Zdeněk Miler
Directing · Born Feb 21, 1921 · Died Nov 30, 2011 (90) · 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.
Known for
Directed
La Petite taupe aime la nature
20201.0
Le carnaval de la petite taupe
20145.6
Here Comes the Mole
2011
The Mole and The Frog
2002
The Mole and His Friends
20019.5
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer im Karneval
2001
The Little Mole and the Hedgehog
200010.0
Der Maulwurf und seine Abenteuer als Fotograf
2000
The Mole and The Swallow
20007.0
The Mole and the Fish
20008.0
The Mole and The Spring
19996.0
The Mole and a Flute
199910.0
The Mole and The Jerk
199910.0
The Mole and a Snowman
1998
The Mole and The Mouse
19988.0
The Mole and Little Hare
1997
The Mole and the Subway
19978.0
The Mole and His Friends
199510.0
The Mole and a Coal
199510.0
The Mole and a Robot
19959.0
The Mole and Little Ducks
19958.0
The Mole and a Celebration
199510.0
The Mole and Weekend
19957.0
The Mole and The Mushrooms
19959.0
The Mole and Mother
199510.0
Mole and the Clock
19948.0
Mole and the Eagle
1992
Mole as a Movie Star
1988
Mole and the Medicine
19878.5
Mole in a Dream
19847.0
O cvrčkovi
19836.0
The Mole in the City
19828.5
Cvrček a slepice
19799.0
The Mole and the Carnival
19769.0
The Mole in the Desert
197510.0
The Mole and the Carpet
19758.0
The Mole and the Egg
19759.0
The Mole as the Photographer
19758.0
Mole and the Bulldozer
19758.0
The Mole and the Christmas Tree
19758.0
The Little Mole the Watchmaker
197510.0
The Mole and the Telephone
1974
The Mole as a Chemist
19747.0
The Little Mole and the Music
197410.0
The Mole and the Matches
19749.0
The Little Mole as a Painter
1972
The Mole and the Umbrella
19718.0
The Mole and the TV
19708.0
The Mole and the Lollipop
197010.0
The Mole and the Hedgehog
197010.0
The Mole in a Zoo
19699.0
The Mole and the Chewing Gum
19699.0
The Mole as a Gardener
19699.5
The Mole and the Green Star
1969
The Mole and the Transistor Set
196810.0
Sametka
19687.0
The Mole and the Rocket
19668.5
The Mole and the Car
19639.0
About the richest sparrow in the world
19628.0
How a puppy got a taste for honey
19618.0
How a puppy wanted little puppies
196110.0
How sun gave puppy its water back
19608.0
About the Puppy
1960
The Adventures of the Mole
19577.8
How the Mole Got His Trousers
19578.7
The Poppy Cake
1953
Who Is the Mightiest
195210.0
Brigáda II.
19507.0
The Millionaire Who Stole the Sun
19486.0