Morgan Freeman
Stát: United States
Rod: M
Narozeniny: 1937-06-01
Životopis
Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. is an American actor, film director, and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere) and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Sr., a barber who died in 1961 from liver cirrhosis. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. He has three older siblings. Freeman's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois.
Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, currently Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street High School, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.
Freeman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. During this period, he also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring music group. Freeman acted in a touring company version of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film The Pawnbroker. He made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in The Nigger Lovers (about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly!, which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.
Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007. Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his wife are in the process of divorce. He has two sons from previous relationships. He adopted his first wife's daughter and the couple also had a fourth child. Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He has a private pilot's license, which he earned at age 65, and co-owns and operates Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, and Ground Zero, a blues club, both located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He officially opened his second Ground Zero in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 2008.
Freeman has publicly criticized the celebration of Black History Month and does not participate in any related events, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history." He says the only way to end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month". Freeman once said on an interview with 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.
Herec:
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1. A Man Called Adam (1966), film...Party Guest
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2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978), film...Uncle Hammer
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3. Brubaker (1980), film...Walter
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4. Attica (1980), film...Hap Richards
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5. Death of a Prophet (1981), film...Malcolm X
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6. The Janitor (1981), film...Lieutenant Black
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7. Teachers (1984), film...Alan Lewis
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8. HARRY AND SON (1984), film...Siemanowski
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9. Marie (1985), film...Charles Traughber
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10. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), film...Charlie Woods
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11. Resting Place (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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12. Resting Place (1986), film...Luther Johnson
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13. Street Smart (1987), film...Fast Black
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...Dorsey Pratt
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15. Čistý a střízlivý (1988), film...Craig
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16. Lean on Me (1989), film...Principal Joe Clark
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17. Glory (1989), film...Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
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18. Fešák Johnny (1989), film...Lt. A.Z. Drones
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19. Řidič slečny Daisy (1989), film...Hoke Colburn
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20. Ohňostroj marnosti (1990), film...Judge Leonard White
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21. Občianska vojna (1990), seriál...Frederick Douglass
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22. Robin Hood: Král zbojníků (1991), film...Azeem
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23. Nesmiritelní (1992), film...Ned Logan
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24. Síla muže (1992), film...Geel Piet
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25. Vykoupení z veznice Shawshank (1994), film...Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
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26. Sedm (1995), film...Somerset
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27. Smrtící epidemie (1995), film...General Billy Ford
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28. Retezová reakce (1996), film...Paul Shannon
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29. Moll Flandersová (1996), film...Hibble
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30. Amistad (1997), film...Theodore Joadson
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31. Sběratel polibků (1997), film...Dr. Alex Cross
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32. The Long Way Home (1997), film
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33. Drtivý dopad (1998), film...President Beck
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34. Povodeň (1998), film...Jim
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35. Sestřička Betty (2000), film...Charlie
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36. Podezření (2000), film...Captain Victor Benezet
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37. Jako pavouk (2001), film...Alex Cross
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38. Těžký zločin (2002), film...Charles W. Grimes
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39. Nejhorší obavy (2002), film...DCI William Cabot
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40. Bozský Bruce (2003), film...God
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41. Pavučina snů (2003), film...Col. Abraham Curtis
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42. Muz, který zabil (2003), film...Miles Evans
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43. Guilty by Association (2003), film...Police Lieutenant Redding
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44. Million Dollar Baby (2004), film...Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
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45. Velká rána (2004), film...Walter Crewes
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46. Mimo zákon (2005), film...Ashford
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47. Batman začíná (2005), film...Lucius Fox
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48. Utržený ze řetězu (2005), film...Sam
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49. Zít po svém (2005), film...Mitch Bradley
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50. Made in Hollywood (2005), seriál...Beech
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51. Nabit a zabit (2006), film...The Boss
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52. Kontrakt (2006), film...Carden
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53. 10 položek a méně (2006), film...Him
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...Self - Narrator
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55. Gone Baby Gone (2007), film...Jack Doyle
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56. Feast of Love (2007), film...Harry
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57. Božský Evan (2007), film...God
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58. Než si pro nás přijde (2007), film...Carter
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59. Wanted (2008), film...Sloan
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60. Temný Rytíř (2008), film...Lucius Fox
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61. Zlodějská partie (2009), film...Ripley
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62. Invictus: Neporažený (2009), film...Nelson Mandela
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63. Staří a neklidní (2009), film...Charles Peterson
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64. Maturanti z Mississippi (2009), film...Self
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...Joe Matheson
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66. I Am (2010), film...(archive footage)
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...Self - Narrator
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68. Můj přítel delfín (2011), film...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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69. Zvědavost (2011), seriál...Self - Narrator
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70. Breaking the Taboo (2011), film
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71. Zlatý Glóbus 2012 (2012), film...Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
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72. Temný rytíř povstal (2012), film...Fox
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73. Kouzlo Belle Isle (2012), film...Monte Wildhorn
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74. Shakespeare Uncovered (2012), seriál...Self - Presenter
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75. Pád Bieleho domu (2013), film...Speaker Trumbull
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76. Nevědomí (2013), film...Beech
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77. Podfukáři (2013), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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78. Frajeri ve Vegas (2013), film...Archie
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...Himself
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80. Transcendence (2014), film...Joseph Tagger
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81. Lucy (2014), film...Professor Norman
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82. Můj přítel delfín 2 (2014), film...Dr. Cameron McCarthy
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83. Vzpomínky na Manhattan (2014), film...Alex Carver
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84. Méďa 2 (2015), film...Patrick Meighan
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85. Poslední rytíři (2015), film...Bartok
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86. Hybná síla (2015), film...Senator
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87. JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (2015), film...Self
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88. Londýn v plameňoch (2016), film...VP Allan Trumbull
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89. Podfukáři 2 (2016), film...Thaddeus Bradley
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90. Ben Hur (2016), film...Ilderim
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91. Príbeh boha (2016), seriál...Self - Host
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92. Loupež ve velkém stylu (2017), film...Willie Davis
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93. Villa Capri (2017), film...Duke
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94. Příběh lidstva s Morganem Freemanem (2017), seriál...Self - Host
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95. Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017), seriál...Self
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96. Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017), film
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97. Louskáček a čtyři říše (2018), film...Drosselmeyer
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98. Ztracená minulost (2019), film...Doc
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99. Pád anděla (2019), film...President Trumbull
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100. Podfuk za všechny prachy (2020), film...Reggie Fontaine
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101. Tom Cruise: věčně mladý (2020), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self
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103. Cesta do Ameriky 2 (2021), film...Morgan Freeman
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104. Vanquish (2021), film...Damon
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105. Daniel Day Lewis (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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106. Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021), film...Self
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107. Velké útěky s Morganem Freemanem (2021), seriál...Self - Host
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110. Paradise Highway (2022), film...Gerick
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111. Sidney (2022), film...Self
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112. The Minute You Wake up Dead (2022), film...Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
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113. Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2022), film...Self
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114. Clint Eastwood, poslední legenda (2022), film...Self (archive footage)
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115. Příběhy vesmíru (2022), seriál...Self - Narrator
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116. Rituální zabiják (2023), film...Dr. Mackles
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117. Dobrý člověk (2023), film...Daniel
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118. 57 vteřin (2023), film...Anton Burrell
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...Self
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120. 100 let Warner Bros. (2023), seriál...Self - Narrator
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121. Special Ops: Lioness (2023), seriál...Edwin Mullins
Producent:
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1. Podezření (2000), film...executive producer
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2. Jako pavouk (2001), film...executive producer
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3. Muz, který zabil (2003), film...executive producer
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4. 10 položek a méně (2006), film...executive producer
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5. Invictus: Neporažený (2009), film...executive producer
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6. Staří a neklidní (2009), film...executive producer
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7. The 16th Man (2010), film
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8. Vzpomínky na Manhattan (2014), film...executive producer
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9. Princezna z ulice (2019), film...executive producer
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...executive producer
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...executive producer
Hlas:
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1. Válka svetu (2005), film...Narration
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3. Děti moje (2011), film...Self - Narrator
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4. LEGO příběh (2014), film...Vitruvius
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5. The C Word (2016), film
Vypravěč:
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1. American Masters (1985), seriál
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2. American Experience (1987), seriál
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4. Putování tučňáků (2005), film
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5. A Raisin in the Sun (2008), film
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6. Fernando Nation (2009), film
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7. 30 for 30 Vol. II (2009), seriál
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8. The 16th Man (2010), film
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9. The Eastwood Factor (2010), film
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10. Barbar Conan (2011), film
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11. Návrat do divočiny 3D (2011), film
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12. B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012), film
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13. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014), film
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14. Putování tučňáků: Volání oceánu (2017), film
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16. Alfa (2018), film
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17. Meeting the Beatles in India (2020), film
Režie:
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1. Bopha! (1993), film
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2. Paní ministryně (2014), seriál