Miroslav Ondříček
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Miroslav Ondříček

Czech cinematographer

Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer. He worked on over 40 films, including Amadeus, Ragtime and If.....2

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Born Nov 4, 1934, died Mar 28, 2015.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: cinematographer, camera operator.6

Miroslav Ondříček was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). He studied filmmaking at the Barrandov Studio Training School and began making movies during the Czech New Wave. His first feature film work was on Miloš Forman's Talent Competition. He continued his long working relationship with Forman in the US on such films as Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981) and Amadeus (1984). He also collaborated with the British film director Lindsay Anderson on three films: the short The White Bus (1967), If.... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973).

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Personal life

  • BornNov 4, 1934, Prague7 8
  • DiedMar 28, 2015, Prague9 10
  • CitizenshipCzech Republic, Czechoslovakia11

He is the father of the film director David Ondříček, and was a member of the board of the Film School in Pisek.

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Awards

  • 2006Czech Medal of Merit12 15
  • 2002Annual award ACFK12 14
  • 1986BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Amadeus12 13