Ladislav Smoljak

Directing Dec 9, 1931 Jun 6, 2010 (aged 79) Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague.

Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic.

He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.

46 Acting Credits

36 Crew Credits

Ladislav Smoljak

Acting

Kolya

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Run, Waiter, Run!

Secluded, Near Woods

Accumulator 1

Joachim, Put It in the Machine

You Are a Widow, Sir

Ball Lightning

Joseph Kilian

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Dissolved and Effused

The Immortal Woman

Homolka and Pocketbook

An Uncertain Season

The Hit

What's Up Doc?

Crime in the Night Club

Czech Heaven

Murder in a Parlor Car Compartment

The Conquest of the North Pole

Blaník

Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book

Lijavec

Plum Tree

Crew