Director

Václav Marhoul

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 95921

IMDb ID: nm0546905

Known for: Directing

Born: January 30, 1960

Age: 66

Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1987 - 2025

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.14

Wikidata: Q3563923

Also known as

Václavu Marhoulovi

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Director (5)Unit Manager (2)Producer (1)Production Executive (1)Thanks (1)Unit Production Manager (1)

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Biography

Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012). He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.