Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
August 2, 1935
Died
May 20, 1989 (age 53)
Place of Birth
Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also Known As
Pavel Jurácek
Pavel Juracek
Pavel Juráček
Biography
Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague Barrandov Studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.
