Jirí Menzel

About Jirí Menzel

Who is it?: Actor, Director, Writer
Birth Day: February 23, 1938
Birth Sign: Pisces
Occupation: Film director

Jirí Menzel Net Worth

Jirí Menzel was born on February 23, 1938, is Actor, Director, Writer. Jirí Menzel was born on February 23, 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He is an actor and director, known for Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále (2006), Ostre sledované vlaky (1966) and Skrivánci na niti (1990). He has been married to Olga Menzelová-Kelymanová since 2004.
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Biography/Timeline

1967

Menzel, a member of the Czech New Wave, became internationally famous in 1967, when his first feature film, Closely Watched Trains, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His controversial film Larks on a String was filmed in 1969, but was initially banned by the Czechoslovakian government. It was finally released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.

1986

Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. He was awarded a IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.