Juraj Herz(1934-2018)

Juraj Herz was born on 4 September 1934 in Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for The Cremator (1969), Habermann (2010) and Beauty and the Beast (1978). He was married to Therese Herz. He died on 8 April 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Journey to Rome
6.3
- Antikvár
- 2015
Slovensko 2.0
5.2
- 2014
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: The Early Years Vol. 1
8.2
Video
- Visitor
- 2003
Císarovy nové saty
5.7
- Plafond
- 1994
Die dumme Augustine
6.7
- Magician
- 1993
Gagman
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Mack
- 1988
Galose stastia
6.4
- Secretary
- 1986
Zastihla me noc
6.9
- Film director (voice)
- 1986
Ferat Vampire
5.8
- Dracula in silent film
- 1982
Bulldogs and Cherries
4.8
- Dirigent
- 1981
Krehké vztahy
6.4
- 1980
The Ninth Heart
6.7
- Count Merlini
- 1979
How About a Plate of Spinach?
7.0
- vedoucí kosmetického salónu Netusil
- 1977
Pacho, hybský zbojník
7.9
- Kunzt
- 1976
Holka na zabití
6.1
- Host (uncredited)
- 1976

Alternative name
- Georg Herz
Born
- September 4, 1934
- Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Died
- April 8, 2018
- Prague, Czech Republic(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Therese Herz1989 - ? (1 child)
Other works
Unproduced screenplay "Nadsamec" ("Supermale") co-authored with Milos Macourek, based on novel by Alfred Jarry. A provocative dark sci-fi comedy that counted on the surprising casting of Macourek's and Herz's mutual friend, screenwriter Pavel Jurácek, in the title role. After the Communist Party found Jurácek to be 'persona non grata', the project was dropped. A few years later, the writers tried to pitch the script again, and at one point Macourek was supposed to be the director as he seemed to be less controversial than Herz, but even that time the script was not produced.

Quotes
[on Morgiana (1972)] the head dramaturg Ludvík Toman said that it was a sadomasochist film and it had to be banned. Then he also told me that he thought I would make a romantic film, so I tried to explain to him that it is romantic, but he couldn't understand that because he thought that I made it too scary. He couldn't catch that in romanticism the writers also used lots of scary, eerie moments. I was forbidden to make films for the next two years.