From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague. Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic. He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.
Crime in the Night Club
What's Up Doc?
To byla svatba, strýčku
Secluded, Near Woods
Kolya
Ball Lightning
Run, Waiter, Run!
Investigation of the Loss of a Class Book
Dissolved and Effused
Lijavec
The Hit
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!
An Uncertain Season
Africa
Posel z Liptákova
Cimrman in the World of Music
The Nude
Blaník
Dumb Bobes, or Czech Tarzan
The Stand In
