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Karel Lamač

Directing

Karel Lamač

CS, DE, FR, EN cinema · 153 credits

Born

27 January 1897

Died

2 August 1952 (aged 55)

Birthplace

Prague

Also known as Carl Lamac · Karl Lamac · Ixyl · Карел Ламач

Karel Lamač (1897 – 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. After starting as a combat cameraman in WW1, Lamač went on to direct more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Known for

Filmography

Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů

1972

Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů

CS · 1972Not rated

as (archive footage)

Unsterblicher Valentin

1958

Unsterblicher Valentin

DE · 19589.0

Director

Lachkabinett

1953

Lachkabinett

DE · 19538.0

Director

The Thief of Bagdad poster

The Thief of Bagdad

DE · 19526.7

Director

Anger of the Gods poster

Anger of the Gods

FR · 19479.0

Director

One Night at the Tabarin poster

One Night at the Tabarin

FR · 194710.0

Director

It Happened One Sunday

1944

It Happened One Sunday

EN · 19449.0

Director

The Czechoslovaks March On

1944

The Czechoslovaks March On

EN · 1944Not rated

Writer

They Met in the Dark poster

They Met in the Dark

EN · 19436.3

Director

Svejk Wrecks Germany poster

Svejk Wrecks Germany

EN · 19438.5

Director

Narcisse poster

Narcisse

FR · 19405.7

Screenplay

Cash Claim Chaos poster

Cash Claim Chaos

CS · 19398.1

Director

The Ghost Train poster

The Ghost Train

NL · 19396.8

Director

Place de la Concorde poster

Place de la Concorde

FR · 19397.0

Director

Slávko nedej se! poster

Slávko nedej se!

CS · 19398.0

Director

Milování zakázáno poster

Milování zakázáno

CS · 19388.0

as Tonny, Director

Duchacek Will Fix It poster

Duchacek Will Fix It

CS · 19387.3

as Self – Director, Director

Waltz Melodies poster

Waltz Melodies

DE · 19384.6

Director

Frühlingsluft

1938

Frühlingsluft

DE · 19387.0

Director

Florentine poster

Florentine

DE · 19389.0

Director

Lucerna poster

Lucerna

CS · 19386.7

Director

Pozor straší poster

Pozor straší

CS · 19387.7

Screenplay, Director

Die Landstreicher

1937

The Tramps

DE · 19377.0

Director

Vor Liebe wird gewarnt

1937

Vor Liebe wird gewarnt

DE · 19377.5

Director

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

DE · 19375.8

Director, Producer

Pat und Patachon im Paradies

1937

Pat und Patachon im Paradies

DE · 19377.0

Director

Grounds for Divorce poster

Grounds for Divorce

DE · 19377.0

Director, Producer

Ein Mädel vom Ballett

1937

A Girl from the Chorus

DE · 19379.0

Director

Peter im Schnee

1937

Peter in the Snow

DE · 19378.0

Director

Důvod k rozvodu poster

Důvod k rozvodu

CS · 19376.7

Director

On the Green Meadow poster

On the Green Meadow

CS · 19367.0

as Václav Bulfínek, Director

Where the Lark Sings poster

Where the Lark Sings

DE · 193610.0

Director

Flitterwochen

1936

Honeymoon

DE · 19368.0

Director

Der schüchterne Casanova poster

Der schüchterne Casanova

DE · 19367.0

Director

Der Postillon von Lonjumeau

1936

The Postman from Longjumeau

DE · 193610.0

Director

Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann poster

Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann

DE · 19357.0

Director

The Young Count poster

The Young Count

DE · 193510.0

Director

Ich liebe alle Frauen

1935

Ich liebe alle Frauen

DE · 19357.0

Director

Großreinemachen

1935

General Housecleaning

DE · 19359.0

Director

The White Horse Inn poster

The White Horse Inn

DE · 19357.0

Director

J'aime toutes les femmes

1935

J'aime toutes les femmes

FR · 19359.0

Director

Jindra, hraběnka Ostrovínová

1934

Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín

CS · 193410.0

as Dr. Vojtěch Lípa, Director

Three Steps from the Body poster

Three Steps from the Body

CS · 19346.5

as Tommy Fikejs

Carnival of Love poster

Carnival of Love

DE · 19345.5

Director, Writer

Frasquita poster

Frasquita

DE · 19346.3

Director

Polish Blood poster

Polish Blood

DE · 19346.2

Director

So ein Theater!

1934

So ein Theater!

DE · 19347.0

Director

Der verhexte Scheinwerfer

1934

Der verhexte Scheinwerfer

DE · 193410.0

Director

Don't Make Grandpa Angry poster

Don't Make Grandpa Angry

CS · 19348.0

Director

The Switched Bride poster

The Switched Bride

DE · 19346.2

Director

Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit

DE · 19345.8

Director, Producer

Der Fall Brenken

1934

Der Fall Brenken

DE · 19348.0

Director

L'amour en cage

1934

L'amour en cage

FR · 19347.0

Director

Polská krev poster

Polská krev

CS · 19349.5

Director

Im Schallplattenladen poster

Im Schallplattenladen

DE · 193410.0

Producer

With the exception of the public poster

With the exception of the public

CS · 19336.5

as JUDr. Anatol Brynda, Editor

Dobrý tramp Bernášek

1933

Dobrý tramp Bernášek

CS · 19337.0

as Alois Bernášek, Story, Director, Screenplay

Orchesterprobe

1933

Orchesterprobe

DE · 19339.0

Director

Das verliebte Hotel

1933

Atlantic Hotel

DE · 19339.0

Director

Die Tochter des Regiments

1933

Die Tochter des Regiments

DE · 19337.0

Director

Baby poster

Baby

FR · 19338.0

Director

Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen poster

Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen

DE · 193310.0

Director

La fille du régiment

1933

La fille du régiment

FR · 19338.0

Director

The Twelve Chairs poster

The Twelve Chairs

CS · 19336.1

Screenplay

The Ideal Schoolmaster poster

The Ideal Schoolmaster

CS · 19328.2

as Karel Suchý, Editor, Lyricist

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes poster

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

CS · 19327.7

Director

Une nuit au paradis poster

Une nuit au paradis

FR · 19329.0

Co-Producer, Director

The Undertaker poster

The Undertaker

CS · 19325.0

Director

The Ringer poster

The Ringer

DE · 19325.1

Director, Producer

The Cruel Girlfriend poster

The Cruel Girlfriend

DE · 19329.0

Director, Producer

Baby poster

Baby

DE · 19327.0

Director

Kiki poster

Kiki

DE · 19325.2

Director

The bat poster

The bat

FR · 193210.0

Director

A Night in Paradise poster

A Night in Paradise

DE · 19328.0

Director

Should We Wed Them? poster

Should We Wed Them?

FR · 193210.0

Director

The Squeeker poster

The Squeeker

DE · 19315.6

Producer, Director

Business in Distress poster

Business in Distress

CS · 19316.6

Director

Him and His Sister poster

Him and His Sister

CS · 19316.2

Director, Editor

Mamsell Nitouche poster

Mamsell Nitouche

DE · 193110.0

Director

The bat poster

The bat

DE · 19318.0

Director

Mr. Marshal poster

Mr. Marshal

FR · 193110.0

Director

Meet the Sister poster

Meet the Sister

DE · 19318.3

Director, Editor

The Fate of the Good Soldier Schweik poster

The Fate of the Good Soldier Schweik

CS · 1930Not rated

Actor

The Great Desire poster

The Great Desire

DE · 19307.7

as Himself

Starý hřích

1930

An old sin

CS · 1930Not rated

Actor

Imperial and Royal Field Marshal poster

Imperial and Royal Field Marshal

CS · 19306.2

Director, Editor

Eine Freundin so goldig wie Du

1930

Eine Freundin so goldig wie Du

DE · 19308.0

Director

Der falsche Feldmarschall

1930

The wrong field marshal

DE · 193010.0

Director

Fairground People poster

Fairground People

DE · 19308.0

Director, Producer

The girl from USA poster

The girl from USA

DE · 19308.0

Director

Father Vojtech poster

Father Vojtech

CS · 19298.7

as Vojtech

Pražské švadlenky

1929

Pražské švadlenky

CS · 19299.0

Actor

Adjunkt Vrba

1929

Adjunkt Vrba

CS · 1929Not rated

as Karel Vrba

The Virgin of Paris poster

The Virgin of Paris

DE · 19297.0

Director

Sündig und süß poster

Sündig und süß

DE · 19299.0

Director

Das Mädel mit der Peitsche poster

Das Mädel mit der Peitsche

DE · 192910.0

Director

Hříchy lásky

1929

The Sins of Love

CS · 192910.0

Director

Sündenfall

1929

Sündenfall

DE · 19297.0

Director

Daughters of Eve poster

Daughters of Eve

DE · 19286.7

Actor, Director

Saxophone Suzy poster

Saxophone Suzy

DE · 192810.0

Director

Der erste Kuß poster

Der erste Kuß

DE · 19287.0

Director

Pantáta Bezoušek

1927

The Old Man Bezousek

CS · 19278.0

as Jirí Krális, Director

Aničko, vrať se!

1927

Aničko, vrať se!

CS · 192710.0

Actor

Květ ze Šumavy

1927

Květ ze Šumavy

CS · 192710.0

Actor, Screenplay, Director, Story, Producer

V panském stavu

1927

V panském stavu

CS · 19277.0

Actor

Švejk na frontě

1926

Švejk On The Front

CS · 1926Not rated

as 1st Lt. Lukás, Director

Josef Kajetán Tyl

1926

Josef Kajetán Tyl

CS · 192610.0

as Frantisek Palacký

The Good Soldier Švejk poster

The Good Soldier Švejk

CS · 19267.5

Actor, Director

Hraběnka z Podskalí

1926

Hraběnka z Podskalí

CS · 19268.0

Actor, Director, Screenplay

Velbloud uchem jehly

1926

Velbloud uchem jehly

CS · 19269.0

as Alík Vilím, Screenplay, Director

Lucerna

1925

Lucerna

CS · 19255.8

as Zajícek, Director, Screenplay

Chyťte ho! poster

Chyťte ho!

CS · 19259.0

Actor, Screenplay, Director, Story

Šest mušketýrů

1925

Šest mušketýrů

CS · 192510.0

Actor

Svatební košile

1925

The Wedding Shirt

CS · 19254.0

Actor

Dáma z baru

1925

Bar lady

CS · 1925Not rated

Actor

Do panského stavu

1925

Do panského stavu

CS · 19258.0

Actor

Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy

1925

Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy

CS · 19258.0

Actor

Syn hor

1925

Syn hor

CS · 19257.0

Actor

Karel Havlíček Borovský

1925

Karel Havlíček Borovský

CS · 19258.0

Actor, Screenplay, Director, Story

Helen of Troy poster

Helen of Troy

DE · 19246.4

as Patroklos

White Paradise poster

White Paradise

CS · 19248.0

as Ivan Holar, Director, Screenplay, Story

Der geheime Agent poster

Der geheime Agent

DE · 19249.0

as Herzog

Moderne Ehen

1924

Moderne Ehen

DE · 192410.0

as Mario Zeman

Dvojí život

1924

A Double Life

CS · 19246.5

Actor

Der junge Medardus

1923

Young Medardus

XX · 19235.2

as Franz

Muž bez srdce

1923

Muž bez srdce

CS · 19239.0

as Prince Edgar of Georgia

The Lumberjack poster

The Lumberjack

CS · 19239.0

as Karel Svansen, Director, Screenplay, Story

Tu ten kámen

1923

Tu ten kámen

CS · 19237.0

Actor

The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker poster

The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker

CS · 19234.5

as Tom Darey

O zázračném květu

1923

O zázračném květu

CS · 1923Not rated

Actor

Sněhulka a sedm trpaslíků

1923

Sněhulka a sedm trpaslíků

CS · 1923Not rated

Actor

Sněhová Růženka

1923

Sněhová Růženka

CS · 1923Not rated

Actor

Hütet eure Töchter

1922

Look After Your Daughters

DE · 19229.0

Actor

Poslední polibek

1922

Poslední polibek

CS · 1922Not rated

Actor

Koriatovych poster

Koriatovych

CS · 1922Not rated

Actor

Mrtví žijí

1922

Mrtví žijí

CS · 1922Not rated

Actor

The Arrival from the Darkness poster

The Arrival from the Darkness

CS · 19216.6

as Jesek Drazický

The Poisoned Light poster

The Poisoned Light

CS · 19216.8

as Ing. Milan Bell, Director, Story, Screenplay

Magdalena

1921

Magdalena

CS · 19218.0

Actor

Děvčata, vdávejte se!

1921

Děvčata, vdávejte se!

CS · 1921Not rated

Actor

Souboj s Bohem

1921

Souboj s Bohem

CS · 1921Not rated

Actor

Ukřižovaná

1921

The Crucified

CS · 19215.0

Actor

Setřelé písmo

1921

Setřelé písmo

CS · 19217.0

Actor

Zpěv zlata

1921

Zpěv zlata

CS · 19218.0

Actor

Zlatá žena

1920

Zlatá žena

CS · 19209.0

Actor

Tam na horách

1920

There in the Mountains

CS · 19207.0

as Jaromir Hanus

Gilly poprvé v Praze

1920

Gilly poprvé v Praze

CS · 19207.0

Actor, Director, Producer, Story

Probuzené svědomí

1919

Probuzené svědomí

CS · 1919Not rated

Actor

Palimpsest

1919

Palimpsest

CS · 191910.0

Actor

Vzteklý ženich

1919

Vzteklý ženich

CS · 1919Not rated

Actor, Screenplay, Director, Story

Utrpením ke slávě

1919

Utrpením ke slávě

CS · 1919Not rated

Actor

Aloisův los

1919

Aloisův los

CS · 1919Not rated

Actor

Akord smrti

1919

Akord smrti

CS · 19199.0

Actor, Director