
Miloš Forman
Biography
Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968.
Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role.
In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996).
Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion.
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Acting (42 movies)

Keeping the Faith
2000

Heartburn
1986

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976

It Is Hell with the Princess
2009

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003

Beloved
2011

Ceiling
1962

Tam za lesem
1962

Carrière, 250 Meters
2011

Remembering Ragtime
2004

The Republic Pictures Story
1991

Visions of Eight
1973

New Year's Day
1990

Why Havel?
1991

The Making of 'Amadeus'
2002

Chaplin - The Legend of the Century
2014

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
2010

François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004

Mark Donskoy, King and Jester
2011

Completely Cuckoo
1997

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017

Olga
2014

Once Upon a Time… One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2011

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
2009

Chytilová Versus Forman
1982

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982

Forman vs. Forman
2019

The Statue of Liberty
1985

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018

Chelsea on the Rocks
2008

Sodankylä Forever
2010

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016

Silvery Wind
1956

Fog City Mavericks
2007

Drawn from Memory
1995

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997

Vintage Car
1957

A Decade Under the Influence
2003

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2009

The Directors: Milos Forman
2000
Directing (18 movies)

Amadeus
1984

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975

The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996

Man on the Moon
1999

Hair
1979

Goya's Ghosts
2006

A Well Paid Walk
1966

Ragtime
1981

Valmont
1989

The Firemen's Ball
1967

Loves of a Blonde
1965

Black Peter
1964

Audition
1964

Visions of Eight
1973

Taking Off
1971

I Miss Sonia Henie
1971

Laterna magika II
1960

A Walk Worthwhile
2009
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Nechte to na mně | 1955 | Screenplay |
| Puppies | 1958 | Screenplay |
| Laterna magika II | 1960 | Writer |
| Audition | 1964 | Screenplay |
| Black Peter | 1964 | Screenplay |
| Loves of a Blonde | 1965 | Screenplay |
| A Well Paid Walk | 1966 | Screenplay |
| The Firemen's Ball | 1967 | Screenplay |
| The Nail Clippers | 1969 | Screenplay |
| I Miss Sonia Henie | 1971 | Writer |
| Taking Off | 1971 | Writer |
| Way Past Cool | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Nomad: The Warrior | 2005 | Producer |
| Goya's Ghosts | 2006 | Screenplay |