Portrait of Juraj Herz

Directing

Juraj Herz

Career

Active from 1965 to 2014, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cremator
The Cremator
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Juraj Herz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Eastern European Cinema 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 47
Slovakia 2.0
Slovakia 2.0 (2014)

Writer, Director

Habermann
Habermann (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

Co-Writer, Director

2000s

2 titles · average score 44
Darkness
Darkness (2009)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Dívka a kouzelník
Dívka a kouzelník (2009)

Director

1990s

6 titles
Passage
Passage (1997)

Director, Screenplay

The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes (1994)

as Plafond

Die dumme Augustine
Die dumme Augustine (1993)

as Magician

The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince (1991)

Director

Wolfgang A. Mozart
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1991)

Director

The Magpie in the Wisp
The Magpie in the Wisp (1991)

Director, Screenplay

1980s

8 titles · average score 37
Gagman
Gagman (1988)

TV show · as Mack

The Galoshes of Happiness
The Galoshes of Happiness (1987)

Director

Caught by Night
Caught by Night (1986)

Director, Screenplay

Sweet Troubles
Sweet Troubles (1984)

Director

Ferat Vampire
Ferat Vampire (1982)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dracula in silent film

Goodbye, Medeo
Goodbye, Medeo (1982)

Screenplay

Bulldogs and Cherries
Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)

Director, Screenplay

Fragile Relationships
Fragile Relationships (1980)

Screenplay, Director

1970s

13 titles · average score 69
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

The Ninth Heart
The Ninth Heart (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as New Astrologer

Day for My Love
Day for My Love (1977)

Director

A Nice Plate of Spinach
A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as vedoucí kosmetického salónu Netušil

A Girl Fit to Be Killed
A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)

Director

Girls from a Porcelain Factory
Girls from a Porcelain Factory (1975)

Director

Morgiana
Morgiana (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

A Touch of a Butterfly
A Touch of a Butterfly (1972)

Screenplay, Director

Oil Lamps
Oil Lamps (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Fantom operety
Fantom operety (1971)

TV show

Sweet Games of Late Summer
Sweet Games of Late Summer (1970)

Director, Screenplay

Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares
Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares (1970)

Screenplay, Director

1960s

11 titles · average score 75
The Cremator
The Cremator (1969)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

The Flat
The Flat (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

as Visitor

The Limping Devil
The Limping Devil (1968)

Screenplay, Director

Sign of the Cancer
Sign of the Cancer (1967)

Screenplay, Director

The Pipes
The Pipes (1966)

as William Poker

The Junk Shop
The Junk Shop (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
GoodWatch score 91

as Jewish Man

Lemonade Joe
Lemonade Joe (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as (uncredited)

Defendant
Defendant (1964)

First Assistant Director

Transport from Paradise
Transport from Paradise (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

Assistant Director

Don't Take Shelter From The Rain
Don't Take Shelter From The Rain (1962)

Assistant Director