Director
Václav Marhoul
66 years · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] · 13 films
Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012). He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.
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Filmography 12
The Invisible Jan Gogola
2026 · Self
40 rolí
2025 · Actor
11 Colours of the Bird
2020 · Self, Producer
My Freedom
2019 · Director
The Painted Bird
2019 · Director, Producer
On AMC+
Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa
2016 · Actor
Tobruk
2008 · Director, Screenplay
On Amazon Prime Video
The Gnome
2005 · Detective
Smart Philip
2003 · Director, Screenplay
The Bed
1998 · Producer
Amerika
1994 · Barman 1
Horror Story
1993 · Man