Episode 17: Visual History With Miloš Forman conducted by Daniel Algrant - a podcast by Directors Guild of America

Director Miloš Forman discusses his life and early career in highlights pulled from his Visual History interview.

Topics include his early life and attending film school in Prague (6:00), the Soviet government's banning of his satire The Fireman's Ball (12:00), the DGA's role in his avoiding deportation back to the Eastern block (18:00), the "hooks" in many of his films that inspired his directorial approach (23:00), the importance of casting in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (26:00), and creating the musical sequences in Amadeus (41:00).

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