Miloš Forman
Directing
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role. In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miloš Forman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing21
movieA Walk Worthwhile
2009
Director
movieGoya's Ghosts
2006
Director
movieMan on the Moon
1999
Director
movieValmont
1989
Director
movieAmadeus
1984
Director
movieRagtime
1981
Director
movieHair
1979
Director
movieVisions of Eight
1973
Director
movieTaking Off
1971
Director
movieI Miss Sonia Henie
1971
Director
movieThe Firemen's Ball
1967
Director
movieA Well Paid Walk
1966
Director
movieLoves of a Blonde
1965
Director
movieBlack Peter
1964
Director
movieAudition
1964
Director
movieThere behind the forest
1962
First Assistant Director
movieLaterna magika II
1960
Director
moviePuppies
1958
First Assistant Director
movieVintage Car
1957
Assistant Director
Acting66
movieForman vs. Forman
2019
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieOlga
2014
Self
movieBeloved
2011
Jaromil
movieShapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
2010
Self - Interviewee: Director
movieIt Is Hell with the Princess
2009
čert Elrebub
movieA Room Nearby
2003
Self (voice)
movieThe Making of 'Amadeus'
2002
Self - Director
movieKeeping the Faith
2000
Father Havel
movieDrawn from Memory
1995
Self (voice)
movieWhy Havel?
1991
voice
movieHeartburn
1986
Dimitri
movieThe Statue of Liberty
1985
Self - Film Director
movieBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Self (voice)
tvCérémonie des César
1976
Self - President
movieVisions of Eight
1973
Narrator
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Writing13
movieGoya's Ghosts
2006
Screenplay
movieTaking Off
1971
Writer
movieThe Nail Clippers
1969
Screenplay
movieThe Firemen's Ball
1967
Screenplay
movieA Well Paid Walk
1966
Screenplay
movieLoves of a Blonde
1965
Screenplay, Story
movieBlack Peter
1964
Screenplay, Story
movieAudition
1964
Story, Screenplay
moviePuppies
1958
Story, Screenplay
Production4
movieNomad: The Warrior
2005
Producer
movieWay Past Cool
2003
Executive Producer
movieDreams of Love
1992
Producer