Jan Drda
Czech writer, journalist and politician (1915-1970) · Czechia · On the map · Writers · Died at 55
Jan Drda was a Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales. He was the Czech State Prize Laureate in 1949 and 1953, and was a nominated again for the same prize in 1965.
Jan Drda is read about 13 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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František Čáp Directed Girl from the Beskids (1944)
František Smolík Jan wrote Playing with the Devil (1957)
Radovan Lukavský Jan wrote Vyšší princip and Silent Barricade
Josef Mach Directed Playing with the Devil (1957)
Marie Glázrová Also in Stříbrná oblaka and Městečko na dlani
Bohuš Záhorský Also in Playing with the Devil (1957)
Otakar Vávra Directed Silent Barricade (1949)
Jana Brejchová Jan wrote Vyšší princip (1960)
Vladimír Menšík Jan wrote Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
Květa Fialová Jan wrote Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
Martin Frič Directed Darbujan and Pandrhola (1960)
Rudolf Hrušínský Also in Darbujan and Pandrhola (1960)
Jiří Sovák Jan wrote Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
Karel Fiala Jan wrote Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
Jiří Krejčík Directed Higher Principle (1960)
Hannjo Hasse Jan wrote Vyšší princip (1960)- Ludvík Ráža Directed Zapomenutý čert (1964)
Otomar Krejča Jan wrote Vyšší princip (1960)
Vladimír Ráž Jan wrote Silent Barricade (1949)
Eman Fiala Also in Playing with the Devil (1957)
Jaroslav Průcha Also in Městečko na dlani and Silent Barricade
Gustav Hilmar Also in Městečko na dlani and Higher Principle
Václav Binovec Directed Městečko na dlani (1942)
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Country
Czechia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1970 · aged 55
