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Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Known For Directing
Birthday Feb 18, 1932
Died Apr 13, 2018 (86)
Birthplace Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Jun 24, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman was an important figure ... in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role. In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miloš Forman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Beloved

Beloved

2011

as Jaromil

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

2000

as Father Havel

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

1990

as Lazlo

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Dimitri

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982

as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

as Narrator

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

Screenplay

Valmont

Valmont

1989

Writer

Taking Off

Taking Off

1971

Writer

Laterna magika II

Laterna magika II

1960

Writer

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

Director

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

1999

Director

Valmont

Valmont

1989

Director

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

Director

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

Director

Hair

Hair

1979

Director

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

Director

Taking Off

Taking Off

1971

Director

Laterna magika II

Laterna magika II

1960

Director

Way Past Cool

Way Past Cool

2000

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Director One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Won
BAFTA Awards Best Director Amadeus Won
Cannes Film Festival Best Director Amadeus Won
BAFTA Awards Best Director The People vs. Larry Flynt Nominated
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Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Golden Sixties

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2009

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Bitte umblättern

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 1977

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