Biography: Jan Spáta was born on October 25, 1932 in Náchod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Nejvetsí prání II (1990), Mezi svetlem a tmou (1990) and A kdo je vinen? (1971). He was married to Olga Sommerová. He died on August 18, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic.