After completing film studies in Prague, he became a scriptwriter and a director of shorts with the Magic Lantern Multi-Media group.
After completing film studies in Prague, he became a scriptwriter and a director of shorts with the Magic Lantern Multi-Media group. He directed Buck Henry and Lynn Carlin in his American film debut, 1970's Taking Off. His film version of Hair and an adaptation of E.L. Doctrow's Ragtime were considered failures, especially when considering they were released between his Oscar winning films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. FTP, name this director who recently received an Oscar nomination forthe People vs Larry Flint.
After completing film studies in Prague, he became a scriptwriter and a director of shorts with the Magic Lantern Multi-Media group.
Milos {Forman}