Václav Marhoul
Directing
- Born
- January 30, 1960 (age 66) · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
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Known for
Behind the camera11
- 2026Confession Director
- 202011 Colours of the Bird Producer
- 2019My Freedom Director
- 2019The Painted Bird Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2008Tobruk Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2003Smart Philip Director, Screenplay, Theatre Play, Producer
- 1998The Bed Producer
- 1995The Shooter Production Executive
- 1991The Smoke Unit Manager
- 1989Prague Five
