

Heart Beat 3D

Director (Directing)

2010

The Ferrari Dino Girl
6.0

The Ferrari Dino Girl

2009

Heart Above the Castle

Heart Above the Castle

Director (Directing)

2008

Hranice
6.0

Hranice

2006

Toyen
5.0

Toyen

as Commentary (voice)

2005

Searching for Ester

Searching for Ester

as Himself

2005

Landscape of my Heart

Landscape of my Heart

Director (Directing)

2004

Late Night Talks with Mother

Late Night Talks with Mother

as Jan Němec

2003

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

2000

Code Name: Ruby
4.5

Code Name: Ruby

Director (Directing)

1996

Corpus delicti
3.7

Corpus delicti

1991

Flames of Royal Love
3.7

Flames of Royal Love

as (uncredited)

1991

'68
3.1

'68

as Dezsö Horváth

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.9

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

1988

Horí

Horí

1982

Metamorphosis
6.0

Metamorphosis

Director (Directing)

1975

Das Rückendekolleté

Das Rückendekolleté

Director (Directing)

1975

Killing the Devil
5.6

Killing the Devil

as (uncreditted)

1970

Proudy lásku odnesou

Proudy lásku odnesou

Screenplay (Writing)

1969

The Strahov Demonstration

The Strahov Demonstration

Director (Directing)

1968

Čas slunce a růží

Čas slunce a růží

Director (Directing)

1968

Oratorio for Prague
7.1

Oratorio for Prague

as Self

1968

Seven Days to Remember
7.0

Seven Days to Remember

Cinematography (Crew)

1968

Necklace of Melancholy

Necklace of Melancholy

1968

Martyrs of Love
5.0

Martyrs of Love

Story (Writing)

1967

The Party and the Guests
6.9

The Party and the Guests

Director (Directing)

1966

An Occasion to Speak

An Occasion to Speak

as Self

1966

Pearls of the Deep
5.9

Pearls of the Deep

Screenplay (Writing)

1966

Diamonds of the Night
7.0

Diamonds of the Night

Screenplay (Writing)

1964

Červnové dny
7.0

Červnové dny

First Assistant Director (Directing)

1961

The Day the Tree Blooms
7.0

The Day the Tree Blooms

Assistant Director (Directing)

1961

Osení
2.0

Osení

Assistant Director (Directing)

1961

No Entrance
6.5

No Entrance

as (segment "In Pursuit")

1960

A Loaf of Bread
6.6

A Loaf of Bread

Director (Directing)

1960

Povodeň
6.0

Povodeň

Assistant Director (Directing)

1958

TV Shows (3)