Václav Vorlíček was born in Prague in 1930. He attended the film school FAMU in his native city from 1951-1956. After completing his studies, he worked for the Barrandov Film Studios as a director and inventor of stories, since making over 30 children"s films and comedies. His films include: "Das Fallen des Blaettchens" (1959), "Wer will Jessie umbringen?" (1969), "Sie sind Witwe, mein Herr!" (1972), "Das Maedchen auf dem Besenstiel" (1973), "Drei Nuesse fuer Aschenbroedel" (1974), "Die Maerchenbraut" (TV series, 1980), "Die Rueckkehr der Maerchenbraut" (TV series, 1994), "Magic Book" ("Das Zauberbuch", 1995), and "Firebird" ("Der Feuervogel", 1996).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH