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Overview

Date of Birth:
9 January 1890, Malé Svatonovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic] more
Date of Death:
25 December 1938, Prague, Czech Republic more
Trivia:
Brother of Josef Capek.
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Concept teaser for Czech adaptation VÁLKA S Mloky (War With The Salamander)
 (From QuietEarth. 27 April 2009, 4:57 PM, PDT)
Classic 'R.U.R.' Restaged in Chicago
 (From Comicmix. 8 October 2008, 7:27 PM, PDT)

Filmography



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  1. R.U.R. (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
  1. Svatá noc (2001) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Holy Night (International: English title)
  2. Na zámku (2000) (TV) (story)

  3. "Alilot David" (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Bat Yam: New York - Alilot David (Israel: Hebrew title)
    ... aka Bat Yam: New York - David's Tales (Israel: English title: long title)
        - Ha-Hadifa (1998) TV episode (story)
  4. Lotrando a Zubejda (1997) (stories)
    ... aka Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (International: English title)

  5. Retsept yeyo molodosti (1983) (novel "The Makropoulos secret")
    ... aka Рецепт её молодости (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka Recipe of Her Youth
  6. Plaché pribehy (1982) (book)
  7. Hordubal (1980) (book)
  8. Temné slunce (1980) (novel "Krakatit")
    ... aka Cerne slunce
    ... aka Dark Sun (International: English title)
    ... aka The Black Sun

  9. La misma vieja historia (1977) (writer)
  10. Vodnická pohádka (1973) (story)
    ... aka The Water Sprite's Fairy-tale (International: English title)
  11. Rekordi (1973) (story)
    ... aka Record (International: English title: informal literal title)
  12. Tulácká pohádka (1972) (story)
  13. Ein Mordanschlag (1971) (TV) (story)

  14. Spravedlnost pro Selvina (1969) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Gerichtigkeit für Selvin (West Germany)
    ... aka Justice for Selwyn (International: English title)
  15. "Teatterituokio" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Kohtalokas lemmenleikki (1967) TV episode (writer)
  16. De dichter (1964) (TV) (story)
  17. Cintamani & podvodník (1964) (book)
    ... aka Chintamans and Marriage Swindler
    ... aka Chintamens
    ... aka Povídky z první republiky (Czechoslovakia: Czech title)
    ... aka The Chintamani Carpet and a Swindler (International: English title)
    ... aka The Oriental Carpet
  18. Postácká pohádka (1964) (story)
  19. Loupeznická pohádka (1964) (story)
  20. Doktorská pohádka (1963) (fairytale)
    ... aka Doctor's Fairytale (International: English title)
  21. "Pakinateatteri" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Runoilija (1962) TV episode (writer)
  22. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect Play (1960) TV episode (play "Ze zivota hmyzu")

  23. O vecech nadprirozených (1959) (short stories)
    ... aka Of Things Supernatural (International: English title)
  24. Psí pohádka (1959) (story)
  25. První parta (1959) (novel)
  26. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Macropulos Secret (1958) TV episode (writer)
  27. Historia pewnego listu (1957) (story)
  28. "Broadway Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
        - R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1953) TV episode (play)
  29. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Insect Play (1950) TV episode (play "Ze zivota hmyzu")

  30. R.U.R. (1948) (TV) (play)
  31. Capkovy povidky (1947) (books)
    ... aka Capek's Tales (USA)
  32. Krakatit (1947) (novel "Krakatit")

  33. The Insect Play (1939) (TV) (writer)
  34. R.U.R. (1938) (TV) (play)
  35. Hordubalové (1938) (novel) (screenplay)
  36. Bílá nemoc (1937) (play)
    ... aka Skeleton on Horseback (USA)
    ... aka The White Disease (literal English title)
    ... aka The White Sickness (literal English title)
  37. Loupezník (1931) (play)

  38. Zlatý klícek (1922) (story)

Additional Details

Other Works:
World fame was his for two plays, "R.U.R." (in which he coined the word "robot") and "The Insect Play," and the allegorical novel representing Nazi and Fascist expansion as that of salamander-like creatures, "War With the Newts." more
Genres:
Drama | Short | Animation | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Book | Based On Play | Foreign Language Adaptation more

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