Jiří Trnka
male

Born on February 24, 1912 (113 years old)
Passed Away on December 30, 1969
From Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Known for Directing
Biography
A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.
Cast Credits
Crew Credits
- 1977
- 1976
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1956
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
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Screenplay
1956
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
as
Art Designer
1956
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
as
Director
1956
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Spejbl on the Trail
as
Art Designer
1956
The Good Soldier Schweik
as
Director
1956
The Good Soldier Schweik
as
Writer
1956
Jan Žižka
as
Costume Design
1956
- 1955
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as
Art Designer
1955
Two Little Frosts
as
Director
1955
Two Little Frosts
as
Art Designer
1955
Jan Hus
as
Art Designer
1955
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
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Screenplay
1955
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
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Art Designer
1955
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
as
Director
1955
The Hurvinek Circus
as
Director
1955
The Hurvinek Circus
as
Screenplay
1955
The Hurvinek Circus
as
Art Designer
1955
Two Little Frosts
as
Screenplay
1955
Two Little Frosts
as
Story
1955
Jan Hus
as
Costume Design
1955
- 1954
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How the Old Man Traded It All Away
as
Art Designer
1954
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Kutasek and Kutilka
as
Art Designer
1954
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A Drop Too Much
as
Art Designer
1954
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
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Art Designer
1954
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
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Screenplay
1954
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
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Director
1954
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How the Old Man Traded It All Away
as
Director
1954
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Kutasek and Kutilka
as
Director
1954
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How the Old Man Traded It All Away
as
Screenplay
1954
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Kutasek and Kutilka
as
Screenplay
1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
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The Golden Fish
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Art Designer
1951
The Gingerbread House
as
Art Designer
1951
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The Merry Circus
as
Story
1951
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The Merry Circus
as
Screenplay
1951
Prince Bayaya
as
Director
1951
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The Golden Fish
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Director
1951
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The Merry Circus
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Director
1951
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The Merry Circus
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Graphic Designer
1951
Prince Bayaya
as
Screenplay
1951
Prince Bayaya
as
Art Direction
1951
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The Golden Fish
as
Screenplay
1951
- 1949
Song of the Prairie
as
Art Designer
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
as
Art Designer
1949
Story of the Bass Cello
as
Director
1949
The Devil's Mill
as
Director
1949
Song of the Prairie
as
Director
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
as
Director
1949
The Devil's Mill
as
Art Designer
1949
Story of the Bass Cello
as
Art Direction
1949
Story of the Bass Cello
as
Story
1949
Story of the Bass Cello
as
Screenplay
1949
Song of the Prairie
as
Screenplay
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
as
Editor
1949
The Devil's Mill
as
Screenplay
1949
The Emperor's Nightingale
as
Screenplay
1949
The Devil's Mill
as
Story
1949
- 1947
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The Animals and the Brigands
as
Director
1947
The Czech Year
as
Director
1947
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The Gift
as
Director
1947
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The Gift
as
Screenplay
1947
The Czech Year
as
Story
1947
The Czech Year
as
Art Direction
1947
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The Gift
as
Story
1947
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Liška a džbán
as
Screenplay
1947
The Czech Year
as
Editor
1947
The Czech Year
as
Screenplay
1947
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The Animals and the Brigands
as
Screenplay
1947
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The Animals and the Brigands
as
Story
1947
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The Gift
as
Art Designer
1947
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The Animals and the Brigands
as
Art Designer
1947
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The Animals and the Brigands
as
Supervising Art Director
1947
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The Gift
as
Supervising Art Director
1947
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Liška a džbán
as
Art Designer
1947
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Míša Kulička
as
Art Designer
1947
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Liška a džbán
as
Supervising Art Director
1947
Capek's Tales
as
Art Designer
1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1974
- 1957