Directing
Zdeněk Miler
EN, FR, FI, CS cinema · 80 credits
Born
21 February 1921
Died
30 November 2011 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as Zdeněk Müller · 兹德涅克·米勒
Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
Known for
Filmography
Here Comes the Mole
Director, Writer, Art Direction
The Mole and His Friends
as Zeichner, Producer, Director, Writer
The Mole and the Fish
Writer, Creator, Story, Director, Art Direction
The Mole and The Spring
Director, Writer, Art Direction
The Mole and The Jerk
Director, Art Direction, Writer, Story, Creator
The Mole and a Snowman
Director, Writer, Creator, Art Direction, Animation
The Mole and Little Hare
Director, Writer, Art Direction
The Mole and His Friends
Director, Art Direction, Writer
The Mole and a Coal
Director
The Mole and a Robot
Director
The Mole and Weekend
Director
The Mole and Mother
Director
Mole and the Clock
Director
Mole in a Dream
Director
The Mole in the City
Director, Story, Screenplay, Creator, Art Direction
Cvrček a slepice
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
Director, Writer, Art Direction
The Mole and the Egg
Director
The Mole as a Chemist
Director, Screenplay, Graphic Designer
The Mole and the TV
Director
The Mole in a Zoo
Director
Sametka
Director, Writer, Art Designer
O čtverečce a trojúhelníčkovi
1965
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
Director, Screenplay, Art Designer
The Mole and the Car
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
About the richest sparrow in the world
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
How a puppy wanted little puppies
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
How a puppy got a taste for honey
Art Direction, Director, Screenplay
Darbujan and Pandrhola
Title Designer
How sun gave puppy its water back
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
Měsíční pohádka
1959
Moon Fairy Tale
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
Kalamajka
Art Designer
Liška a vlk
1956
Liška a vlk
Art Designer
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
1954
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
Screenplay, Art Designer, Director
The Poppy Cake
Director
Who Is the Mightiest
Screenplay, Director
Brigáda II.
Art Designer, Director, Story, Screenplay
Lenora
1949
Lenora
Art Designer
The Millionaire Who Stole the Sun
Art Designer, Director
Springman and the SS
Animation