Václav Marhoul
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 30, 1960
- Place of birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012).
He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.
Movies with Václav Marhoul
- The Gnome 2005 · ★ 6.2
- Horror Story 1993 · ★ 6.2
- Amerika 1994 · ★ 5.6
- 11 Colours of the Bird 2020 · ★ 7.2
- Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa 2016 · ★ 7.5
- Kouzelný kopec 2023
- Rána z milosti 2005
- 40 rolí 2025
- The Invisible Jan Gogola 2026
Movies directed by Václav Marhoul
- The Painted Bird 2019 · ★ 7.1
- Tobruk 2008 · ★ 5.3
- Smart Philip 2003 · ★ 6.1
- My Freedom 2019
- Confession 2026