Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

1932-02-18 Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] 81 Credits

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...

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Forman vs. Forman

Forman vs. Forman

2019

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman (1932-2018): his tragic childhood, his...

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

as Self

6.5
Acting

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 acclaim...

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

as Self

7.5
Acting

Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on th...

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Forman, Emir Kusturica, István Szabó and others.

Olga

Olga

2014

as Self

5.0
Acting
Chaplin - The Legend of the Century

Chaplin - The Legend of the Century

2014

as Self

Acting

A new TV documentary on Chaplin that celebrates a 100 years of the iconic Tramp, presented by Laurent Delahousse.

Milos Forman Taking Off in America

2012

as Self

Acting

Milos Forman and guests look at his career from his departing Czechoslovakia and his arrival in America with stories and interviews about The Fireman'...

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

2012

as Self

Acting

"A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,” said well-known Czech writer Arnošt Lustig with a wry smile. In December 2006 when he...

Beloved

Beloved

2011

as Jaromil

6.2
Acting

From Paris in the 1960s to London in the first decade of the third millennium, Madeleine and her daughter Véra flit from one amorous adventure to the ...

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2011

7.5
Acting

A documentary about the making of Milos Forman's 1975 film ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, featuring interviews with the director, cast, and crew.

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester

2011

5.2
Acting

Documentary about the Soviet film director and his changing fortunes during the Stalin years.

Carrière, 250 Meters

Carrière, 250 Meters

2011

as Self

10.0
Acting

A portrait documentary tracing the inspiration, philosophy and imagination of the celebrated theatre and screen writer - and Bunuel's long term collab...

Miloš Forman

2010

as Self

Acting
Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

as Self

Acting

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by ...

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

2010

as Self - Interviewee: Director

Acting

Documentary on Galt MacDermot.

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

as Self

6.6
Acting

Why did Milos Forman have to make certain films the way he did? Where does his inner strength come from? What is the story of his life?

Life and Film: The Labyrinthine Biographies of Vojtech Jasny

2009

as Self

Acting

After being one of the most successful filmmakers in Europe in the sixties, Vojtech Jasny (Czech Republic, 1925) lives in a small apartment in New Yor...

A Walk Worthwhile

A Walk Worthwhile

2009

Director

5.0
Directing

The young couple Uli and Vanilla want to split up, but lust and money get in their way.

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

as Self

Acting
Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2009

as Self

2.0
Acting

Documentary on the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

It Is Hell with the Princess

It Is Hell with the Princess

2009

as čert Elrebub

5.4
Acting

To help his daughter avoid marriage to an inept prince, King Leopold claims that Lucifer himself is wooing the princess. Satanic panic ensues.

Chelsea on the Rocks

Chelsea on the Rocks

2008

as Self

5.6
Acting

Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an un...

Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

2007

as Self

8.5
Acting

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home i...

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

2006

Director, Screenplay

6.6
Directing Writing

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to h...

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

as Self

6.2
Acting

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to wa...

Nomad: The Warrior

Nomad: The Warrior

2005

Producer

5.1
Producing

The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he...

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Self

Acting

Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

2004

as Self

6.2
Acting

A documentary tracing the career of filmmaker François Truffaut through the testimony of collaborators and admirers.

A Room Nearby

2003

as Self (voice)

Acting

Paul Fierlinger's unique animation captures five individuals from diverse backgrounds as they describe their bouts with loneliness, its challenges and...

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

as Self

6.9
Acting

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, writ...

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

as Self

8.0
Acting

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...

The Making of 'Amadeus'

The Making of 'Amadeus'

2002

as Self - Director

7.4
Acting

This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly br...

An Interview with Milos Forman

2002

as Themself

Acting

“This video interview with director Milos Forman was conducted in New York City in 2001.

The Beatles Revolution

2000

as Self

Acting

A primetime special celebrating The Beatles and exploring the lasting impact on pop music of Beatles innovations like stadium concerts, music videos, ...

The Directors: Milos Forman

The Directors: Milos Forman

2000

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the Chzech director, Milos Forman.

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

2000

as Father Havel

6.1
Acting

Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper W...

In the Shadow of Hollywood

2000

as Self

Acting

In the Shadow of Hollywood examines this assault on our senses through interviews with directors, producers, writers and other experts in the film ind...

Way Past Cool

Way Past Cool

2000

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Based on the award-winning best seller by Jess Mowry, "Way Past Cool" is a coming-of-age story told in reverse, for it is the story of a group of youn...

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

1999

Director

7.2
Directing

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

as Self

Acting

A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to gl...

Completely Cuckoo

Completely Cuckoo

1997

as Self

5.7
Acting

Behind the scenes interviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

as Self

6.6
Acting

Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "wor...

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Director

7.0
Directing

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living p...

Drawn from Memory

Drawn from Memory

1995

as Self (voice)

Acting

Fierlinger concentrates his considerable talents as an animator to recount through fragmented memories, vivid recollections, and the occasional evocat...

Why Havel?

Why Havel?

1991

as voice

Acting

The first part of the block will be dedicated to the monograph Vojtěch Jasný: The Film Poet in Exile (2020) authored by the film historian Jiří Voráč....

Victor

1991

Production Assistant

The 27 minute precursor to "Heavy" (1995) made under the mentorship of Miloš Forman

The Republic Pictures Story

The Republic Pictures Story

1991

as Self

Acting

A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with stars, director, stuntman, etc.

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

1990

as Lazlo

4.6
Acting

A man returns to his sublet apartment to find the previous tenants, three offbeat young women, still in residence, under the mistaken belief that they...

Valmont

Valmont

1989

Director

6.7
Directing

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that h...

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Dimitri

6.0
Acting

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reser...

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985

as Self - Film Director

6.7
Acting

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and pro...

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

Director

8.0
Directing

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...

Chytilová Versus Forman

Chytilová Versus Forman

1982

as Self

Acting

An intellectual match between two dramatically different artists, one permanently unsure and frustrated and questioning everything, the other an aston...

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982

as Reader - The Biddle Brothers (voice)

5.7
Acting

A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

Director

7.0
Directing

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nos...

Hair

Hair

1979

Director

7.3
Directing

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his...

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976

as Self

6.0
Acting

Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary with deadpan comedy. TVTV's cameras go behind the ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

Director

8.4
Directing

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and...

Male of the Century

Male of the Century

1975

Idea

8.0

The wife of an extremely jealous merchant is held hostage by a bank robber.

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

as Narrator

7.0
Acting

Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Lelouch...

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

1973

Director

7.0
Directing

Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Lelouch...

Taking Off

Taking Off

1971

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose chil...

I Miss Sonia Henie

I Miss Sonia Henie

1971

Director, Writer

5.7
Directing Writing

One camera in one setting, one attic and eight young directors – the result is a unique Dadaistic collage of seven short sketches. The original task f...

The Nail Clippers

The Nail Clippers

1969

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

The disappearance of some nail clippers in a hotel room puzzles the owners of the capricious object.

The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

1967

Director, Screenplay

7.1
Directing Writing

The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pagean...

An Occasion to Speak

1966

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

A Well Paid Walk

A Well Paid Walk

1966

Director, Screenplay

6.0
Directing Writing

Dobře placená procházka (English title: Worth While or A Well Paid Walk) is a Czech musical and film. The young couple Uli and Vanilla want to split ...

Loves of a Blonde

Loves of a Blonde

1965

Director, Story, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming youn...

Black Peter

Black Peter

1964

Screenplay, Director, Story

6.7
Writing Directing

A few days in the life of a Czechoslovak teenager when he starts work.

Audition

Audition

1964

Story, Screenplay, Director

6.4
Writing Directing

Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets...

Tam za lesem

Tam za lesem

1962

Acting

The brave soldiers, including a young Romani man determined to become a machine driver after the war, are preparing to fight for the Dukla Pass, and t...

Tam za lesem

Tam za lesem

1962

First Assistant Director

Directing

The brave soldiers, including a young Romani man determined to become a machine driver after the war, are preparing to fight for the Dukla Pass, and t...

Ceiling

Ceiling

1962

5.3
Acting

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost comple...

Laterna magika II

Laterna magika II

1960

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

A film of the Czech multimedia theatre production, Magician's Lantern. Eight Czechoslovak directors filmed a choreographic performance conceived and d...

Puppies

Puppies

1958

Story, Screenplay, First Assistant Director

6.0
Writing Directing

Explores young adults' fears of being conscripted by the communist government into working outside of Prague, a relative oasis of creativity and freed...

Vintage Car

Vintage Car

1957

6.1
Acting

The history of motoring in Bohemia begins when Laurin and Klement founded a factory for the production of motorcycles. In 1904, the first motorcycle r...

Vintage Car

Vintage Car

1957

Assistant Director

6.1
Directing

The history of motoring in Bohemia begins when Laurin and Klement founded a factory for the production of motorcycles. In 1904, the first motorcycle r...

Silvery Wind

Silvery Wind

1956

5.6
Acting

Second half of the 19th century. In a small town in South Bohemia, fifth-former Jan Ratkin is living through the confusions of first love together wit...

Nechte to na mně

Nechte to na mně

1955

Screenplay

4.0
Writing

A hardworking employee at a printing plant takes on all sorts of roles until he nearly collapses under their weight. He learns that those who try to d...

Slovo dělá ženu

Slovo dělá ženu

1953

5.0
Acting

Innovator Ludvík Zach is in love with his technical data and improvement proposals and does not believe that women could be able to understand these p...

Milos Forman: What Happened Was...

Milos Forman: What Happened Was...

N/A

as Self

Acting

In this 2007 interview two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director, Milos Forman talks at length about his days as a film student in then communis...