Otomar Krejča
Otomar Krejča (23 November 1921 – 6 November 2009) was a Czech theatre director and dissident.
Krejča was born in Skrýšov (now part of Pelhřimov), Czechoslovakia, on 23 November 1921. In 1956, he became a member of the Prague National Theater as an actor, and later a theater director at the landmark theater, which had opened in Prague in 1881. He co-founded the Za Branou Theater (Divadlo za branou: 'Theatre Behind the Gate') in Prague in 1965.
Krejča and his work was banned following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, which ended a period of political liberalization known as the Prague Spring. The new Czechoslovakian government would not allow Krejča to work in the country; he was only allowed to work abroad. He went on to direct more than 40 theatre productions, including in Austria, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland and Sweden. Krejča returned to work in his homeland following the fall of the Czechoslovakian Communist government in 1989. He received numerous Czech and foreign awards for his work.
Otomar Krejča died in Prague on 6 November 2009, at the age of 87.
Acted in
Petr Hapka
2002
as archív
Zlá krev
1987
Čtyři v kruhu
1968
Pas de quatre
1967
as Vypravěč
Evžen Oněgin
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Alibi on the Lake
1966
as režisér Konrád
Délka polibku devadesát
1965
Bez svatozáře
1964
Among Us Thieves
1964
as Josef Laštovka
William Shakespeare: Monology
1964
Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda
1963
as převozník
Kočár nejsvětější svátosti
1963
The Golden Fern
1963
Zelené obzory
1962
Kohout plaší smrt
1962
Man in Outer Space
1962
as Akademik
Tereza
1961
Žalobníci
1961
as Dostál
August Sunday
1961
Higher Principle
1960
as Dr. Skála
První parta
1960
Občan Brych
1959
as Ráz
Povodeň
1958
Puppies
1958
as Deputy of minister
Vintage Car
1957
as Commentary (voice)
A Life at Stake
1956
as Deputy Rudolf Kadera
Tank Brigade
1955
Hudba z Marsu
1955
as Nechleba, náměstek
Jan Hus
1955
as Štěpán z Pálce
Můj přítel Fabián
1955
as Engineer Krása
Severní přístav
1954
as Subrt
Olověný chléb
1954
Old Czech Legends
1953
as Narrator (voice)
Anna the Proletarian
1953
as Franta Sauer
Velké dobrodružství
1952
as Emil Holub
Země milovaná – Polabí
1952
as Commentary (voice)
Pohádka o stromech a větru
1951
as Narrator (voice)
Vstanou noví bojovníci
1951
as Budecský
Maršovská kronika
1951
as Commentary (voice)
Days of Joy
1951
as Commentary (voice)
The Trap
1950
as Bor
Případ dr. Kováře
1950
Dva ohně
1950
as Nohac, Jr.
Pan Habětín odchází
1949
Distant Journey
1949
as Antonín Bureš
Old Ironside
1948
Dravci
1948
as Hrubý
The Portrait
1948
as Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Nobody Knows Anything
1947
13th district
1946
as detektiv