Director

Dimitrij Plichta

Writing

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 137038

IMDb ID: nm0687298

Known for: Writing

Born: May 21, 1922

Died: August 10, 2004

Age: 82

Place of birth: České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1966 - 1976

Years active: 11

Wikidata: Q13537235

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Biography

Dimitrij Plichta was a Czech-born Slovak film director, screenwriter, and writer, recognized for his contributions to Czechoslovak cinema. He studied at a gymnasium and conservatory in Brno, and after World War II, pursued aesthetics at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague. Plichta began his career as a radio director before transitioning to film. From 1949 to 1970, he directed documentary and popular science films at the Short Film Studio in Bratislava, contributing to works such as Bábkové divadlo and Putovný tábor. In 1959, he expanded into feature films, directing Kto si bez viny (1963), his full-length debut, for which he also wrote the screenplay and story. His filmography includes titles like Šerif za mrežami (1965) and Láska neláskavá (1969). Plichta's work is noted for its exploration of social themes and human relationships, contributing significantly to the development of Slovak cinema.

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