Ladislav Smoljak
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Ladislav Smoljak (December 9, 1931 in Prague) is a Czech film and theater director, actor and scriptwriter.
Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC in Prague), named after fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts for and directed several films; these became very successful among the Czech public.