Antonín Máša
Antonín Máša (22 July 1935 – 4 October 2001) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His movie Hotel for Strangers competed in Cannes Film Festival.
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Antonín Máša
- Name
- Antonín Máša
- Born
- 22 July 1935
- Birthplace
- Višňová, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
- Died
- 4 October 2001
- Place of death
- Příbram, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Fields
- film · film direction · drama · opinion journalism
- Languages
- Czech
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• Name — Antonín Máša • Born — 22 July 1935 • Birthplace — Višňová, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) • Died — 4 October 2001 • Place of death — Příbram, Czech Republic • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1960-1990
Documentary record
Antonín Máša, a writer, was born on 22 July 1935 and died on 4 October 2001. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Life
Life
Máša was born in Višňová on 22 July 1935. He was a childhood friend with Pavel Juráček. They both went to study screenwriting at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
As director
As director
• Searching (1965) • Hotel for Strangers (1967) • Looking Back (1968) • Rodeo (1972) • Proč nevěřit na zázraky (1977) • Silence of the Larks (1989) • Were We Really Like This? (1990)
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Višňová.
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Příbram.
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As screenwriter
• A Place in the Group (1964) • Courage for Every Day (1965) • Holiday for a Dog (1980) • What’s the Matter With You, Doctor? (1984)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4777280: Antonín Máša
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