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Jiří Menzel

Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020)
Person Human Q352030

Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[54]
Date of birth
February 23, 1938
Date of death
September 5, 2020
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Country of citizenship
Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic[14][15]
Occupation
actor, film director, pedagogue, writer, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager, playwright, director[16][17][18][19]
Employer
Vinohrady Theatre[24]
Field of work
film direction, directing, acting, creative and professional writing[20][21][22][23]
Educated at
Academy of Performing Arts, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague[25][26]
Award received
Czech Medal of Merit, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Golden Bear, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Aleksandar Lifka Award, Klement Gottwald State Prize, Master Prix, Crystal Globe, Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, Czech Lion for Best Director, Sun in a Net Award for Best Actor in Leading Role[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
Notable work
Closely Watched Trains, My Sweet Little Village, Larks on a String, Cutting It Short, I Served the King of England, The End of Old Times, The Snowdrop Festival, Those Wonderful Movie Cranks, Seclusion Near a Forest, Who Looks for Gold?, Crime in a Music Hall, Capricious Summer[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Father
Josef Menzel[11]
Spouse
Olga Menzelová[12]
Child
Eva Menzelová[13]
Cause of death
COVID-19[55]
Nominated for
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Czech
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Records of persons of interest
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period
2020
Family name
Menzel[57]
Show all 34 facts +10
Given name
Jiří[58]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive
Manner of death
natural causes
Member of
European Academy of Sciences and Arts, scouting, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[51][52][53]
Name in native language
Jiří Menzel
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project
Place of burial
Vyšehrad cemetery[10]
Residence
Prague[56]
Start of work period
1960
Topic has template
Template:Jiří Menzel
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jiří Menzel III (2017).jpg ↗
AbART person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Decine21 person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Dodis ID
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Douban movie celebrity ID
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Douban personage ID
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ElFilm person ID
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Elonet person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Evene ID
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FAST ID
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FIPRESCI person ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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FilmPolski ID
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Filmový přehled person or company ID
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Filmportal ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
100676
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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HAND ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Itaú Cultural ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KINENOTE person ID
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KMDb person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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MYmovies person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000228005
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810675084705606, 9810666311305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Theatre in Prague artist ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
122554280
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Related category
Category:Films directed by Jiří Menzel
SBN author ID
RAVV089888
SNK ID
174926
SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
58943
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
92581
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
1225570
TMDB person ID
11720
Tabakalera ID
46564
The Numbers person ID (archived)
1517470401
Topic's main category
Category:Jiří Menzel
Unifrance person ID
314414
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
968

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 20
Closely Watched Trains, Daisies, Larks on a String, The Elementary School, The Cremator, Capricious Summer, Courage for Every Day, Pearls of the Deep +12 more
Films directed 14
Closely Watched Trains, My Sweet Little Village, Larks on a String, I Served the King of England, Cutting It Short, Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, Capricious Summer, Pearls of the Deep +6 more
Films written 11
Closely Watched Trains, Larks on a String, I Served the King of England, Cutting It Short, Capricious Summer, Pearls of the Deep, The Snowdrop Festival, Those Wonderful Movie Cranks +3 more
Notable work 11
Closely Watched Trains, My Sweet Little Village, Larks on a String, I Served the King of England, Cutting It Short, Capricious Summer, Seclusion Near a Forest, The Snowdrop Festival +3 more
Occupation 6
actor, writer, film director, screenwriter, theatre director, pedagogue
Nominated for 4
BAFTA Award for Best Film, European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
Award received 3
Golden Bear, Czech Medal of Merit, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Member of 3
scouting, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Country of citizenship 2
Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia
Educated at 2
Academy of Performing Arts, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Field of work 2
acting, film direction
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Czech
Cause of death 1
COVID-19
Employer 1
Vinohrady Theatre
Given name 1
Jiří
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Prague
Place of burial 1
Vyšehrad cemetery
Place of death 1
Prague
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Jiří Menzel
Residence 1
Prague
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic has template 1
Template:Jiří Menzel
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Category:Films directed by Jiří Menzel
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Template:Jiří Menzel
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Summary

Jiří Menzel was born on February 23, 1938[1], in Prague[2]. He died on September 5, 2020[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film director[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], and screenwriter[9].

FAQs

Where was Jiří Menzel born?

Jiří Menzel was born in Prague[2].

Where did Jiří Menzel die?

Jiří Menzel died in Prague[4].

Who were Jiří Menzel's parents?

Jiří Menzel's father was Josef Menzel[11].

Who was Jiří Menzel married to?

Jiří Menzel's spouses include Olga Menzelová[12].

What did Jiří Menzel do for work?

Jiří Menzel worked as an actor[5], film director[6], pedagogue[7], writer[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Jiří Menzel go to school?

Jiří Menzel was educated at Academy of Performing Arts[25] and Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague[26].

What awards did Jiří Menzel receive?

Honors received include Czech Medal of Merit[39], Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal[40], Golden Bear[41], and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[42].

Related Entities

Closely Watched Trains Czechoslovakia Czech Republic

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  15. [5] ↑ . WorldAtlas. Retrieved . worldatlas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [53] ↑ . iRozhlas. Retrieved . irozhlas.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [55] ↑ . iDNES.cz. Retrieved . idnes.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  43. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [3] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved . denikn.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wik"
  2. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Theatre in Prague artist ID → 4486
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  3. 7w ago · Ben Skála · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic
    "Changed claim: Image: Jiří Menzel III (2017).jpg"
  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze person ID → 2694
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  8. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0020933-Menzel-Jiri-19382020
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 100676
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0020933-Menzel-Jiri-19382020, batch #259495"
  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, film director, pedagogue +6
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  10. 26w ago · Jiří Brožek · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Czech Medal of Merit, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Golden Bear +9
    "Created claim: Award received: Sun in a Net Award for Best Actor in Leading Role"
  11. 26w ago · Jiří Brožek · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Czech Medal of Merit, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Golden Bear +9
    "Created claim: Award received: Crystal Globe"
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