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Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1932-02-18

Birth Place

Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Movies and TV shows :

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

8.0

Movie
A Room Nearby

A Room Nearby

2003

0.0

Movie
An Interview with Milos Forman

An Interview with Milos Forman

2002

0.0

Movie
An Occasion to Speak

An Occasion to Speak

1966

0.0

Movie
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982

5.7

Movie
Beloved

Beloved

2011

6.2

Movie
poster

Bitte umblättern

1977

6.0

TV
Carrière, 250 Meters

Carrière, 250 Meters

2011

10.0

Movie
Ceiling

Ceiling

1962

5.1

Movie
Chaplin - The Legend of the Century

Chaplin - The Legend of the Century

2014

0.0

Movie
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

0.0

Movie
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

6.8

Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008

5.7

Movie
Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

1982

0.0

Movie
Completely Cuckoo

Completely Cuckoo

1997

7.5

Movie
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

6.5

Movie
Drawn from Memory

Drawn from Memory

1995

0.0

Movie
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

6.2

Movie
Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

2007

8.5

Movie
Forman vs. Forman

Forman vs. Forman

2019

7.8

Movie
François Truffaut, une autobiographie

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

2004

6.2

Movie
poster

Golden Sixties

2009

0.0

TV
Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

6.0

Movie
In the Shadow of Hollywood

In the Shadow of Hollywood

2000

0.0

Movie
It Is Hell with the Princess

It Is Hell with the Princess

2009

5.4

Movie
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

7.5

Movie
Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

2000

6.1

Movie
poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny

Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny

2009

0.0

Movie
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

2011

5.2

Movie
Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

2010

0.0

Movie
Milos Forman Taking Off in America

Milos Forman Taking Off in America

2012

0.0

Movie
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

6.6

Movie
New Year's Day

New Year's Day

1990

4.5

Movie
Olga

Olga

2014

5.0

Movie
On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

0.0

Movie
Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2011

7.8

Movie
Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

0.0

Movie
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

2010

0.0

Movie
Silvery Wind

Silvery Wind

1956

5.6

Movie
Slovo dělá ženu

Slovo dělá ženu

1953

5.0

Movie
Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Tam za lesem

Tam za lesem

1962

0.0

Movie
The Beatles Revolution

The Beatles Revolution

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Making of 'Amadeus'

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

7.4

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

0.0

Movie
The Republic Pictures Story

The Republic Pictures Story

1991

0.0

Movie
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985

6.7

Movie
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

6.0

Movie
TVTV Looks at the Oscars

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976

6.0

Movie
Vintage Car

Vintage Car

1957

6.1

Movie
Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

7.0

Movie
Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

6.6

Movie
Why Havel?

Why Havel?

1991

0.0

Movie