Karel Lamač

Karel Lamač (55)

1897-01-27 - 1952-08-02 | Prague

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.

Movies as Director

On Movies

  • The Ideal Schoolmaster
  • The Great Passion
  • Father Vojtech
  • Daughters of Eve
  • The Old Man Bezousek
  • Švejk On The Front
  • The Good Soldier Švejk
  • Josef Kajetán Tyl
  • Lucerna
  • Chyťte ho!
  • White Paradise
  • Helen of Troy
  • Young Medardus
  • Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure
  • The Poisoned Light
  • The Arrival from the Darkness
  • The Crucified
  • There in the Mountains

Series as Director

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