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Václav Marhoul Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1960-01-30

Birthplace:
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Credits:
15 Total Roles

Václav Marhoul

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Biography

Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012).

He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 40 rolí MOVIE Self
2023 Kouzelný kopec MOVIE Self
2023 Dobré ráno, Brno! TV Václav Marhoul
2020 11 Colours of the Bird MOVIE Self
2020 Kabinet Dr. Honzáka TV Self
2016 Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa MOVIE Self
2016 Böhmen und Mähren TV Self
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies TV Self
2005 The Gnome MOVIE Detective
2005 Rána z milosti MOVIE Self

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