Zdeněk Miler

Directing·Feb 21, 1921·Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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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.

Film	Credit
La Petite taupe aime la nature2020 · Director	Director
Le carnaval de la petite taupe2014 · Director	Director
Here Comes the Mole2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and The Frog2002 · Director	Director
The Mole and His Friends2001 · Zeichner, Producer, Director, Writer	Zeichner, Producer, Director, Writer
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval2001 · Director	Director
The Little Mole and the Hedgehog2000 · Director	Director
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf2000 · Director	Director
The Mole and The Swallow2000 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Fish2000 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Mole and The Spring1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and a Flute1999 · Director	Director
The Mole and The Jerk1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and a Snowman1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and The Mouse1998 · Director	Director
The Mole and Little Hare1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and the Subway1997 · Director	Director
The Mole and His Friends1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Mole and a Coal1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and a Robot1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and Little Ducks1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and a Celebration1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and Weekend1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and The Mushrooms1995 · Director	Director
The Mole and Mother1995 · Director	Director
Mole and the Clock1994 · Director	Director
Mole and the Eagle1992 · Director	Director
Mole as a Movie Star1988 · Director	Director
Mole and the Medicine1987 · Director	Director
PPřijď, až zase omládnu1986 · Himself	Himself
Mole in a Dream1984 · Director	Director
The Mole in the City1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cvrček a slepice1979 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Mole and the Carnival1976 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Carpet1975 · Director	Director
The Mole in the Desert1975 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Egg1975 · Director	Director
The Mole as the Photographer1975 · Director	Director
Mole and the Bulldozer1975 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Christmas Tree1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Little Mole the Watchmaker1975 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Telephone1974 · Director	Director
The Mole as a Chemist1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Little Mole and the Music1974 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Matches1974 · Director	Director
The Little Mole as a Painter1972 · Director	Director
The Mole and the Umbrella1971 · Director	Director
The Mole and the TV1970 · Director	Director