Miroslav Ondříček
Biography
Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer who worked on over 40 films, including Amadeus, Ragtime and If..... Miroslav Ondříček was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Prague, Czech Republic). He studied filmmaking at the Barrandov Studio Training School and began making movies during the Czech New Wave. His first feature film work was on Miloš Forman's Talent Competition. He continued his long working relationship with Forman in the US on such films as Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981) and Amadeus (1984). He also collaborated with the British film director Lindsay Anderson on two films: If.... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973). Ondříček died in Prague at the age of 80. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miroslav Ondříček, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1967, 16 episodes • as Self
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Self
An intellectual match between two dramatically different artists, one permanently unsure and frustrated and questioning everything, the other an astonishing storyteller perfectly at peace, unacquainted with introspection and reliant on intuition.
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Himself
A behind the scenes look at the making of the 1973 film “O Lucky Man!"
Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Self
Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee
Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell, cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, assistant editor Ian Rakoff, director’s assistant Stephen Frears, producer Michael Medwin, and screenwriter David Sherwin