Zdeněk Miler
Directing
Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
Known for
Directing72
movieHere Comes the Mole
2011
Director
movieThe Mole and The Frog
2002
Director
movieThe Mole and the Fish
2000
Director
movieThe Mole and The Spring
1999
Director
movieThe Mole and a Flute
1999
Director
movieThe Mole and The Jerk
1999
Director
movieThe Mole and a Snowman
1998
Director
movieThe Mole and The Mouse
1998
Director
movieThe Mole and the Subway
1997
Director
movieThe Mole and a Coal
1995
Director
movieThe Mole and a Robot
1995
Director
movieThe Mole and Weekend
1995
Director
movieThe Mole and Mother
1995
Director
movieMole and the Clock
1994
Director
movieMole and the Eagle
1992
Director
movieMole as a Movie Star
1988
Director
movieMole and the Medicine
1987
Director
movieMole in a Dream
1984
Director
tvO cvrčkovi
1983
Director
movieThe Mole in the City
1982
Director
movieCvrček a slepice
1979
Director
movieThe Mole and the Carpet
1975
Director
movieThe Mole in the Desert
1975
Director
movieThe Mole and the Egg
1975
Director
movieMole and the Bulldozer
1975
Director
movieThe Mole as a Chemist
1974
Director
movieThe Mole and the TV
1970
Director
movieThe Mole in a Zoo
1969
Director
movieThe Mole as a Gardener
1969
Director
movieSametka
1968
Director
movieThe Mole and the Rocket
1966
Director
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
1965
Director
movieThe Mole and the Car
1963
Director
movieAbout the Puppy
1960
Director
tvThe Adventures of the Mole
1957
Director
movieThe Poppy Cake
1953
Director
movieWho Is the Mightiest
1952
Director
movieBrigáda II.
1950
Director
Art27
movieHere Comes the Mole
2011
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and the Fish
2000
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and The Spring
1999
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and The Jerk
1999
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and a Snowman
1998
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and Little Hare
1997
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and His Friends
1995
Art Direction
movieThe Mole in the City
1982
Art Direction
movieCvrček a slepice
1979
Art Direction
movieThe Mole and the Christmas Tree
1975
Art Direction
movieThe Mole as a Chemist
1974
Graphic Designer
movieSametka
1968
Art Designer
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
1965
Art Designer
movieThe Mole and the Car
1963
Art Direction
movieAbout the richest sparrow in the world
1962
Art Direction
movieHow a puppy got a taste for honey
1961
Art Direction
movieHow a puppy wanted little puppies
1961
Art Direction
movieDarbujan and Pandrhola
1960
Title Designer
movieHow sun gave puppy its water back
1960
Art Direction
Moon Fairy Tale
1959
Art Direction
movieKalamajka
1957
Art Designer
Liška a vlk
1956
Art Designer
movieBrigáda II.
1950
Art Designer
Lenora
1949
Art Designer
movieO milionáři, který ukradl slunce
1948
Art Designer
Writing27
tvThe Little Mole and Panda
2016
Characters
movieThe Mole and the Fish
2000
Writer, Story
movieThe Mole and The Jerk
1999
Writer, Story
tvCesty formana Šejtročka
1993
Screenplay
tvO cvrčkovi
1983
Screenplay
movieThe Mole in the City
1982
Screenplay, Story
movieCvrček a slepice
1979
Screenplay
movieThe Mole as a Chemist
1974
Screenplay
movieSametka
1968
Writer
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
1965
Screenplay
movieThe Mole and the Car
1963
Screenplay
Moon Fairy Tale
1959
Screenplay
movieWho Is the Mightiest
1952
Screenplay
movieBrigáda II.
1950
Screenplay, Story
Crew4
Visual Effects4
movieThe Mole and a Snowman
1998
Animation
tvCesty formana Šejtročka
1993
2D Artist
movieSpringman and the SS
1946
Animation