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Zdeněk Miler

Zdeněk Miler

Director & actor · born 21 February 1921 · Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures.

Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator.

Where to start: La Petite taupe aime la nature (2020).

As director 70

As actor 1

TV shows 1

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