Jiří Jelínek

Jiří Jelínek

Born: July 6, 1922
Died: October 16, 1984

Movies for Jiří Jelínek...

Skleněná panna
Title: Skleněná panna
Released: December 25, 1973
Type: Movie
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Hroch
Title: Hroch
Released: March 29, 1973
Type: Movie
The bank officer Bedrich Hroch is sent by the bank director to the zoo, which asked an allocation of one and half kg of gold for a gold tooth for a hippo. During the check up of the hippo's teeth Bedrich is swallowed by the hippo. The man does not die in the hippo's guts and he chats quite happily with his frightened wife Dása. Journalist Pip Karen, his friend is also present to the dialogue and he has immediately an idea how to use this special situation. He tells to the new minister Borovec and his opponent professor Fibinger that there is a hippo in the zoo which can speak. He also tells them how to use this situation for a political propaganda.
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Jak se Praha bavívala
Title: Jak se Praha bavívala
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
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Strange Birds
Title: Strange Birds
Character: Singing (voice)
Released: June 2, 1965
Type: Movie
The allegorical story of two humanized birds - father and son, who usually walk the earth and fly only in case of danger. The two birds are out for a leisurely stroll, playing music together and taking selfies until a hungry cat attempts to spoil their fun. After several unique and imaginative evasive maneuvers, the birds pelt the cat with apple bombs. The film is one of the jewels of the cartoon: the Czech tradition, Disney anthropomorphism and innovative pre-electronic music score.
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Hallo Satchmo
Title: Hallo Satchmo
Character: Self
Released: April 30, 1965
Type: Movie
In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hallo Satchmo'.
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If a Thousand Clarinets
Title: If a Thousand Clarinets
Character: Nicolas
Released: January 26, 1965
Type: Movie
A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments. Great mystery is immediately found by TV station. And soon the military base becomes a stage for huge TV show.
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Lemonade Joe
Title: Lemonade Joe
Character: (uncredited)
Released: October 16, 1964
Type: Movie
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!
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A Star Travels South
Title: A Star Travels South
Character: Trumpetist
Released: May 15, 1964
Type: Movie
The Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer Sona Klánová missed the departure. In the meantime, she managed to buy a ticket to Belgrade at the air-terminal from Mrs Navrátilová, who couldn't make the trip. In the meantime, the orchestra conductor is beside himself with despair. He phoned to Prague from the border, and when he realized that Sona had left her house in a taxi, he thought that she would catch up with them by the road. The orchestra delayed the train's departure with an improvised concert for the custom officers and the passengers.