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Václav Vorlíček

Václav Vorlíček

Director · 1930–2019 · Prague, Czechia

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Biography

Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries.

Directed 34

2010s

  1. 2011

    Little Witch on a Broomstick

    Director

2000s

  1. 2001

    Max, Sally and the Magic Phone

    Director

  2. 2000

    Tomáš and the Falcon King

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Queen of the Lake

    Director

  2. 1997

    The Firebird

    Director

  3. 1996

    The Magic Book

    Director

  4. 1993

    Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988

    Křeček v noční košili

    Director

  2. 1986

    Young Wine

    Director

  3. It's Not Me

    Director

  4. 1984

    Rumburak

    Director

  5. The Flying Cestmir

    Director

  6. 1982

    Zelená vlna

    Director

  7. 1981

    Mature Wine

    Director

  8. 1980

    Arabela

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Prince and the Evening Star

    Director

  2. 1978

    How to Wake a Princess

    Director

  3. 1977

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    Director

  4. 1976

    Wine Working

    Director

  5. 1975

    Dva muži hlásí příchod

    Director

  6. How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    Director

  7. 1973
  8. Death Chooses

    Director

  9. 1972

    The Girl on the Broomstick

    Director

  10. 1971

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    The End of Agent W4C

    Director

  2. 1966

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Director

  3. 1964

    Mary

    Director

  4. 1962

    Every Day - Sunday

    First Assistant Director

  5. Chicken on Travels

    Director

  6. 1961

    The Lupinek Case

    Director

1950s

  1. 1958

    Desire

    First Assistant Director

  2. Bomba

    Assistant Director

  3. 1955

    Directive

    Director

Wrote 18

1990s

  1. 1996

    The Magic Book

    Co-Writer

  2. 1993

    Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek

    Screenplay

1980s

  1. 1986

    Young Wine

    Story, Screenplay

  2. It's Not Me

    Screenplay

  3. 1980

    Arabela

    Story, Screenplay

1970s

  1. 1977

    A Nice Plate of Spinach

    Screenplay

  2. 1976

    Wine Working

    Screenplay

  3. 1975

    Dva muži hlásí příchod

    Story, Screenplay

  4. How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer

    Screenplay

  5. 1973
  6. 1972

    The Girl on the Broomstick

    Screenplay, Story

  7. 1971

    You Are a Widow, Sir

    Story, Screenplay

1960s

  1. 1967

    The End of Agent W4C

    Screenplay

  2. 1966

    Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

    Screenplay, Story

  3. 1964

    Mary

    Screenplay

  4. 1961

    The Lupinek Case

    Story, Screenplay

1950s

  1. 1955

    Directive

    Writer

Acted in 9

2010s

  1. 2014

    The Invisibles

    TV

  2. 2011

    Little Witch on a Broomstick

    důchodce

2000s

  1. 2005

    Václav Vorlíček: King of Comedies and Fairy Tales

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1987

    The Great Movie Robbery

    Movie

  2. 1982

    Zelená vlna

    Movie

  3. 1980

    Arabela

    (uncredited) · 1 episode

1960s

  1. 1962

    Every Day - Sunday

    Movie

1950s

  1. 1958

    Bomba

    worker at a construction site

1940s

  1. 1949

    Na dobré stopě

    Movie

Created 2

1980s

  1. 1984

    The Flying Cestmir

    Creator

  2. 1980

    Arabela

    Creator

Appearances1