Jiří Sequens

Biography

Jiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a Czech film director. Sequens was born in Brno. After the Second World War, he went to Moscow where he studied film techniques. When he returned to Czechoslovakia he worked for Czechoslovak film industry. Sequens was an author of the propagandistic Czech films/TV series. His 1959 film Útek ze stínu was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal. His 1964 film Atentát was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ta chvíle, ten okamžik won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. He died in a hospital in Prague of natural causes.

Directed

1. Assassination (1965) — Director
2. Hříšní lidé města pražského (1969) — Director
3. The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon (1971) — Director
4. Murder in the Excelsior Hotel (1971) — Director
5. Thirty Cases of Major Zema (1976) — Director
6. The Death of Black King (1972) — Director
7. Love Without Words (1962) — Director
8. Burglar and Umbrella (1971) — Director
9. That Instant, That While (1981) — Director
10. Muž v osidlech (1973) — Director
11. Deváté jméno (1964) — Director
12. Konfrontace (1972) — Director
13. Way Leading to Happiness (1951) — Director
14. Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1987) — Director
15. Escape from the Shadows (1959) — Director
16. Hot autumn with the smell of mango (1984) — Director
17. Olověný chléb (1954) — Director
18. The Windy Mountain (1956) — Director
19. Štědrý večer pana rady Vacátka (1972) — Director
20. Pokus o vraždu (1973) — Director
21. Kronika žhavého léta (1973) — Director
22. Rukojmí v Bella Vista (1980) — Director
23. Neporažení (1956) — Director
24. Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově (1962) — Director
25. Epitafios gia ehthrous kai filous (1966) — Director
26. Bronzová spirála (1989) — Director
27. Profesor Poležajev (1954) — Director
28. Mnoho povyku pro nic (1954) — Director
29. Pro velký úspěch odloženo (1954) — Director
30. Erotes sti Lesvo (1967) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Stars Meet in Moscow (1959) — Self
2. Hříšný člověk Jiří Sequens (2006) — self