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Josef Kainar(1917-1971)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Josef Kainar was born on 29 July 1917 in Prerov, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962), Hvezda jede na jih (1959) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959). He died on 16 November 1971 in Dobrís, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
BornJuly 29, 1917
DiedNovember 16, 1971(54)
BornJuly 29, 1917
DiedNovember 16, 1971(54)
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The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1962
Hvezda jede na jih (1959)
Hvezda jede na jih
4.1
  • Soundtrack("Píse more modré psaní", "Az prijde ten pravý")
  • 1959
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1959
Nuda v Brne (2003)
Nuda v Brne
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Hvezdy nad Brnem")
  • 2003

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Writer

  • Neboztík Nasredin
    TV Movie
    • play "Neboztík Nasredin"
    • 1964
  • The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
    The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
    7.7
    • dialogue
    • 1962
  • Hrnec nafoukanec (1961)
    Hrnec nafoukanec
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Pohádka o staré tramvaji (1961)
    Pohádka o staré tramvaji
    6.2
    • rhymes
    • 1961
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Goldilocks (1955)
    Goldilocks
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Havran a zelva
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1948

Music Department

  • An Accident (1985)
    An Accident
    3.6
    • lyrics
    • 1985
  • Vetrná hora (1956)
    Vetrná hora
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • 1956

Script and Continuity Department

  • Svedectví - Zrada
    • collaboration on comments
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 29, 1917
    • Prerov, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • November 16, 1971
    • Dobrís, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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