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Jan Němec

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 12, 1936 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthPrague, Czechoslovakia
Career Span1958 – 2016
Known Credits32 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Jan Němec

Also known as:Jan Němec Film
Total Works

32

31 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.8
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Diamonds of the Night
7.0
Role: Screenplay
The Party and the Guests
6.8
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 32 titles featuring Jan Němec

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.8

as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

Diamonds of the Night
7.0

Role: Screenplay

The Party and the Guests
6.8

Role: Director

Pearls of the Deep
5.8
Pearls of the Deep
1966•movie

Role: Director

Killing the Devil
5.8
Killing the Devil
1970•movie

as (uncreditted)

Oratorio for Prague
6.8

as Self

Martyrs of Love
5.3
Martyrs of Love
1967•movie

Role: Story

'68
4.0
'68
1988•movie

as Dezsö Horváth

Flames of Royal Love
4.1

as (uncredited)

Metamorphosis
6.4
Metamorphosis
1975•movie

Role: Director

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2.8

as Self

Deckname Holec
4.0
Deckname Holec
2016•movie

Role: Story

Corpus delicti
4.5
Corpus delicti
1991•movie
Osení
4.7
Osení
1961•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
7.5

as Self

Searching for Ester
8.0

as Himself

Toyen
7.0
Toyen
2005•movie

as Commentary (voice)

Povodeň
6.5
Povodeň
1958•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Seven Days to Remember
7.0

Role: Cinematography

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut
6.5

Role: Writer

8.0
The Ferrari Dino Girl
6.0
Late Night Talks with Mother
8.0

as Jan Němec

Necklace of Melancholy
8.0
Proudy lásku odnesou
8.0

Role: Story

A Memory for the Present
10.0

Role: Writer

7.0
GEN
1993•series

Role: Director

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

as self

Heart Beat 3D
Heart Beat 3D
2010•movie

Role: Director

A Loaf of Bread
A Loaf of Bread
2026•movie

Role: Director

Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Role: Director

FAMU 80 – Best of

Role: Director