Personal Info
Birth date
1930-06-03 (95 Years)
Day of death
2019-02-05
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Prague, Czechia
Also known as
Vaclav Vorlicek
Václav Vorlicek
Václav Vorlícek
Вацлав Ворличек
Václav Vorlíček
Biography
Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries.
Filmography
Arabela
8.3
Overview:
Arabela was a children's television series produced in Czechoslovakia which aired from 1979 to 1981. The series has 13 episodes and is in the Czech language.The Flying Cestmir
6.2
Overview:
Young boy Cestmir finds a magic rock which allows him to bring the seeds of the flowers which allow flying from Blue Planet...The Invisibles
7.5
Overview:
A businessman discovers he has a hidden gene that enables him to breathe water, threatening the existence of the secret Aquarian race, in this charming, comedic fantasy drama from the Czech Republic.Three Wishes for Cinderella
7
Overview:
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.Three Wishes for Cinderella
7.48
Overview:
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.Tomáš and the Falcon King
7
Overview:
Tomas, a 14-year-old boy lives beneath the castle of the powerful Lord Balador. The boy is able to communicate with animals, and he tries to obtain the royal falcon – a symbol of freedom and faith. He also falls in love with Balador's daughter Formina, a girl who is to be married off against her will.Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
7
Overview:
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's dream on a screen; disaster soon follows when the machine malfunctions and the cartoon-like dream characters become very real!The Magic Book
5.714
Overview:
An evil witch is trying to steal a magic purse possessed by the local ruler. Thanks to Princess Blanka's love, Prince Petr wins out over the witch.The Girl on the Broomstick
6.744
Overview:
A teenage witch, Saxana (Petra Černocká), frozen in time as a punishment for 300 years, finds herself in a modern world.Prince and the Evening Star
6.1
Overview:
A wonderful fairytale about looking for love, defeating evil and learning some valuable moral lessons on the way. The story begins with the young Prince Velen , who is left in charge of the castle and his three sisters. During the night he has a visitation and before he knows it, all his sisters are married off and gone away, and himself falls in love with beautiful Večernice.Now he is faced with the King's wraths and charged with a quest. The journey, however, hides obstacles and danger; not only treacherous merchants and robbers, but also a evil wizard Mrakomor...It's Not Me
4.8
Overview:
The two heroes of the film's story - the decent but dry engineer Zárub and the marriage swindler Majer - are granted this wish by the mysterious forces of the moon. The two men change their appearance, which, however, contrasts sharply with their unchanged characters and voices. The incomprehensible swap naturally becomes the source of many comic plots and situations.Rumburak
6.7
Overview:
In this fairy-tale comedy, a clumsy second-rate wizard, Rumburak, gets stuck in the world of humans. He has forgotten the spell that allows him to return to his home fairyland. His only joy is watching the figure skater Helen, whom he would like to woo. His hopes of returning to fairyland dawn when he discovers a computer in a research institute that could generate the lost spell.The End of Agent W4C
6.3
Overview:
The invincible agent Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C has been assigned a mission to go to a hotel in Prague, get hold of a saltcellar with a plan for the military exploitation of Venus hidden in it, and hand it over to the beautiful agent Alice. He will have to compete for the saltcellar with other agents working for the world's various greater and smaller powers. The head of the Prague counter-intelligence unit gets news of agent W4C's mission. Deficient in personnel, he nominates accountant Foustka as agent 13B. Mr Foustka takes his dog Pajda with him and the two head for the airport. Pajda helps him track down agent W4C in a classy hotel that becomes the battleground for the interests and plans of the secret agents from different countries, each trying to get hold of the precious saltcellar.You Are a Widow, Sir
7
Overview:
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be artificial body in the shape of actress Evelina Keleti and with brain of psychotic serial killer Fany Stubová. They also manage to kill king's astrologer Stuart Hampl, who warns the king. Accidentally, Hampl's brain is implanted into assassin's body, actress Keleti is killed and chaos begins.The Firebird
4.8
Overview:
The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon night - it makes the king heal and brings the "good" prince as husband of the "good" Princess Elena.Queen of the Lake
5.8
Overview:
Prince Victor looks in vain for a swan which was wounded by one of his servants. Instead he discovers a beautiful girl with golden hair who has an arrow in her shoulder. She is dumb and can't explain her origin. He falls immediately for her. The girl quickly recovers, but disappears mysteriously.How to Wake a Princess
6.407
Overview:
At long last, King Dalimil and Queen Eliška have produced an heir, Princess Růženka. Consumed with envy, Eliška’s sister Melánie casts a curse: On the day Růženka turns seventeen, she will prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep together with the entire kingdom.The Great Movie Robbery
6
Overview:
The film is essentially a feature-length commercial for an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Czechoslovak film industry, to be held at the Prague U Hybernu venue. The protagonists of the piece are comedians Oldrich Kaiser and Jirí Lábus, who are set to accept an award from Japanese television representatives at the exhibition. At the same time, five gangsters plot to seize a revolutionary invention devised by professor Suzuki - a super holograph, which enables any figure from television to be transported in the flesh into the real world, and vice-versa.Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
NYR
Overview:
The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors and other important people gathered in the expensive decorations of the Variety Theatre auditorium (built for the Circus Humberto series). They smiled and showed well-deserved relaxation after a job well done in managing socialist cinema. Vladimir Sís interspersed this with excerpts from films, mainly his own and also a little of others who had worked on the "Hill of Dreams".Mary
NYR
Overview:
For a long time, Marie cannot admit to the break-up of her long marriage and believes that her husband will come back to her...Desire
6
Overview:
A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.Acting
2014The Invisibles (1 Episode) as Unknown
2011Little Witch on a Broomstick as důchodce
2010Kde bydlely princezny (1 Episode) as Himself
2004Vladimír Menšík – 75 as Unknown
1992Riverboat (1 Episode) as Self
1987The Great Movie Robbery as Unknown
1985Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval as Self - Audience Member
1982Zelená vlna as Unknown
1980Arabela (1 Episode) as (uncredited)
1962Every day - Sunday as Unknown
1958Bomba as worker at a construction site
1949Na dobré stopě as Unknown
Writing
2021Three Wishes for Cinderella ... Original Film Writer
1996The Magic Book ... Co-Writer
1993Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek (26 Episodes) ... Screenplay
1986Young Wine ... Story, Screenplay
1986It's Not Me ... Screenplay
1980Arabela (13, 13 Episode) ... Screenplay, Story
1977A Nice Plate of Spinach ... Screenplay
1976Wine Working ... Screenplay
1975Dva muži hlásí příchod ... Story, Screenplay
1975How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer ... Screenplay
1973Three Wishes for Cinderella ... Screenplay
1972The Girl on the Broomstick ... Screenplay, Story
1971You Are a Widow, Sir ... Story, Screenplay
1967The End of Agent W4C ... Screenplay
1966Who Wants to Kill Jessie? ... Screenplay, Story
1964Mary ... Screenplay
1961The Lupinek Case ... Story, Screenplay
1954Politická karikatura ... Idea, Screenplay
Directing
2011Little Witch on a Broomstick ... Director
2005On je žena! (11 Episodes) ... Director
2001Max, Sally and the Magic Phone ... Director
2000Tomáš and the Falcon King ... Director
1998Queen of the Lake ... Director
1997The Firebird ... Director
1996The Magic Book ... Director
1995Rabín a jeho Golem ... Director
1993Arabela se vrací aneb Rumburak králem Říše pohádek (26 Episodes) ... Director
1989Škola detektívky (5 Episodes) ... Director
1988Křeček v noční košili (6 Episodes) ... Director
1986Young Wine ... Director
1986It's Not Me ... Director
1984Rumburak ... Director
1984The Flying Cestmir (6 Episodes) ... Director
1984Ďábel ví hodně ... Director
1984Byt je vykraden, maminko... ... Director
1982Zelená vlna ... Director
1981Mature Wine ... Director
1980Arabela (13 Episodes) ... Director
1979Prince and the Evening Star ... Director
1978How to Wake a Princess ... Director
1977A Nice Plate of Spinach ... Director
1977Přikázaný směr jízdy ... Director
1976Wine Working ... Director
1975Dva muži hlásí příchod ... Director
1975How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer ... Director
1973Three Wishes for Cinderella ... Director
1973Death Chooses ... Director
1972The Girl on the Broomstick ... Director
1972Vychovatel ... Director
1971You Are a Widow, Sir ... Director
1970Kaktus, bomba, letadlo ... Director
1967The End of Agent W4C ... Director
1966Who Wants to Kill Jessie? ... Director
1964Mary ... Director
1962Every day - Sunday ... First Assistant Director
1962Chicken on Travels ... Director
1961The Lupinek Case ... Director
1959Dům na Ořechovce ... First Assistant Director
1958Desire ... First Assistant Director
1958Bomba ... Assistant Director
1957Roztržka ... Assistant Director
1954Politická karikatura ... Director