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Karel Čapek

Known for: Writing

Biography: 1890-01-09

Deathday: 1938-12-25 (48 years old)

Biography

Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. He had multiple roles throughout his career, including playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, photographer and art critic. Nonetheless, he is best known for his science fiction including his novel War with the Newts and the play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot

Filmography

all 78

Movies 74

Writer 52

TV Shows 4

Screenplay 1

Creator 1

Writer

Karel Čapek

Biography

Filmography

all 78

Movies 74

Writer 52

TV Shows 4

Screenplay 1

Creator 1

The Gardener's Year (2024)

The Newt Congress (2022)

Loupežník (2020)

Talks with TGM (2018)

Insect (2018)

Elixir of Youth (2017)

Kanón (2015)

Japan Animator Expo (2014)

R.U.R. Genesis (2013)

Čapkovy kapsy (2011)

The Makropulos Affair (2011)

Osudové peníze (2010)

Na zámku (2000)

Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1997)

Život a Dílo Skladatele Foltýna (1992)

Big Police Tale (1990)

Zpověď Dona Juana (1990)

A Dog's Tale (1988)

The Poet (1988)

Básník (1987)

O princezně solimánské (1984)

Velká kočičí pohádka (1983)

Recipe of Her Youth (1983)

Doktorská pohádka (1982)

Pošťácká pohádka (1982)

Plaché příběhy (1982)

Jasnovidec (1981)

Zločin v chalupě (1981)

Loupežnická pohádka (1981)

Zločin na poště (1981)

Soud pana Havleny (1981)

Velká policejní pohádka (1980)

Dark Sun (1980)

Hordubal (1980)

The Disappearance Of Actor Bendy (1980)

Средство Макропулоса (1979)

Dášeňka (1979)

Historie dirigenta Kaliny (1978)

Sonntagsgeschichten (1976)

Lásky hra osudná (1974)

Record (1973)

Kouzelný dům paní Růženky (1973)

Pan Tomšík (1972)

Ein Mordanschlag (1971)

Honba za filmovým námětem (1970)

Jak se dělá divadlo (1970)

Věc Makropulos (1970)

Spravedlnost pro Selvina (1968)

The Man Who Could Fly (1968)

Psí pohádka (1967)

Soud pana Havleny (1967)

Muž, ktorý vedel lietať (1966)

Případy komisaře Mejzlíka (1965)

Čintamani & podvodník (1965)

Большая кошачья сказка (1965)

Tři (1965)

Loupežnická pohádka (1964)

Doktorská pohádka (1964)

The Last Years (1963)

The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)

Pošťácká pohádka (1961)

První parta (1960)

Záhady aneb S Karlem Čapkem v soudní síni (1960)

Psí pohádka (1959)

Of Things Supernatural (1959)

Metoda rady Pitra (1958)

Princezna Solimánská (1956)

Krakatit (1948)

R.U.R. (1948)

Capek's Tales (1947)

The Insect Play (1939)

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1890-01-09

Deathday

1938-12-25 (48 years old)

Birth Place

Malé Svatoňovice, Czech Republic

Religion

lapsed Catholic

Relationships

Olga Scheinpflugová (1935 - 1938)

Father

Antonín Čapek

Siblings

Helena Čapková, Josef Čapek

Citizenships

Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia

Also Known As

Karel Čapek, Карел Чапек

Awards

honorary citizen of Hradec Králové, honorary citizen of Prague 10, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class