Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

About Film Adventurer Karel Zeman

A look at the life, work and importance of Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman (1910-89), a genius of world cinema, a wizard of special effects, revealing his sources of inspiration and his revolutionary filming techniques.

Tomáš Hodan's Film Adventurer Karel Zeman is a 2015 documentary film. Its themes are stop motion, portrait of an artist, cinema history, and cinema on cinema.

David Novotný appears as Self - Narrator (voice), Ludmila Zeman as Self, Terry Gilliam as Self, and Tim Burton as Self. Released in March 2015, it runs 98 minutes.

The screenplay is by Ludmila Zeman and Ondřej Beránek. Production companies include Česká televize, Prokouk Productions, and Punk Film. It streams on DocAlliance Films in the United States.

Corman's World, Kubrick by Kubrick, and Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles make useful companions to Film Adventurer Karel Zeman, all filed under biography.