Karel Zeman

✶November 3, 1910

†April 5, 1989

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About their life

Karel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955) and Invention for Destruction (1958). Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès".

Czech film director, artist and animator (1910–1989)

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