Eduard Grečner
Biography
Eduard Grečner (1931, Czechoslovakia) is a director and writer, known for his feature debut Every Week Seven Days (1964), Nylon Moon (1965) and Dragon’s Return (1968). From 1950-1954 he studied at FAMU in Prague. Subsequently, he started working as a playwright, screenwriter and director in the Studia Film Studio at Koliba in Bratislava. He was an assistant director to Štefan Uher on his seminal Slnko v sieti (1963), the first work of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Grečner also acted in several films and made many television films. In the late 1980s, he was the first to chair the Slovak Film Association. In the 1990s, he returned briefly to directing and made two films.
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In 2018, a monograph about him – written by the Czech film scientist Milan Cyroň – was published.
Known for
Filmography
- 2023The Truth Is All There IsFilm
- 2018VálekFilm
- 2013PrváSeries (1 episode)
- 2010Jánošík (Vykrádaný superhrdina)Film
- 2007Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted TreesFilm
- 2006Slnko v sietiSeries (1 episode)
- 1996Jaškov senFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1993Earthly DisturbanceFilm: Director, Screenplay
- 1978Príbelská vzbura Janka KráľaFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1972Mŕtve očiFilm: Director
- 1968Dragon's ReturnFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1966Nylon MoonFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1965The Barnabáš Kos CaseFilm
- 1964Every Week Seven DaysFilm: Screenplay, Director
- 1964CradleFilm: Screenplay
- 1963The Boxer and DeathFilm
- 1960Strieborný FavoritFilm: Screenplay
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