Jiri Menzel, Oscar-winning Czech film director, dies at 82

Jiri Menzel, Oscar-winning Czech film director, dies at 82

His first feature, Closely Watched Trains, won the best foreign language film in 1967

Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiri Menzel has died aged 82 after battling serious health problems for a long time, his wife Olga Menzelová said on Sunday.

“Our dear Jiri, the bravest of the brave. Your body left our mundane world in our arms last night,” she wrote on Facebook.

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September 07, 2020 at 02:29AM

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