Oldřich Lipský

Oldřich Lipský (4 July 1924 – 19 October 1986) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, brother of actor Lubomír Lipský.

All his films were comedies, frequently employing themes of Dadaism, farce and magical realism. He was a frequent collaborator with actor Miloš Kopecký, who appeared in most of his works.

He was creating film before, during and after the Prague Spring.

Selected filmography

 * Thunder in the Hills (1946)
 * The Hen and the Sexton (1951)
 * Haškovy povídky ze starého mocnářství (1952)
 * Cirkus bude! (1954)
 * Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph (1955)
 * Hvězda jede na jih (1958)
 * Man in Outer Space (1962)
 * Lemonade Joe (1964)
 * Happy End (1967)
 * I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969)
 * Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
 * Straw Hat (1971)
 * Circus in the Circus (1974)
 * Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! (1974)
 * Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
 * Dinner for Adele (1977)
 * Long Live Ghosts! (1977)
 * The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
 * Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule (1983)
 * The Three Veterans (1984)