Jiří Sequens
Director
Biography
Jiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a Czech film director.
Sequens was born in Brno. After the Second World War, he went to Moscow where he studied film techniques. When he returned to Czechoslovakia he worked for Czechoslovak film industry. Sequens was an author of the propagandistic Czech films/TV series. His 1959 film Útek ze stínu was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal. His 1964 film Atentát was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. Two years later he was a member of the jury of the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film Ta chvíle, ten okamžik won a Special Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
He died in a hospital in Prague of natural causes.
As Director
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon
1971
Murder in the Excelsior Hotel
1971
The Death of Black King
1972
Love Without Words
1962
Burglar and Umbrella
1971
That Instant, That While
1981
Muž v osidlech
1973
Konfrontace
1972
Way Leading to Happiness
1951
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu
1987
