Juraj Herz

Directing

Born September 4, 1934 · Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Died April 8, 2018

Also known as Georg Herz · Юрай Герц · 유라이 헤르츠

Biography

Juraj Herz was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1969 horror/black comedy The Cremator, often cited as one of the best Czechoslovak films of all time, though many of his other films achieved cult status. He directed for both film and television, and in the latter capacity he directed episodes of a French-Czech television series based on George Simenon's Maigret novels.

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