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Karel Zeman

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Czech film director, artist and animator (1910-1989)

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Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) and Invention for Destruction (1958).

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Filmography 30

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen1962 · ★ 7.4
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne1958 · ★ 7.2
Journey to the Beginning of Time1955 · ★ 7.2
The Sorcerer's Apprentice1978
Inspiration1949
The Stolen Airship1967
On the Comet1970
A Christmas Dream1945
The Jester's Tale1964
A Thousand and One Nights1974
Mr. Prokouk: A Horseshoe for Luck1946
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman2015
The Tale of John and Mary1980
King Lavra1951
Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor1949
Mr. Prokouk, The Filmmaker1948
Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk1947
Mr. Prokouk in Temptation1947
The Treasure of Bird Island1953
Mr. Prokouk, Detective1957
Karel Zeman for Children1980
Laterna magika II1960
Mr. Prokouk, The Animal Lover1955
Mr. Prokouk, The Volunteer1947
The Hamster1946
One Hundred and Ten Years of the Pilsen Brewery
110 Years of the Pilsen Brewery1952
Black diamond1956
Mr. Prokouk, The Acrobat1959
La magie Karel Zeman2015

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Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) and Invention for Destruction (1958). Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès".

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Movie Director
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1989 · aged 78
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