Václav Vorlíček

Director

Born: June 3, 1930 (88 years old)

Died: February 5, 2019

Place of birth: Prague, Czechia

Biography

Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries.

Filmography (21)

• Arabela (1980, ★ 8.3)
• Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973, ★ 7.5)
• How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975, ★ 6.6)
• Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966, ★ 7)
• The End of Agent W4C (1967, ★ 5.9)
• The Girl on the Broomstick (1972, ★ 6.8)
• A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977, ★ 6.1)
• How to Wake a Princess (1978, ★ 6.3)
• Prince and the Evening Star (1979, ★ 5.9)
• You Are a Widow, Sir (1971, ★ 6.8)
• Desire (1958, ★ 6)
• Rumburak (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021, ★ 6.9)
• Křeček v noční košili (1988, ★ 7.2)
• Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek (1993, ★ 6.7)
• Queen of the Lake (1998, ★ 5.6)
• The Magic Book (1996, ★ 5.7)
• The Flying Cestmir (1984, ★ 6)
• Little Witch on a Broomstick (2011, ★ 5)
• The Firebird (1997, ★ 5)
• It's Not Me (1986, ★ 4.3)