Vladimir Tadej | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1925-05-09)9 May 1925 |
| Died | 1 March 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 91) |
| Occupations | Production designer, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1949–1998 |
| Awards | Vladimir Nazor Award for Life Achievement in Film (2004) |
Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017)[1] was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director.[2] He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998.
Biography
Tadej was born in Novska in 1925.[3] In 1945 he enrolled into architecture studies University of Zagreb.[3] His filmographic career was initiated when he was employed as scenography assistant at the Jadran Film in 1947 where he worked on Živjet će ovaj narod, first Croatian postwar movie.[3] He worked as a main scenographer and costuming director at the Battle of Neretva movie, one of the most famous Yugoslav era war movies.[3]
In 1998 he released Kanjon opasnih igara, based on Hrvoje Hitrec's novel of the same name.[4][5] The cast includes Luka Peroš best known for his role of Marseille in Money Heist.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Družba Pere Kvržice | director | |
| 1977 | Daredevil's Time | director | |
| 1984 | Tajna starog tavana | director | |
| 1998 | Kanjon opasnih igara | director |
References
- "UMRO VLADIMIR TADEJ Otišao je čuveni redatelj naših brojnih filmova za djecu i doajen hrvatske i jugoslavenske filmske scenografije". Jutarnji Kultura (in Croatian). HINA. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- "Vladimir Tadej". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- Ninoslav Kopač (2012). Svjedok histerije. Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum. p. 340. ISBN 978-953-57313-2-0.
- "Televizija i hrvatska književnost". Leksikon radija i televizije (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Škrabalo, Ivo (2006). Dvanaest filmskih portreta: mali hrvatski filmski panoptikum (in Croatian). V.B.Z. ISBN 978-953-201-563-8.
- Kanjon opasnih igara (1998) | Tvůrci | ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via csfd.cz.