Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 21, 1921
Died
Nov 30, 2011
Place of Birth
Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Credits
84 titles
Zdeněk Miler
Biography
Zdeněk Miler (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈmɪlɛr]; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Mole (Krtek or Krteček in original) character and its adventures. Miler was born in Kladno just west of Prague, the capital of what was then Czechoslovakia. He became an animator partly because of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. He took part in the demonstrations held consequent to the death of Jan Opletal, which led to the closing of universities and colleges. He escaped being sent to a concentration camp and instead wound up working as an animator. Miler enjoyed painting as a child. His hobby developed when he joined the national graphic school in Prague in 1942. He later studied at the College of Arts and Crafts (Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Praha). In 1948, he began work at the cartoon studio Baťa in Zlín. There, he learned the important practical skills relating to film production, specializing in animated films. After the Second World War, he started work at the cartoon company Bratři v triku and worked first as draughtsman, then author and director. He later became the head of the company.
Known For
Filmography
La Petite taupe aime la nature
Director
The Little Mole and Panda
Characters
Le carnaval de la petite taupe
Director
Here Comes the Mole
Director
The Mole and The Frog
Director
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval
Director
The Mole and His Friends
Zeichner
The Little Mole and the Hedgehog
Director
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf
Director
The Mole and the Fish
Writer
The Mole and The Swallow
Director
The Mole and The Jerk
Director
The Mole and The Spring
Director
The Mole and a Flute
Director
The Mole and a Snowman
Director
The Mole and The Mouse
Director
The Mole and Little Hare
Director
The Mole and the Subway
Director
The Mole and His Friends
Director
The Mole and Mother
Director
The Mole and a Celebration
Director
The Mole and The Mushrooms
Director
The Mole and Weekend
Director
The Mole and a Robot
Director
The Mole and Little Ducks
Director
The Mole and a Coal
Director
Mole and the Clock
Director
Cesty formana Šejtročka
2D Artist
Mole and the Eagle
Director
Mole as a Movie Star
Director
Mole and the Medicine
Director
Přijď, až zase omládnu
Himself
Mole in a Dream
Director
O cvrčkovi
Screenplay
The Mole in the City
Director
Cvrček a slepice
Director
The Mole and the Carnival
Director
The Mole and the Carpet
Director
The Mole in the Desert
Director
The Mole and the Egg
Director
The Mole as the Photographer
Director
The Little Mole the Watchmaker
Director
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
Director
Mole and the Bulldozer
Director
The Mole and the Telephone
Director
The Mole as a Chemist
Director
The Little Mole and the Music
Director
The Mole and the Matches
Director
The Little Mole as a Painter
Director
The Mole and the Umbrella
Director