Cast & creator
Jan Švankmajer
Best known for The Visitors, Man and Technology, Man and Technology
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Jan Svankmajer, ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル, 杨·史云梅耶
150
film credits
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television credits
12
1964–2023 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (152)
Showing 152 of 152 credits
The Visitors
Animation
1983Man and Technology
Director
1967Man and Technology
Writer
1967Man and Technology
Producer
1967Man and Technology
Editor
1967Golden Sixties
Self
2009
Alice
Director
1988Alice
Author
1988Alice
Production Design
1988Alice
Writer
1988
Faust
Director
1994Faust
Art Direction
1994Faust
Screenplay
1994Faust
Story
1994
Little Otik
Director
2001Little Otik
Screenplay
2001Little Otik
Story
2001Little Otik
Producer
2001Little Otik
Costume Design
2001Little Otik
Art Direction
2001
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Special Props
1981
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Director
2007
Castle of Otranto
Director
1977Castle of Otranto
Story
1977Castle of Otranto
Screenplay
1977
Virile Games
Director
1988Virile Games
Story
1988Virile Games
Screenplay
1988Virile Games
Art Direction
1988
Conspirators of Pleasure
Director
1996Conspirators of Pleasure
Art Direction
1996Conspirators of Pleasure
Producer
1996Conspirators of Pleasure
Story
1996Conspirators of Pleasure
Screenplay
1996Conspirators of Pleasure
Costume Design
1996
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Art Designer
1978Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Animation
1978
The Three Veterans
Art Direction
1984The Three Veterans
Animation
1984Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Art Direction
1985Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Animation
1985
Lunacy
Director
2005Lunacy
Screenplay
2005Lunacy
Production Design
2005
Visitors from the Galaxy
Art Direction
1981
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
Title Designer
1981
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
Director
2007Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
Himself
1990
Ferat Vampire
Special Props
1982
The Ninth Heart
Art Direction
1979The Ninth Heart
Title Designer
1979
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Director
2010Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Production Design
2010Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Screenplay
2010
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Director
2006
The Last Trick
Story
1964The Last Trick
Screenplay
1964The Last Trick
Art Direction
1964The Last Trick
Director
1964
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
Himself
2018
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
Self
2017
Insect
Director
2018Insect
Screenplay
2018Insect
Art Direction
2018
The Fall of the House of Usher
Director
1982The Fall of the House of Usher
Screenplay
1982The Fall of the House of Usher
Art Direction
1982
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Art Direction
1980Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Title Designer
1980
Dimensions of Dialogue
Director
1983Dimensions of Dialogue
Story
1983Dimensions of Dialogue
Screenplay
1983Dimensions of Dialogue
Art Direction
1983
A Quiet Week in the House
Director
1969A Quiet Week in the House
Art Direction
1969A Quiet Week in the House
Story
1969A Quiet Week in the House
Screenplay
1969
Meat Love
Director
1989Meat Love
Art Direction
1989Meat Love
Writer
1989
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
1984
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Director
1983The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Story
1983The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Screenplay
1983The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Art Direction
1983Moje první benefice
Art Direction
1972
The Flat
Director
1968The Flat
Story
1968The Flat
Screenplay
1968The Flat
Art Direction
1968
Animated Self-Portraits
Writer
1989Animated Self-Portraits
Director
1989
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Director
1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Story
1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Screenplay
1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Art Direction
1965
Natural History Suite
Director
1967Natural History Suite
Screenplay
1967Natural History Suite
Art Direction
1967Natural History Suite
Story
1967
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
Director
1991The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
Art Direction
1991The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
Writer
1991
Jabberwocky
Director
1971Jabberwocky
Art Direction
1971Jabberwocky
Writer
1971
The Garden
Director
1968The Garden
Screenplay
1968
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
Self
2001
Darkness, Light, Darkness
Director
1990Darkness, Light, Darkness
Story
1990Darkness, Light, Darkness
Screenplay
1990Darkness, Light, Darkness
Art Direction
1990
Don Juan
Director
1969Don Juan
Screenplay
1969
A Game with Stones
Director
1965A Game with Stones
Writer
1965
Punch and Judy
Director
1966Punch and Judy
Screenplay
1966Punch and Judy
Art Direction
1966
Scalpel, Please
Art Direction
1986The Music of Zdeněk Liška
Self
2017
Down to the Cellar
Director
1983Down to the Cellar
Story
1983Down to the Cellar
Screenplay
1983Down to the Cellar
Art Direction
1983The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
Himself
1992
Food
Director
1996Food
Writer
1996Food
Production Design
1996
The Ossuary
Director
1970The Ossuary
Story
1970The Ossuary
Screenplay
1970
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Self
2023
Et cetera
Director
1967Et cetera
Screenplay
1967Et cetera
Art Direction
1967
Leonardo's Diary
Director
1972Leonardo's Diary
Screenplay
1972Leonardo's Diary
Story
1972
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
Director
2003
Flora
Director
1989Flora
Art Direction
1989Flora
Writer
1989
Picnic with Weismann
Director
1968Picnic with Weismann
Writer
1968Picnic with Weismann
Editor
1968
Kunstkamera
Self
2022Kunstkamera
Director
2022Kunstkamera
Writer
2022
Alchemical Furnace
Himself
2020