Known for

Directing

Born

Jan 30, 1960 (66 years old)

Place of birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Václav Marhoul

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.

Titles

The Painted Bird

Movie • 2019

Confession

Movie • 2026

DP/30: Conversations About Movies

Series • 2007

The Shooter

Movie • 1995

Smart Philip

Movie • 2003

My Freedom

Movie • 2019

11 Colours of the Bird

Movie • 2020

The Smoke

Movie • 1991

Tobruk

Movie • 2008

Prague Five

Movie • 1989