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Otomar Krejča

Otomar Krejča (1921–2009) was a Czech actor, director and screenwriter.

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Waiting for Godot , text by Samuel Beckett, staging by Otomar Krejca. Avignon Festival, 1978. Rufus (Estragon) and Georges Wilson (Vladimir) / photographs by Fernand Michaud.

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Biography

Born at Skrýšov in 1921, died in Prague in 2009.

The recorded working language is Czech.

The field of work recorded is theatre.

Employment is recorded with National Theatre, Prague Municipal Theaters and Czechoslovak Army Theatre.

Distinctions recorded are Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia, Czech Medal of Merit, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Left to rightː Velena - Marie Tomášová, Václav - Radovan Lukavský, Podiven - Karel Pech (directed by Otomar Krejča, Národní divadlo, 1960)

Left to rightː Velena - Marie Tomášová, Václav - Radovan Lukavský, Podiven - Karel Pech (directed by Otomar Krejča, Národní divadlo, 1960)

Národní divadlo: týdeník věnovaný otázkám divadelní kultury. Praha: Národní divadlo, 1960, 36(1), p. 14-32. ISSN 0323-2344. Online: https://ndk.cz/uuid/uuid:c0ad4bbd-48d0-42dd-8831-da1f3d488c48

Bloody baptism or Drahomira and her sons - Marie Vášová (directed by Otomar Krejča, Národní divadlo, 1960)

Bloody baptism or Drahomira and her sons - Marie Vášová (directed by Otomar Krejča, Národní divadlo, 1960)

Národní divadlo: týdeník věnovaný otázkám divadelní kultury. Praha: Národní divadlo, 1960, 36(1), p. 14-32. ISSN 0323-2344. Online: https://ndk.cz/uuid/uuid:c0ad4bbd-48d0-42dd-8831-da1f3d488c48

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