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Karel Plicka

Czech photographer and director (1894-1987) · Czechia · On the map · Artists · Died at 92

Karel Plicka was a Czechoslovak photographer, film director, cinematographer, folklorist and pedagogue. He is considered a founder of Slovak film education and filmmaking. He helped establish the genre of ethnographic film in Czechoslovakia.

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Awards

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III1991
Národní umělec1968
Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia

About this person

Country
Czechia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1987 · aged 92

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