Václav Marhoul
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 30, 1960, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Movies
- 16
Václav Marhoul (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012).
He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.
Upcoming Václav Marhoul Movies
Confession
2026
November 11, 2026
McCarthy
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | The Invisible Jan Gogola | Self |
| 2025 | 40 rolí | |
| 2023 | Kouzelný kopec | Self |
| 2020 | 11 Colours of the Bird | Self |
| 2016 | Tajemství Divadla Sklep aneb Manuál na záchranu světa | |
| 2005 | The Gnome | Detective |
| 2005 | Rána z milosti | |
| 1994 | Amerika | Barman 1 |
| 1993 | Horror Story | Man |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Confession | Director |
| 2020 | 11 Colours of the Bird | Producer |
| 2019 | My Freedom | Director |
| 2019 | The Painted Bird | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2008 | Tobruk | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2003 | Smart Philip | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
| 1998 | The Bed | Producer |
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