George Voskovec

George Voskovec

1905-06-19

Biography

Founded Czech avantgarde theatre and film group 'Osvobozene divadlo' with actor Jan Werich in 1927. Affiliated with the Poetist movement (Karel Teige). Made succesfull comedy shows with political themes. Voskovec left Czechoslovakia after the German invasion, 1938/39 and emigrated to the US.

Also appears in

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

8.5

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

7.5

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

6.7

The Bravados

The Bravados

6.5

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

7.1

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

6.3

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

6.0

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

6.3

Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

6.1

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

4.5

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

8.1

The 27th Day

The 27th Day

6.2

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

5.9

Barbarosa

Barbarosa

5.8

Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

Not yet rated

The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley

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The World Belongs to Us

The World Belongs to Us

6.8

Heave-Ho!

Heave-Ho!

7.0

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

5.8

Skag

Skag

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