Biography
Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family, as his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), was a writer under the pseudonym Alfa. Brdečka studied philosophy and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939. He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist. He worked as a press agent for the studio Lucernafilm from summer 1941 to the end of 1942. In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. He began directing animated films on his own in 1958. In addition to his film work he also worked as a journalist, a film critic and a novelist. Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an extensive use of hyperbole, satire, and literary illusions.
Wrote 43
1980s
- 1984
The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun
Book
The Three Veterans
Story
- 1982
Das Feuer des Faust
Writer
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
Prince and the Evening Star
Story, Screenplay
- 1978
- 1975
What I Haven't Told the Prince
Writer
- 1971
There Was a Miller on a River
Writer
- 1970
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Prague Nights
Story, Screenplay
Metamorpheus
Writer
- 1968
Revenge
Screenplay
The Power of Destiny
Writer
- 1966
Forester’s Song
Writer
Joy of Love
Screenplay, Story
- 1964
Lemonade Joe
Screenplay, Novel, Lyricist, Theatre Play
Minstrel's Song
Writer
- 1963
When the Cat Comes
Screenplay
Incorrectly Drawn Hen
Screenplay
- 1962
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Screenplay
- 1961
Our Little Red Riding Hood
Writer
Man Under Water
Writer
1950s
- 1959
That Kind of Love
Screenplay
My Darling Clementine
Writer
Warning!
Writer
- 1958
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
Screenplay
Wolf Trap
Screenplay
- 1957
An Easy Life
Screenplay
Lost Children
Story, Screenplay
- 1956
Baton Out of the Bag
Screenplay
- 1955
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
- 1954
Severní přístav
Screenplay
A Drop Too Much
Lyricist, Screenplay
- 1953
Old Czech Legends
Screenplay, Story
- 1952
Velké dobrodružství
Screenplay
- 1951
The Emperor and the Golem
Screenplay, Story
Pekařův císař
Screenplay
Císařův pekař
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
Song of the Prairie
Story
- 1947
The Mischievous Bunny
Screenplay
- 1946
Springman and the SS
Screenplay
Directed 16
1970s
- 1975
What I Haven't Told the Prince
Director
- 1971
There Was a Miller on a River
Director
- 1970
How Wise Aristotle Became Even Wiser
Director
1960s
- 1969
Prague Nights
Director
Metamorpheus
Director
- 1968
Revenge
Director
The Power of Destiny
Director
- 1966
Forester’s Song
Director
Joy of Love
Director
- 1964
Minstrel's Song
Director
- 1963
Incorrectly Drawn Hen
Director
- 1961
Our Little Red Riding Hood
Director
Man Under Water
Director
1950s
- 1959
My Darling Clementine
Director
Warning!
Director
1940s
- 1946
Springman and the SS
Director
Acted in 3
1960s
- 1963
Spanilá jízda
Movie
- 1962
Ceiling
Movie
Other crew 3
1970s
- 1972
The Stolen Battle
Dramaturgy
1960s
- 1963
The King of Kings
Dramaturgy
Costume and makeup 1
1960s
- 1964
Lemonade Joe
Costume Design
Art department 1
1970s
- 1978
Appearances1
2010s
- 2017
Universum Brdečka
Himself (archive footage)