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Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ ˈ m iː l oʊ ʃ /; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968.
Milos Forman. Director: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Milos Forman was born Jan Tomas Forman in Caslav, Czechoslovakia, to Anna (Svabova), who ran a summer hotel, and Rudolf Forman, a professor. During World War II, his parents were taken away by the Nazis, after being accused of participating in the underground resistance.
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- Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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- Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Apr 9, 2024 · Miloš Forman (born February 18, 1932, Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now in the Czech Republic]—died April 13, 2018, Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.) was a Czech-born New Wave filmmaker who was known primarily for the distinctively American movies that he made after his immigration to the United States.
- Michael Barson
Learn about the life of the legendary Czech film director Miloš Forman, from his childhood as a war orphan to his discovery of the theatre. Find out how he lost his parents to the Nazis, his real father to a lie, and his friends to the communists.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American psychological drama film [4] directed by Miloš Forman, based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson as a new patient at a mental institution, alongside Louise Fletcher as a sadistic nurse.
Jan Tomáš " Miloš " Forman ( / ˈmiːloʊʃ /; Czech: [ ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968.
