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Miloš Forman
Director 1932 - 2018

Miloš Forman

Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

14 titles
Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

Miloš Forman 2006 1h 54m 6.9

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Miloš Forman 1999 1h 58m 8.0

A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Miloš Forman 1996 2h 10m 7.6

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

Valmont

Valmont

Miloš Forman 1989 2h 17m 8.0

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 he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

Amadeus

Amadeus

Miloš Forman 1984 2h 40m 8.5

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Ragtime

Ragtime

Miloš Forman 1981 2h 35m 7.3

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Hair

Hair

Miloš Forman 1979 2h 1m 7.8

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 way to boot camp.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Miloš Forman 1975 2h 15m 8.9

The successful film drama from director Milos Forman portrays the life inside a psychiatric ward where the line between the insane and the not insane is blurred. Based on the novel by the same name by Ken Kesey.

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight

Miloš Forman, Claude Lelouch 1973 1h 50m

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

Taking Off

Taking Off

Miloš Forman 1971 1h 33m 7.7

Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lyne Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.

Horí, má panenko

Horí, má panenko

Miloš Forman 1967 1h 13m 7.4

When a group of small-town firemen find out that their chief is retiring, they organize a party to end all parties. But as soon as the celebration commences, the attendees experience one disaster after another, including stolen raffle prizes, unwilling beauty contestants and even a fire.

Lásky jedné plavovlásky

Lásky jedné plavovlásky

Miloš Forman 1965 1h 21m 7.8

A working-class young woman (Andula) in a hick Czech town sleeps with one of the band members of a group from Prague. "You are a Mondrian, not a Picasso," he tells her. When she doesn't hear from him again, she packs up and arrives on his doorstep in the big city, throwing his household (he lives with his parents) into chaos.

Konkurs

Konkurs

Miloš Forman 1964 1h 19m

Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets stage fright, while another lies to her boss to compete.

Cerný Petr

Cerný Petr

Miloš Forman 1964 1h 29m 8.0

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

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