Juraj Herz
Popularity:2.221
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1934-09-04
Place of Birth:Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
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Also Known As:Georg Herz, Юрай Герц, 유라이 헤르츠
![The Flat (1968)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHktusINyQM8mT8FX4mDZ1eUrTD.jpg)
The Flat (1968)
A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
![Every Penny Counts (1961)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ej1AYuNw6KptJ0xGd68jqvs3yRN.jpg)
Every Penny Counts (1961)
After inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in trouble.
![The Last Trick (1964)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fatPBJvczQOn0NosTMYTJZQ86qW.jpg)
The Last Trick (1964)
Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
![Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cZ6DVEggKtRbkzVTzgiTUAzwtZq.jpg)
Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)
The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried...
![If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nQ9pSf4VJwg8QdLQZ1eZE7SSJay.jpg)
If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)
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...
![Transport from Paradise (1963)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zi3X6kqyhvRa8adW2Fem2JmViYP.jpg)
Transport from Paradise (1963)
Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and...
![Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cg2XQlAyZZWW12hy6Ox4e5O2QJY.jpg)
Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1972)
Sherlock Holmes likes to play violin and expects a great career in music. He gets a place in a spa orchestra, but he is again and again distracted by...
![The Emperor's New Clothes (1994)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tt9wHzVmyHsTY5olTZWqSETy2W4.jpg)
The Emperor's New Clothes (1994)
The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several times a day. He imposes a heavy tax on the poor...
![The Limping Devil (1968)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qQEHnV0m8Cdce7XhAwIH2oBOmEa.jpg)
The Limping Devil (1968)
A baleful limping man walks through Prague. He is Asmodeus (Juraj Herz), the fiend of lustfulness, entertaining himself by putting together by magic...
![The Pipes (1966)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vCR4ZfUAE9CEOjlCJIo9mKcNkrE.jpg)
The Pipes (1966)
This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because...
![The Music of Zdeněk Liška (2017)](/dq-content/themes/movie/img/no-cover.jpg)
The Music of Zdeněk Liška (2017)
One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...
![This Way to the Cooling Chambers (2011)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jQ7y5L9ZKB2TxVl5gW87T4ZvGmA.jpg)
This Way to the Cooling Chambers (2011)
The filmmakers revisit some of the shooting locations of THE CREMATOR with director Juraj Herz and chronicles the making of the 1969 film.
![The Shop on Main Street (1965)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Y1wX45uShUJVPJzlOyFFfEFVRH.jpg)
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned...
![Fragile Relationships (1980)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHxhB8LAfV2sgzjYi0SFrSpKwA9.jpg)
Fragile Relationships (1980)
A divorced single mother romances a young slaughterhouse worker, must to the chagrin of her ex-husband.
![A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f6CIrhz6FO3ep7TPELSFLdPQD5D.jpg)
A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)
The waitress Gita from the hotel "Bobí vrch" approaches her lover who has not left his wife yet and gives him an ultimatum: if he does not do...
![A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7m5X72YSBBmwGzPfcK2GHpQclYR.jpg)
A Nice Plate of Spinach (1977)
The heroes of this absurd comedy, full of confusion and humor are Dzharda Zemanek and Frantisek Liska.
![Lemonade Joe (1964)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gQM8tVWVRoYbyDe0qWyu5luixjf.jpg)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
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...
![Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe (1976)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fGGgjLhLyeQdc3bkpywyCG6Rb4U.jpg)
Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe (1976)
A funny outlaw tale inspired by traditional folk humour. Pacho is no ordinary outlaw. He detests injustice and feudal oppression and he copes with...
![The Ninth Heart (1979)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1jRGczpHqQlnXFjunFRRdcdBxrV.jpg)
The Ninth Heart (1979)
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to...
![Die dumme Augustine (1993)](/dq-content/themes/movie/img/no-cover.jpg)
Die dumme Augustine (1993)
Silly Augustine, wife of silly August, who performs in the circus, and mother of Guggo, Gugga and Guggilein, dreams of one day being able to perform...
![Ferat Vampire (1982)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwKhCGXrTxUqP35amEd5vEbbw5f.jpg)
Ferat Vampire (1982)
A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a...
![CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yEZlCsrvjWJRJjsK0KfsROaJ1mE.jpg)
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)
An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...
![Golden Sixties (2009)](/dq-content/themes/movie/img/no-cover.jpg)
Golden Sixties (2009)
Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...
![Gagman (1970)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kQQARcBsgzd5d2s7ZPA5NjHF33S.jpg)
Gagman (1970)
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.