Directing
Václav Marhoul
SK, EN, CS cinema · 19 credits
Born
30 January 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as Václavu Marhoulovi · Vaclav Marhoul
Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012). He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.
Known for
Filmography
Confession
Director
11 Colours of the Bird
as Self, Thanks, Producer
The Painted Bird
Director, Producer, Screenplay
My Freedom
Director
Tobruk
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Gnome
as Detective
Smart Philip
Director, Screenplay, Theatre Play, Producer
The Bed
Producer
The Shooter
Production Executive
Amerika
as Barman 1
Horror Story
as Man
The Smoke
Unit Manager
Prague Five
Unit Production Manager
Papilio
Unit Manager