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Martin Kurel(1961-2019)

  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
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Martin Kurel was born on 27 January 1961 in Czechoslovakia. He was a production designer and art director, known for Running Scared (2006), Personal Shopper (2016) and The Omen (2006). He died on 4 July 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornJanuary 27, 1961
DiedJuly 4, 2019(58)
BornJanuary 27, 1961
DiedJuly 4, 2019(58)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Paul Walker, and Cameron Bright in Running Scared (2006)
Running Scared
7.3
  • Art Department
  • 2006
Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper (2016)
Personal Shopper
6.1
  • Art Department
  • 2016
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick in The Omen (2006)
The Omen
5.5
  • Art Director
  • 2006
Nicolas Cage in Lord of War (2005)
Lord of War
7.6
  • Art Department
  • 2005

Credits

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Art Department

  • Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper (2016)
    Personal Shopper
    6.1
    • supervising art director: Czech Republic
    • 2016
  • 1864 (2014)
    1864
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising art director (2014)
    • 2014
  • Bullet for Heydrich (The Czech Century)
    6.7
    • designer
    • 2013
  • Filip Blazek, David Matásek, Zuzana Norisová, Jitka Schneiderová, David Novotný, and Sona Norisová in Preslapy (2009)
    Preslapy
    6.2
    TV Series
    • architect
    • 2009–2010
  • Den du frygter (2008)
    Den du frygter
    6.3
    • art director: Czech Republic
    • 2008
  • Laylat El-Baby Doll (2008)
    Laylat El-Baby Doll
    5.5
    • production designer: Czechia
    • 2008
  • Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen in Flame & Citron (2008)
    Flame & Citron
    7.2
    • art director: Tjekkiet
    • 2008
  • Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Paul Walker, and Cameron Bright in Running Scared (2006)
    Running Scared
    7.3
    • art director supervisor
    • 2006
  • Nicolas Cage in Lord of War (2005)
    Lord of War
    7.6
    • art director: Czech Republic
    • 2005
  • The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (2004)
    The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • set designer
    • 2004
  • Hilary Swank in The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
    The Affair of the Necklace
    6.0
    • art director: Prague
    • 2001
  • My Mother's Courage (1995)
    My Mother's Courage
    6.7
    • set dresser
    • 1995

Production Designer

  • Maria Theresa (2017)
    Maria Theresa
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2017–2019
  • Poslední aristokratka (2019)
    Poslední aristokratka
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
  • Jan Palach (2018)
    Jan Palach
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 2018
  • Milka Time Machine (2016)
    Milka Time Machine
    7.3
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 2016
  • Catherine Frot in Marguerite (2015)
    Marguerite
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Wilson City (2015)
    Wilson City
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Manipulations (2012)
    Manipulations
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • 3 Seasons in Hell (2009)
    3 Seasons in Hell
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Resolution 819 (2008)
    Resolution 819
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Martina Gedeck and Robert Hunger-Bühler in Giacomo Casanova (2004)
    Giacomo Casanova
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Klára Jandová and Tomás Krejcír in Rodinná pouta (2004)
    Rodinná pouta
    1.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 2004–2006
  • Iva Janzurová and Jirí Kodet in Obeti: Prepadení (2000)
    Obeti: Prepadení
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • Gabrielle Anwar, Peter O'Toole, Greta Scacchi, and Martin Dejdar in The Manor (1999)
    The Manor
    5.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • Karel Hermánek and Vladimír Javorský in Tri kralove (1998)
    Tri kralove
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1998
  • Une trop bruyante solitude (1996)
    Une trop bruyante solitude
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1996

Art Director

  • Nat Wolff in Mortal (2020)
    Mortal
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 2020
  • Christian Rubeck, Pål Sverre Hagen, and Katherine Waterston in Amundsen (2019)
    Amundsen
    6.2
    • supervising art director
    • 2019
  • Maria Theresa (2017)
    Maria Theresa
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 2017–2021
  • Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Michiel Huisman, and Hera Hilmar in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
    The Ottoman Lieutenant
    6.4
    • supervising art director
    • 2017
  • Vlastina Svátková in Zui hou yi zhang qian zheng (2015)
    Zui hou yi zhang qian zheng
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2015
  • Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in Serena (2014)
    Serena
    5.5
    • supervising art director
    • 2014
  • Gympl s rucenim omezenym
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2013
  • A Royal Affair (2012)
    A Royal Affair
    7.5
    • supervising art director
    • 2012
  • Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick in The Omen (2006)
    The Omen
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 2006
  • Hart's War (2002)
    Hart's War
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • All My Loved Ones (1999)
    All My Loved Ones
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • The Bed (1998)
    The Bed
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1998
  • Mandragora (1997)
    Mandragora
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1997
  • Mí Prazané mi rozumeji (1991)
    Mí Prazané mi rozumeji
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1991

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  • Born
    • January 27, 1961
    • Czechoslovakia
  • Died
    • July 4, 2019
    • Prague, Czech Republic

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