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Filmography
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Known For
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Director (1975) -
Amadeus Director (1984) -
The People vs. Larry Flynt Director (1996) -
Known For
Hair Director (1979) -
Director
I Miss Sonia Henie (2009) -
A Walk Worthwhile (2009) -
Semafor: Greatest Hits 2 (2007) -
Goya's Ghosts (2006) -
Man on the Moon (1999) -
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
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Valmont (1989) -
Amadeus (1984)
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Ragtime (1981) -
Hair (1979)
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![One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]( "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
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![Visions of Eight]( "Visions of Eight")
Visions of Eight (1973) -
![Taking Off]( "Taking Off")
Taking Off (1971) -
![The Firemen's Ball]( "The Firemen's Ball")
The Firemen's Ball (1967) -
![Jirí Suchý: Nevyplacený blues]( "Jirí Suchý: Nevyplacený blues")
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A Well Paid Walk (1966)
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![A Blonde in Love]( "A Blonde in Love")
A Blonde in Love (1965) -
![Black Peter]( "Black Peter")
Black Peter (1964) -
![Audition]( "Audition")
Audition (1964) -
![If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands]( "If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands")
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DirectorMagic Lantern II (1960)
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Writer
![Goya's Ghosts]( "Goya's Ghosts")
Goya's Ghosts (2006) -
![Valmont]( "Valmont")
Valmont (1989) -
![Le mâle du siècle]( "Le mâle du siècle")
Le mâle du siècle (1975) -
![Taking Off]( "Taking Off")
Taking Off (1971) -
![The Nail Clippers]( "The Nail Clippers")
The Nail Clippers (1969) -
![Kinoautomat]( "Kinoautomat")
Kinoautomat (1967) -
![The Firemen's Ball]( "The Firemen's Ball")
The Firemen's Ball (1967) -
![A Blonde in Love]( "A Blonde in Love")
A Blonde in Love (1965) -
![Black Peter]( "Black Peter")
Black Peter (1964) -
![Audition]( "Audition")
Audition (1964) -
![If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands]( "If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands")
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Magic Lantern II (1960)
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![Cubs]( "Cubs")
Cubs (1958) -
Writer
![Leave It to Me]( "Leave It to Me")
Leave It to Me (1955) -
Actor
![Beloved]( "Beloved")
Beloved Jaromil 2 (2011) -
![It Is Hell with the Princess]( "It Is Hell with the Princess")
It Is Hell with the Princess Erlebub (2009) -
![Keeping the Faith]( "Keeping the Faith")
Keeping the Faith Father Havel (2000) -
![Labyrinth]( "Labyrinth")
Labyrinth (1991) -
![New Year's Day]( "New Year's Day")
New Year's Day Lazlo (1989) -
![Heartburn]( "Heartburn")
Heartburn Dmitri (1986) -
![Strop]( "Strop")
Strop Tanccí muz v baru (1970) -
Tam za lesem Doctor (1962)
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![Vintage Car]( "Vintage Car")
Vintage Car Air Mechanic / Assistant of Camera (1957) -
![Silvery Wind]( "Silvery Wind")
Silvery Wind dustojník u Stanku (1956) -
Actor
![A Woman as Good as Her Word]( "A Woman as Good as Her Word")
A Woman as Good as Her Word Mladý delník (1953) -
Producer
![A Short History of Decay]( "A Short History of Decay")
A Short History of Decay (2014) -
![Nomad: The Warrior]( "Nomad: The Warrior")
Nomad: The Warrior (2005) -
![Way Past Cool]( "Way Past Cool")
Way Past Cool (2000) -
Producer
![Dreams of Love]( "Dreams of Love")
Dreams of Love (1990) -
Archive footage
![The Art of Dissent]( "The Art of Dissent")
The Art of Dissent (2021) -
![Hollywood Insider]( "Hollywood Insider")
Hollywood Insider (2021) -
![Milos Forman, une vie libre]( "Milos Forman, une vie libre")
Milos Forman, une vie libre (2020) -
![Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease]( "Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease")
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![Forman vs. Forman]( "Forman vs. Forman")
Forman vs. Forman (2019) -
![André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis]( "André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis")
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![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2019) -
![TCM Remembers 2018]( "TCM Remembers 2018")
TCM Remembers 2018 (2018) -
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![These Amazing Shadows]( "These Amazing Shadows")
These Amazing Shadows (2011) -
![Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone]( "Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone")
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
![Words in Progress]( "Words in Progress")
Words in Progress (2004) -
![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
![Bigbít]( "Bigbít")
Bigbít (1998) -
Archive footage
![The Movie Show]( "The Movie Show")
The Movie Show (1997) -
![James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy]( "James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy")
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Second Unit Director or Assistant DirectorTam za lesem (1962)
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![Cubs]( "Cubs")
Cubs (1958) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Vintage Car]( "Vintage Car")
Vintage Car (1957) -
Additional CrewCzechs and Balances (1986)
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![Amadeus]( "Amadeus")
Amadeus (1984)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Two of Forman's films are in the Criterion Collection: A Blonde in Love (1965) and The Firemen's Ball (1967).
Quotes
Because if you lived, as I did, several years under Nazi totalitarianism, and then 20 years in communist totalitarianism, you would certainly realize how precious freedom is, and how easy it is to lose your freedom.
Trademark
Would frequently cast Vincent Schiavelli
Star Sign
Aquarius
Personal Details
Born
Jan Tomas Forman
Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died
(age 86)
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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