Jiri Hanzelka was born on December 24, 1920 in Stramberk, Czechoslovakia. He was a director and cinematographer, known for
Z Argentiny do Mexika (1954),
Zná Kasmír kasmírské sátky? (1961) and
Afrika I. - Z Maroka na Kilimandzaro (1953). He died on February 15, 2003 in Prague, Czech Republic.