Jirí Krejcík

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 06/26/1918

Date of death : 08/08/2013

City of birth : Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Mr Krejcik made over 20 films in a career that began in 1947. His best known films include the 1960 WWII drama Higher Principle, the biographical film about the singer Ema Destinova entitled The Divine Ema, as well as a number of comedies. Jirí Krejcík received the Czech Lion film award for lifetime achievement, as well as a similar prize from the Karlovy Vary film festival. He was also awarded the Czech Republic's Medal of Merit in recognition of his work.