About
Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movie scripts. In 1931, he produced the experimental film Světlo proniká tmou. The first movie he directed was 1937's Panenství.
Filmography
Moje Praha2002 · Director, Story, Screenplay
Evropa tančila valčík1989 · Director
Veronika1986 · Screenplay, Director
Oldrich and Bozena1985 · Director, Screenplay
Komediant1984 · Director, Screenplay
Putování Jana Amose1983 · Director, Screenplay, Story
Dark Sun1980 · Director, Screenplay
A Story of Love and Honor1978 · Director, Screenplay
The Liberation of Prague1977 · Director, Screenplay, Story
Sokolovo1975 · Director, Story, Screenplay
Days of Betrayal1973 · Director, Story, Screenplay
Witchhammer1970 · Director, Screenplay
The Thirteenth Chamber1969 · Director, Screenplay
Romance for Bugle1967 · Director, Screenplay
Golden Queen1965 · Screenplay, Director
Horoucí srdce1963 · Story, Screenplay, Director
The Night Guest1961 · Screenplay, Director
August Sunday1961 · Director, Screenplay
Policejní hodina1961 · Screenplay, Director
Národní umělec Zdeněk Štěpánek1960 · Director, Screenplay