Juraj Herz
Popularity:0.785
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1934-09-04
Place of Birth:Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
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Also Known As:Georg Herz, Юрай Герц, 유라이 헤르츠
The Flat (1968)
A man is trapped in a sinister flat where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
Every Penny Counts (1961)
After inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in trouble.
The Last Trick (1964)
Two magicians, Mr.Schwarzwald and Mr.Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)
The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried...
If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)
A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately...
Transport from Paradise (1963)
Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and...
Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)
Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa orchestra, but he is again and again distracted by...
The Emperor's New Clothes (1994)
The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor...
The Limping Devil (1968)
A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic...
The Pipes (1966)
This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because...
The Music of Zdeněk Liška (2017)
One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...
This Way to the Cooling Chambers (2011)
The filmmakers revisit some of the shooting locations of THE CREMATOR with director Juraj Herz and chronicles the making of the 1969 film.
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned...
Ferat Vampire (1982)
A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a...
Lemonade Joe (1964)
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in...
The Ninth Heart (1979)
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to...
Die dumme Augustine (1993)
Silly Augustine, wife of silly August, who performs in the circus, and mother of Guggo, Gugga and Guggilein, dreams of one day being able to perform...
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe (1976)
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with...
A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)
The waitress Gita from the hotel "Bobí vrch" approaches her lover who has not left his wife yet and gives him an ultimatum: if he does not do...
A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977)
The heroes of this absurd comedy, full of confusion and humor are Dzharda Zemanek and Frantisek Liska.
Fragile Relationships (1980)
A divorced single mother romances a young slaughterhouse worker, must to the chagrin of her ex-husband.
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...
Golden Sixties (2009)
Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...
Gagman (1970)
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.