---
name: "Miroslav Ondříček"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/miroslav-ondricek"
fi1m_id: "miroslav-ondricek"
imdb_id: "nm0005816"
tmdb_id: 4008
wikidata_id: "Q975310"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "4 November 1934"
died: "28 March 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:09.091772+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Miroslav Ondříček

## Identity

Miroslav Ondříček

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/miroslav-ondricek
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** miroslav-ondricek
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005816
- **TMDB ID:** 4008
- **Wikidata ID:** Q975310
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Ond%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975310, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005816/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4008

Cinematographer. Born 4 November 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. Died 28 March 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 November 1934, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- **Died:** 28 March 2015
- **Active:** 1968–1996
- **Also known as:** Miroslav Ondricek, Miroslav Ondrícek
- **Frequently works with:** [Penny Marshall](https://film.one/person/penny-marshall.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1980s 91 (1), 1990s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 71 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, History 1, Music 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $279m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Ond%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975310, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005816/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4008

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*if....*](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*A League of Their Own*](https://film.one/film/a-league-of-their-own.md) (80)
- **Tubi:** [*Awakenings*](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer. Born in Prague, he studied filmmaking at the Barrandov Studio Training School and began his career during the Czech New Wave, working initially on films by Miloš Forman.

He collaborated extensively with Forman on features including *Hair* (1979), *Ragtime* (1981) and *Amadeus* (1984), and with British director Lindsay Anderson on *The White Bus* (1967), *if....* (1968) and *O Lucky Man!* (1973). His other credits include *Silkwood* (1983), *Awakenings* (1990) and *A League of Their Own* (1992). He received Academy Award nominations for cinematography on *Ragtime* and *Amadeus*, and won a BAFTA for the latter. Ondříček was the father of film director David Ondříček.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *A League of Their Own* (1992), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-league-of-their-own.md)
- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Amadeus* (1984), Fi1m 91, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)
- *if....* (1968), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Slnko v sieti* (2006), series, Actor
- *Riding in Cars with Boys* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Preacher's Wife* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Let It Be Me* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A League of Their Own* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/a-league-of-their-own.md)
- *Awakenings* (1990), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Valmont* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Funny Farm* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Big Shots* (1987), Director of Photography
- *F/X* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Heaven Help Us* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Amadeus* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)
- *Silkwood* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The World According to Garp* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Ragtime* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Dark Sun* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Divine Emma* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Hair* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Nechci nic slyšet* (1978), Director of Photography
- *A Story of Love and Honor* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Jacob* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Konečně si rozumíme* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Najvzdialenejšia hviezda na nebi* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Hřiště* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Hotel Pacific* (1975), Director of Photography
- *My Dear Aunt and Me* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Televize v Bublicích aneb Bublice v televizi* (1974), Director of Photography
- *O Lucky Man!* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Homolka and Pocketbook* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Slaughterhouse-Five* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Taking Off* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Svatební noc* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Diane's Body* (1969), Director of Photography
- *if....* (1968), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md)
- *Red, White, and Zero* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Firemen's Ball* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The White Bus* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Martyrs of Love* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Pearls of the Deep* (1966), Camera Operator
- *Loves of a Blonde* (1965), Director of Photography
- *A Boring Afternoon* (1965), Camera Operator
- *Intimate Lighting* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Diamonds of the Night* (1964), Camera Operator
- *Audition* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Cry* (1964), Camera Operator
- *Kočár nejsvětější svátosti* (1963), Assistant Camera
- *When the Cat Comes* (1963), Camera Operator
- *Králíci ve vysoké trávě* (1962), Camera Operator
- *Deštivý den* (1962), Assistant Camera
- *Magical Day* (1961), Assistant Camera
- *Střevíčky* (1961), Camera Operator
- *The White Dove* (1960), Assistant Camera
- *The Road Back* (1959), Assistant Camera
- *Today for the Last Time* (1958), Assistant Camera
- *Zde jsou lvi* (1958), Assistant Camera
- *An Easy Life* (1957), Assistant Camera
- *Váhavý střelec* (1957), Camera Operator
- *Konec jasnovidce* (1957), Camera Operator

## Gallery

- ![Miroslav Ondříček, český kameraman (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/59788/gallery-ffbb12128458.jpg) Miroslav Ondříček, český kameraman (2013) — David Sedlecký, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/M_Ond%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dek.JPG/1280px-M_Ond%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dek.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Miroslav Ondříček, cameraman, Czech Republic, USA (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/59788/gallery-1d0f67aee51a.jpg) Miroslav Ondříček, cameraman, Czech Republic, USA (2012) — Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Miroslav-Ond%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dek-bw.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1985: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Amadeus*
- 1982: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Ragtime*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1986: Best Cinematography (won), for *Amadeus*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Czech Medal of Merit 2006: Czech Medal of Merit (won)
- Annual award ACFK 2002: Annual award ACFK (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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