Biography
Antonín Kachlík (26 February 1923 – 20 April 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1948 and 1987. In 1973, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.
Kachlík was born in Rozdělov [cs], Czechoslovakia (now Kladno-Rozdělov). He grew up in Malá Dobrá until 1931, when his family relocated to Prague. He attended the Prague-Karlín trade academy. During World War II, Kachlík joined an underground resistance movement where he printed and distributed leftist leaflets, and after graduating from school in 1942, he was forced into working for Germany as a member of the fire brigades in the Ruhr area. Here, he helped the Germans clean up debris after the Allied Forces' nightly air raids.
After World War II, he attended the College of Political and Social Sciences, before applying for an education at the Film Academy (FAMU) in 1946. He ended up graduating from the Film Academy in 1950.
After graduating, Kachlík went to Zlín to work as a dramaturge in the Workers’ Theatre, before joining the military in 1952, and serving until 1954.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
On a Wayward Princess
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Adieu, mládí
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Kouzelníkův návrat
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1985
Kouzelné dobrodružství
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
Kouzelné dobrodružství
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1983
Požáry a spáleniště
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
Na koho to slovo padne...
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Na koho to slovo padne...
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1980
Na koho to slovo padne...
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1980
Radost až do rána
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Radost až do rána
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1979
The Moravian Land
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
The Moravian Land
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1978
Náš dědek Josef
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977
Náš dědek Josef
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1977
Dvacátý devátý
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1975
Dvacátý devátý
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1975
Dvacátý devátý
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1975
Zločin v Modré hvězdě
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974
Zločin v Modré hvězdě
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1974