Portrait of Jiří Trnka

Directing

Jiří Trnka

Career

Active from 1946 to 2000, with a break from 1987 to 1999, busiest in 1947 and 1949 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hand
The Hand
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jiří Trnka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    49
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title
    The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
    The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka (2000)

    Director, Writer

    1970s

    4 titles
    Whale, Elahw
    Whale, Elahw (1977)

    Writer

    Of Mice in Tinfoil
    Of Mice in Tinfoil (1977)

    Original Story

    How to Catch a Tiger
    How to Catch a Tiger (1977)

    Book

    About the Thick Fog
    About the Thick Fog (1976)

    Book

    1960s

    8 titles · average score 72
    Joy of Love
    Joy of Love (1966)

    Art Direction

    The Hand
    The Hand (1965)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Story, Director

    Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
    Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose (1965)

    Art Direction, Screenplay

    Lemonade Joe
    Lemonade Joe (1964)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Art Designer

    Cybernetic Grandma
    Cybernetic Grandma (1963)
    GoodWatch score 67

    Screenplay, Director

    Zlý jelen
    Zlý jelen (1962)

    Art Direction

    Passion
    Passion (1961)

    Art Designer, Story

    The Midnight Adventure
    The Midnight Adventure (1960)

    Art Designer

    1950s

    24 titles · average score 72
    A Midsummer's Night Dream
    A Midsummer's Night Dream (1959)
    GoodWatch score 71

    Director, Art Designer

    The Good Soldier Svejk
    The Good Soldier Svejk (1956)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Director, Writer

    Two Little Frosts
    Two Little Frosts (1955)

    Art Designer, Screenplay

    The Hurvinek Circus
    The Hurvinek Circus (1955)

    Art Designer, Director

    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Art Designer

    Kutasek and Kutilka
    Kutasek and Kutilka (1954)

    Art Designer, Screenplay

    Old Czech Legends
    Old Czech Legends (1953)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Story, Screenplay

    The Merry Circus
    The Merry Circus (1951)

    Screenplay, Director

    Prince Bayaya
    Prince Bayaya (1951)

    Art Direction, Director

    The Golden Fish
    The Golden Fish (1951)

    Art Designer, Director

    The Emperor and the Golem
    The Emperor and the Golem (1951)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Costume Design

    The Gingerbread House
    The Gingerbread House (1951)

    Art Designer

    1940s

    12 titles · average score 65
    Song of the Prairie
    Song of the Prairie (1949)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Art Designer, Director

    Story of the Bass Cello
    Story of the Bass Cello (1949)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Screenplay, Director

    The Devil's Mill
    The Devil's Mill (1949)

    Art Designer, Screenplay

    The Emperor's Nightingale
    The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Editor, Screenplay

    The Gift
    The Gift (1947)

    Art Designer, Story

    The Animals and the Brigands
    The Animals and the Brigands (1947)

    Screenplay, Director

    The Czech Year
    The Czech Year (1947)

    Screenplay, Editor

    Capek's Tales
    Capek's Tales (1947)

    Art Designer

    Liška a džbán
    Liška a džbán (1947)

    Art Designer, Supervising Art Director

    Míša Kulička
    Míša Kulička (1947)

    Art Designer

    Springman and the SS
    Springman and the SS (1946)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Director, Art Designer

    Grandpa Planted a Beet
    Grandpa Planted a Beet (1946)

    Director, Story