Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel is credited on 17 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Daisies, The Cremator and Closely Watched Trains.
Born February 23, 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]; died September 5, 2020.
Filmography · 17 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Daisies
1966 · Movie
On HBO Max
The Cremator
1969 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Movie
On Klassiki
The Elementary School
1991 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Larks on a String
1990 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Capricious Summer
1968 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Ferat Vampire
1982 · Movie
On Eternal Family
Pearls of the Deep
1966 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
If a Thousand Clarinets
1965 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Interpreter
2018 · Movie
On Prime Video and Chai Flicks
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Courage for Every Day
1965 · Movie
All My Loved Ones
1999 · Movie
Operation Dunaj
2009 · Movie
Ceiling
1962 · Movie
Teddy Bear
2007 · Movie
About Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.