Movie buffs are grieving director Milos Forman, who won the One Flew Oscars on Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus.
The 86-year-old Czech-born filmmaker was one of a small number of foreign filmmakers who have had long-term commercial and critical success in Hollywood.
Flight over the Cuckoo's Nest was performed by Jack Nicholson and won five Oscars in 1976, while Amadeus in 1984 won eight.
Director Edgar Wright was among those who paid tribute, saying that he "documented the rebel heart and the human spirit".
He was "a great director" with "a great filmography," writes Wright on Twitter.
Forman's other films in English included The People vs. Larry Flynt from 1996, which earned him his third best Oscar nomination, and Man on the Moon in 1999.
He made his name as a figurehead of Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s, but moved to the United States when Russian troops invaded in 1968.
His first feature film in the United States, Taking Off, in 1971, was a critical if not commercial hit. But the follow-up, One Flew on the cuckoo's nest, firmly established it in Hollywood.
It was one of the biggest box office successes in 1975, taking over $ 100 million, and became the second film in history to win Oscars for best film, director, actor, actress and scenario.
The film featured Nicholson in a psychiatric facility and was based on Ken Kesey's novel.
"For me, it's not just literature but real life, the life I've lived in Czechoslovakia since I was born in 1932 until 1968," Forman said.
"The Communist Party was my Ratched Nurse, telling me what I could and could not do."
The director followed with Hair and 1981 Ragtime in front of Amadeus, a look at the life of the 18th century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri. His Oscars included the best picture and the best director.
After 1989 Valmont, he did The People vs. Larry Flynt, with Woody Harrelson cast as the porn editor.
The 86-year-old Czech-born filmmaker was one of a small number of foreign filmmakers who have had long-term commercial and critical success in Hollywood.
Flight over the Cuckoo's Nest was performed by Jack Nicholson and won five Oscars in 1976, while Amadeus in 1984 won eight.
Director Edgar Wright was among those who paid tribute, saying that he "documented the rebel heart and the human spirit".
He was "a great director" with "a great filmography," writes Wright on Twitter.
Forman's other films in English included The People vs. Larry Flynt from 1996, which earned him his third best Oscar nomination, and Man on the Moon in 1999.
He made his name as a figurehead of Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s, but moved to the United States when Russian troops invaded in 1968.
His first feature film in the United States, Taking Off, in 1971, was a critical if not commercial hit. But the follow-up, One Flew on the cuckoo's nest, firmly established it in Hollywood.
It was one of the biggest box office successes in 1975, taking over $ 100 million, and became the second film in history to win Oscars for best film, director, actor, actress and scenario.
The film featured Nicholson in a psychiatric facility and was based on Ken Kesey's novel.
"For me, it's not just literature but real life, the life I've lived in Czechoslovakia since I was born in 1932 until 1968," Forman said.
"The Communist Party was my Ratched Nurse, telling me what I could and could not do."
The director followed with Hair and 1981 Ragtime in front of Amadeus, a look at the life of the 18th century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of his rival Antonio Salieri. His Oscars included the best picture and the best director.
After 1989 Valmont, he did The People vs. Larry Flynt, with Woody Harrelson cast as the porn editor.
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