
Juraj Herz
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Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 9 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scenic designer who was born when Kežmarok was a part of Czechoslovakia. He has directed for both film and television; and in the latter capacity, he has directed episodes of a joint French-Czech television series based on the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon. His 1971 film Petrolejové lampy, was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. His 1976 film Den pro mou lásku was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
He died on 9 April 2018, aged 83.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.004 |
Birthday | 1934-09-04 |
Place of Birth | Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia] |
Also Known As | Georg Herz, Юрай Герц, 유라이 헤르츠, |

1968

The Flat
7.381/42
A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
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The Flat

1961

Every Penny Counts
4/1
After inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in trouble.
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Every Penny Counts

1964

The Last Trick
6.7/28
Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
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The Last Trick

1966

Volejte Martina
6/1
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Volejte Martina

1981

Bulldogs and Cherries
4.4/5
The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried to...
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Bulldogs and Cherries

1965

If a Thousand Clarinets
7.3/12
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 f...
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If a Thousand Clarinets

1963

Transport from Paradise
4.8/6
Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribula...
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Transport from Paradise

1972

Touha Sherlocka Holmese
4/1
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...
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Touha Sherlocka Holmese

1994

The Emperor's New Clothes
6/2
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 cit...
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The Emperor's New Clothes

2015

Journey to Rome
6.5/6
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Journey to Rome

1968

The Limping Devil
4/3
A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic c...
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The Limping Devil

1966

The Pipes
5/2
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...
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The Pipes

2002

Petr Hapka
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Petr Hapka

2017

The Music of Zdeněk Liška
8/1
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 timelessnes...
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The Music of Zdeněk Liška

2012

Vůně kávy
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Vůně kávy

2011

This Way to the Cooling Chambers
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The filmmakers revisit some of the shooting locations of THE CREMATOR with director Juraj Herz and chronicles the making of the 1969 film.
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1965

The Shop on Main Street
7.162/195
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 by...
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The Shop on Main Street

1962

Don't Take Shelter From The Rain
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1982

Ferat Vampire
5.5/28
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 rally-driver....
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Ferat Vampire

1964

Lemonade Joe
7.164/64
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 to...
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Lemonade Joe

2014

Slovensko 2.0
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Slovensko 2.0

1966

Slečny přijdou později
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Slečny přijdou později

1979

The Ninth Heart
6.4/12
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 Martin...
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The Ninth Heart

1993

Die dumme Augustine
0/0
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 a...
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Die dumme Augustine

1976

Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe
7.2/9
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with eac...
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Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe

1976

A Girl Fit to Be Killed
6/8
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 all acco...
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A Girl Fit to Be Killed

1987

The Galoshes of Happiness
6.5/2
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The Galoshes of Happiness

1977

A Nice Plate of Spinach
6.4/24
The heroes of this absurd comedy, full of confusion and humor are Dzharda Zemanek and Frantisek Liska.
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A Nice Plate of Spinach

1980

Fragile Relationships
2/1
A divorced single mother romances a young slaughterhouse worker, must to the chagrin of her ex-husband.
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Fragile Relationships

1970

Psíčci lorda Carltona
1/1
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Psíčci lorda Carltona

2018

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5/2
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 acclaim...
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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

1963

Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
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Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!

1974

Hop, děti, do života
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