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Date of Birth
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19-February-1924
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Place of Birth
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ÄŒeský TěšÃn
(Czech Republic, Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion)
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Nationality
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Czech Republic
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Also know as
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Frantisek Vlacil
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Director, Painter, Graphic Artist
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FrantiÅ¡ek VláÄil was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.
Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers, but his main area became played film. His films are well known for extraordinarily high art quality. VláÄil was awarded many film prizes like the Prize of the International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or the Czech Lion Prize for his longstanding contribution to world film culture.
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