Jindřich Polák
Jindřich Polák (5 May 1925 – 22 August 2003) was a Czech film and television director. He is known for his science fiction productions, but worked in many different genres.
Also recorded as Jindrich Polak
Jindřich Polák
- Name
- Jindřich Polák
- Born
- 5 May 1925
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 22 August 2003
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
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• Name — Jindřich Polák • Born — 5 May 1925 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Died — 22 August 2003 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1958–1992
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Czech Title — English Title — Length — Notes • 1959 — Smrt v sedle — Death in the Saddle — 81 minutes • 1961 — Páté oddělení — The Fifth Division — 89 minutes • 1963 — Klaun Ferdinand a raketa — Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket — 72 minutes • 1963 — Ikarie XB-1 — Voyage to the End of the Universe — 86 minutes — Loosely based on a novel by Stanisław Lem, The Magellanic Cloud. • 1965 — Strašná žena — The Figure Skater and Fidelity — 81 minutes — Musical, comedy • 1967 — Hra bez pravidel — A Game without Rules — 89 minutes — Action, crime film • 1968 — Nebeští jezdci — Riders in the Sky — 92 minutes — War film • 1977 — Noc klavíristy — Piano Player’s Night — 83 minutes — Crime film • 1977 — Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem — Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea — 90 minutes — Adaptation of Josef Nesvadba's short story with the same title • 1979 — Smrt stopařek — Death of Hitch-Hikers — 87 minutes — Crime film • 1979 — Od zítřka nečaruji — I Won’t Conjure After Today — 84 minutes — Children's film • 1984 — Lucie, postrach ulice — Lucy, Terror of the Street — 74 minutes — Children's film • 1984 —...A zase ta Lucie! — Lucy Again — 82 minutes — Children's film • 1987 — Chobotnice z II. patra — The Octopuses from the Second Floor — 92 minutes — Children's film • 1987 — Veselé Vánoce přejí chobotnice — Merry Christmas from the Octopuses! — 92 minutes — Children's film • 1993 — Kačenka a strašidla — Cathy and the Ghosts — 84 minutes — Children's film • 1993 — Kačenka a zase ta strašidla — Cathy and Those Ghosts Again — 91 minutes — Children's film
Television series
Television series
• Year — Czech Title — English Title — Notes • 1969-1988 — Pan Tau — Mr. Tau • 1983 — Návštěvníci — The Visitors
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2003
Jindřich Polák died at Prague.
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