Cast

Rudolf Hrušínský

1920 – 1994

Active years (films on this site)

1968–1986

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

Schools and movements

Czechoslovak New Wave

Directors worked with

Jiří Menzel4 films

Biography

Rudolf Hrušínský was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as The Good Soldier Švejk, The Cremator, and Capricious Summer are considered classics of the Czech cinema. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by France and title National Artist in Czechoslovakia. Jiří Menzel once described him as "the Czech Jean Gabin."

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Awards and honours

International

• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1972
• Klement Gottwald State Prize
• Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia

National / local

• Národní umělec 1988
• TýTý 1991
• Master Prix 1993

4 films on this site

1. Capricious Summer 1968 · Jiří Menzel · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
2. Larks on a String 1969 · Jiří Menzel · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Cutting It Short 1980 · Jiří Menzel · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
4. My Sweet Little Village 1986 · Jiří Menzel · IMDb 7.8 · Cast