Zdeněk Miler
Directing · Born 1921-02-21 · age 90 at death · Kladno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
Titles
The Adventures of the Mole
Springman and the SS
Darbujan and Pandrhola
How the Mole Got His Trousers
Le carnaval de la petite taupe
The Mole and the Car
O milionáři, který ukradl slunce
O kohoutkovi a slepičce
The Mole as a Gardener
The Mole and the Rocket
The Mole and His Friends
Who Is the Mightiest
About the Small Square and the Small Triangle
Lenora
Brigáda II.
About the richest sparrow in the world
The Little Mole and the Hedgehog
Mole and the Bulldozer
Moon Fairy Tale
Mole in a Dream
Mole and the Clock
The Mole in the City
Mole and the Medicine
The Mole and the TV
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
Cvrček a slepice
How a puppy wanted little puppies
How sun gave puppy its water back
How a puppy got a taste for honey
Kubula a Kuba Kubikula
The Mole and the Transistor Set
The Mole and the Chewing Gum
The Mole and the Hedgehog
The Mole in a Zoo
The Mole and the Lollipop
The Mole and the Umbrella
The Little Mole and the Music
The Little Mole the Watchmaker
The Mole and the Telephone
The Mole and the Matches
The Mole and the Egg
The Mole in the Desert
The Mole and the Carpet
The Mole and the Carnival
The Mole as the Photographer
Sametka
The Mole as a Chemist
La Petite taupe aime la nature
Kalamajka
Liška a vlk
The Mole and a Snowman
The Mole and The Spring
The Mole and a Flute
The Mole and The Swallow
The Mole and His Friends
The Mole and the Fish
The Mole and The Jerk
The Mole and a Coal
The Mole and The Mouse
The Mole and a Robot