Highest rated movie: Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Lowest rated movie: The Brothers Grimm (2005)
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Movies starring František Velecký have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 68%.
Marketa Lazarová - released in 1967 - is František Velecký's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 31 reviews.
The lowest rated film from František Velecký is The Brothers Grimm - released in 2005 - with a score of 55% based on 685 reviews.
Velecký was a very particular figure of Slovak acting, being antipode this venerated mainstream showbiz celebrities. Although he had never received any formal training in acting, he managed to earn great respect of both filmmakers and audience members.
He performed in some 50 Slovak, Czech, German, Hungarian and UK/US movies, but he will be most remembered for portraying the lead character of Mikoláš in the Czech movie Marketa Lazarová.
Velecký was born 8 March 1934 in Elected. He originally studied civil engineering and worked as a designer for few years. However, since his early age he was attracted by the world of cinema and finally in his 30s managed to get his first major roles.
Practically at the beginning of his acting career, after a few minor films including Every týždeň seven days (1964) and Nylon mesiac (1965), he received the role of his lifetime in Marketa Lazarová (1966). This experience deeply style influenced the rest of his life.
In interviews, he described with gratitude how the director František Vláčil completely changed his way of seeing the world during the long production of this movie.
Despite the impact the role of the serpent on the film (widely considered the best Czech cinema) and on his life, Velecký would probably be more recognized, would Western audiences for his appearances in The Brothers Grimm (released 2005) and the Academy Award-nominated Želary (2003).
For most of his career, Velecký was free of any theatre company ties except being briefly associated with the Theatre of Spišká Nová Ves in the 1980s.
During his professional career, Velecký was not limited to acting. He was assistant director of it Juraj Jakubisko on the film Zbehovia and pútnici (1968) and he applied his talent in fine arts during the 1990s.
Velecký died of cancer 5 October 2003 in Bratislava.
František Velecký has acted in films with Matt Damon, Lena Headey, Monica Bellucci and Mackenzie Crook.
František Velecký has worked with these film directors: Terry Gilliam and František Vláčil.
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