FILM DIRECTOR
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019

Václav Vorlíček
Václav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He also specialized in directing children's and fairytale films, most notably Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Václav Vorlíček is the 445th most popular film director (up from 446th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 275th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Czech Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Václav Vorlíček ranks 445 out of 2,041. Before him are Kon Ichikawa, Jacques Tourneur, Wolfgang Reitherman, Alf Sjöberg, Russ Meyer, and Alberto Lattuada. After him are Alexander Korda, Chuck Lorre, Jan Troell, Ernst Marischka, Jerzy Hoffman, and Maya Deren.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 439
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 440
Wolfgang Reitherman
1909 - 1985
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 441
Alf Sjöberg
1903 - 1980
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 442
Russ Meyer
1922 - 2004
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 443
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 444
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 445
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 446
Chuck Lorre
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 447
Jan Troell
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 448
Ernst Marischka
1893 - 1963
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 449
Jerzy Hoffman
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 450
Maya Deren
1917 - 1961
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 451
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Václav Vorlíček ranks 182. Before him are Katherine Jackson, Julián Herranz Casado, Leslie Manigat, Chus Lampreave, Károly Grósz, and Todor Veselinović. After him are Néstor Almendros, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Dick Sargent, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy McLane, and Sa'dun Hammadi. Among people deceased in 2019, Václav Vorlíček ranks 141. Before him are Judith Kerr, Harold Prince, Peter Lindbergh, Fernando J. Corbató, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, and Krishna Sobti. After him are Princess Alix of Luxembourg, France-Albert René, Rip Torn, Jean Vanier, Edith González, and Carmen Argenziano.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsKatherine Jackson
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 176
Julián Herranz Casado
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 177
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 178
Chus Lampreave
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 179
Károly Grósz
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1996
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 180
Todor Veselinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 181
Václav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 182
Néstor Almendros
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1992
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 183
Ignatius Moses I Daoud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 184
Dick Sargent
ACTOR
1930 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 185
Tommy Flanagan
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2001
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 186
Jimmy McLane
SWIMMER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 187
Sa'dun Hammadi
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 188
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsJudith Kerr
WRITER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 135
Harold Prince
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 136
Peter Lindbergh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 137
Fernando J. Corbató
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 138
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 139
Krishna Sobti
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 140
Václav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 141
Princess Alix of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 142
France-Albert René
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 143
Rip Torn
ACTOR
1931 - 2019
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 144
Jean Vanier
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2019
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 145
Edith González
ACTOR
1964 - 2019
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 146
Carmen Argenziano
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 147
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Václav Vorlíček ranks 284 out of 1,200. Before him are Vladimír Remek (1948), Rudolf Serkin (1903), Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia (1136), Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia (1100), Lubomír Štrougal (1924), and František Brixi (1732). After him are Georg Joseph Kamel (1661), Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia (1160), Jan Saudek (1935), Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia (981), Max Dvořák (1874), and Emil Orlík (1870).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsVladimír Remek
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 278
Rudolf Serkin
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 279
Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1191
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 280
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1109
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 281
Lubomír Štrougal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2023
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 282
František Brixi
COMPOSER
1732 - 1771
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 283
Václav Vorlíček
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 284
Georg Joseph Kamel
BIOLOGIST
1661 - 1706
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 285
Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1222
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 286
Jan Saudek
PHOTOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 287
Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
981 - 1003
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 288
Max Dvořák
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 289
Emil Orlík
PAINTER
1870 - 1932
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 290
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Václav Vorlíček ranks 9. Before him are Jan Švankmajer (1934), G. W. Pabst (1885), Věra Chytilová (1929), Karel Zeman (1910), Jiří Trnka (1912), and Karel Reisz (1926). After him are Otakar Vávra (1911), Karl Freund (1890), František Čáp (1913), Jan Němec (1936), Karel Lamač (1897), and Ivan Passer (1933).
Jan Švankmajer
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 3
G. W. Pabst
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 4
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 5
Karel Zeman
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 6
Jiří Trnka
1912 - 1969
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 11
František Čáp
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 12
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Karel Lamač
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 14
Ivan Passer
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 15