Ladislav Helge
Ladislav Helge (21 August 1927 – 31 January 2016) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 7 films between 1957 and 1967, including Škola otců (1957). He also wrote screenplays for 5 films.
Ladislav Helge

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- Name
- Ladislav Helge
- Born
- 21 August 1927
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 31 January 2016
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Fields
- film · film direction
- Languages
- Czech
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Ladislav Helge (21 August 1927 – 31 January 2016) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 7 films between 1957 and 1967, including Škola otců (1957). He also wrote screenplays for 5 films.
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He started as an assistant director for Jiří Krejčík in 1947 and directed his first movie in 1957. After 1968 he wasn't allowed to direct another film and worked at a post office. From 1977 to 1992 he worked as a screenwriter in Laterna magika. From the mid-1990s, he headed the department of film direction at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
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• Name — Ladislav Helge • Born — 21 August 1927 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Died — 31 January 2016 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter
Filmography
Filmography
• Škola otců (1957) • Velká samota (1959) • Jarní povětří (1961) • Bílá oblaka (1962) • Bez svatozáře (1963) • První den mého syna (1964) • Stud (1967)
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Ladislav Helge is recorded as director and screenwriter.
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2011
Ladislav Helge (2011) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2016
Ladislav Helge died at Prague.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4497172: Ladislav Helge
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- Ladislav Helge, Closely Watched Films (Routledge Revivals), 2016
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