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Otakar Vávra

Otakar Vávra

Director & actor · born 28 February 1911 · Hradec Králové, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Otakar Vávra (28 February 1911 – 15 September 2011) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and pedagogue.

Vávra attended universities in Brno and Prague, where he studied architecture. During 1929–30, while still a student, he participated in the making of a handful of documentaries and wrote movie scripts. In 1931, he produced the experimental film Světlo proniká tmou. The first movie he directed was 1937's Panenství.

Where to start: Moje Praha (2002).

As director 54

As actor 5

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Otakar Vávra movie?

By viewer score, Moje Praha (2002) at 9.0/10.

What are Otakar Vávra’s most popular movies?

Witchhammer.

How many movies has Otakar Vávra made?

59 films on TMDB, 54 as director, 5 as actor.

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