Director
Ivan Pokorný
December 12, 1952
Ivan Pokorný (born in 1952 in the Czech Republic) is an actor.
He graduated in Acting from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts and in 1976-1983 and worked as an actor in various Czech theatres. He also had several roles in film and on television. In 1983 he emigrated to Austria, worked as a lecturer at the Vienna Conservatory and in 1984-1998 as a director in Austrian and German theatres. In 1995 he decided to return to the Czech Republic and has been working mainly as a director of TV-films since then. He also makes documentaries and is particularly interested in themes connected with the cultural history of his country. In some projects he takes part as a producer or co-producer.
Notable work
Often works with
Jiří Kodet
4 titles together
Run, Waiter, Run!, The Medal, Bulldogs and Cherries
Zdeněk Svěrák
3 titles together
Run, Waiter, Run!, The Three Veterans, Joachim, Put It in the Machine
Karel Augusta
3 titles together
Run, Waiter, Run!, Hotel Pacific, Bulldogs and Cherries
Lubomír Lipský
3 titles together
The Three Veterans, Joachim, Put It in the Machine, Malý pitaval z velkého města
Josef Abrhám
2 titles together
Run, Waiter, Run!, Malý pitaval z velkého města
Jiří Hálek
2 titles together
Run, Waiter, Run!, The Three Veterans
Full filmography · 32
Lost in Paradise
as Václav Zabrovský
2021
Scent of Oranges
Director
2019
Monstrum
as Director
2017
Slíbená princezna
Director
2016
Cold Sunday
cast and Director
2012
Černá díra
Director
2011
Ghetto No. 1
Director
2007
Smrt pedofila
Director
2004Město bez dechu
Director
2003
Kidnapped Home
cast and Director
2002Naše děti
Director
2001Polojasno
cast
1999