Director
Jiří Sequens
Born April 23, 1922 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died January 21, 200827 films
Jiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a Czech film director.
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Sequens was born in Brno. After the Second World War, he went to Moscow where he studied film techniques. When he returned to Czechoslovakia he worked for Czechoslovak film industry. Sequens was an author of the propagandistic Czech films/TV series. His 1959 film Útek ze stínu was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal. His 1964 film Atentát was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ta chvíle, ten okamžik won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
He died in a hospital in Prague of natural causes.
Filmography
27 films as director- 1987Dva na koni, jeden na osluDirector
- 1984Hot autumn with the smell of mangoDirector
- 1981That Instant, That WhileDirector
- 1980Rukojmí v Bella VistaDirector
- 1973Pokus o vražduDirector
- 1973Muž v osidlechDirector
- 1973Kronika žhavého létaDirector
- 1972Štědrý večer pana rady VacátkaDirector
- 1972The Death of Black KingDirector
- 1972KonfrontaceDirector
- 1971Murder in the Excelsior HotelDirector
- 1971The Matches of a Beautiful DragoonDirector
- 1971Burglar and UmbrellaDirector
- 1967Erotes sti LesvoDirector
- 1966Epitafios gia ehthrous kai filousDirector
- 1965AssassinationDirector
- 1964Deváté jménoDirector
- 1962Smrt na Cukrovém ostrověDirector
- 1962Love Without WordsDirector
- 1959Escape from the ShadowsDirector
- 1956NeporaženíDirector
- 1956The Windy MountainDirector
- 1954Olověný chlébDirector
- 1954Pro velký úspěch odloženoDirector
- 1954Mnoho povyku pro nicDirector
- 1954Profesor PoležajevDirector
- 1951Way Leading to HappinessDirector