Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-01-27

Deathday

1952-08-02 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague

Also Known As

Carl Lamac
Karl Lamac
Ixyl
Карел Ламач

Karel Lamač

Biography

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

7.4%

Duchacek Will Fix It

Jun 3, 1938

5.6%

Helen of Troy

Jan 21, 1924

6.7%

The Arrival from the Darkness

Oct 14, 1921

4.9%

Young Medardus

Oct 5, 1923

8.0%

The Ideal Schoolmaster

Sep 23, 1932

5.0%

Lucerna

Nov 27, 1925

7.0%

The Good Soldier Švejk

Feb 12, 1926

6.0%

The Poisoned Light

Oct 21, 1921

8.0%

Father Vojtech

Mar 1, 1929

6.5%

The Great Passion

Aug 24, 1930

5.5%

Daughters of Eve

Apr 3, 1928

5.0%

Svatební košile

Jul 10, 1925

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Acting

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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka

1972

Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů as (archive footage)

1938		Duchacek Will Fix It as Self – Director
1938		Milování zakázáno as Tonny

1936

Na tý louce zelený as Václav Bulfínek

1934		Tři kroky od těla as Tommy Fikejs
1934		Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín as Dr. Vojtěch Lípa

1933		Dobrý tramp Bernášek as Alois Bernášek
1933		S vyloučením veřejnosti as JUDr. Anatol Brynda

1932

The Ideal Schoolmaster as Karel Suchý

1930		The Great Passion as Himself
1930		An old sin

1929		Adjunkt Vrba as Karel Vrba
1929		Pražské švadlenky
1929		Father Vojtech as Vojtech

1928

Daughters of Eve

1927		Květ ze Šumavy
1927		V panském stavu
1927		Aničko, vrať se!
1927		The Old Man Bezousek as Jirí Krális

1926		Velbloud uchem jehly as Alík Vilím
1926		Švejk On The Front as 1st Lt. Lukás
1926		Hraběnka z Podskalí
1926		The Good Soldier Švejk
1926		Josef Kajetán Tyl as Frantisek Palacký

1925		Do panského stavu
1925		Lucerna as Zajícek
1925		Šest mušketýrů
1925		Syn hor
1925		Karel Havlíček Borovský
1925		Svatební košile
1925		Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy
1925		Chyťte ho!

1924		Bar lady
1924		Moderne Ehen as Mario Zeman
1924		Dvojí život
1924		White Paradise as Ivan Holar
1924		Der geheime Agent as Herzog
1924		Helen of Troy as Patroklos

1923		The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker as Tom Darey
1923		Muž bez srdce as Prince Edgar of Georgia
1923		Young Medardus as Franz
1923		Tu ten kámen
1923		Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure as Karel Svansen

1922		Koriatovych
1922		Poslední polibek
1922		Mrtví žijí
1922		Hütet eure Töchter
1922		O zázračném květu
1922		Sněhová Růženka
1922		Sněhulka a sedm trpaslíků

1921		Děvčata, vdávejte se!
1921		Souboj s Bohem
1921		Magdalena
1921		The Poisoned Light as Ing. Milan Bell
1921		The Arrival from the Darkness as Jesek Drazický
1921		The Crucified
1921		Setřelé písmo
1921		Zpěv zlata

1920		There in the Mountains as Jaromir Hanus
1920		Zlatá žena
1920		Gilly poprvé v Praze

1919		Probuzené svědomí
1919		Palimpsest
1919		Akord smrti
1919		Aloisův los
1919		Utrpením ke slávě
1919		Vzteklý ženich

Directing

1958

Unsterblicher Valentin as Director

1953

Lachkabinett as Director

1952

The Thief of Bagdad as Director

1947		One Night at the Tabarin as Director
1947		Anger of the Gods as Director

1944

It Happened One Sunday as Director

1943		Schweik's New Adventures as Director
1943		They Met in the Dark as Director

1939		The Ghost Train as Director
1939		U pokladny stál… as Director
1939		Slávko nedej se! as Director
1939		Place de la Concorde as Director

1938		Pozor straší as Director
1938		Florentine as Director
1938		Lucerna as Director
1938		Duchacek Will Fix It as Director
1938		Frühlingsluft as Director
1938		Milování zakázáno as Director
1938		Waltz Melodies as Director

1937		Pat und Patachon im Paradies as Director
1937		Die Landstreicher as Director
1937		Důvod k rozvodu as Director
1937		Der Scheidungsgrund as Director
1937		Peter im Schnee as Director
1937		Vor Liebe wird gewarnt as Director
1937		The Hound of the Baskervilles as Director
1937		Ein Mädel vom Ballett as Director

1936		Where the Lark Sings as Director
1936		Na tý louce zelený as Director
1936		Flitterwochen as Director
1936		Der schüchterne Casanova as Director
1936		The Postman from Longjumeau as Director

1935		Der junge Graf as Director
1935		The White Horse Inn as Director
1935		J'aime toutes les femmes as Director
1935		Ich liebe alle Frauen as Director
1935		Großreinemachen as Director
1935		Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann as Director

1934		Don't Make Grandpa Angry as Director
1934		Polská krev as Director
1934		Polish Blood as Director
1934		Der Fall Brenken as Director
1934		Klein-Dorrit as Director
1934		Frasquita as Director
1934		So ein Theater! as Director
1934		Der verhexte Scheinwerfer as Director
1934		L'amour en cage as Director
1934		Carnival of Love as Director
1934		Die vertauschte Braut as Director
1934		Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín as Director

1933		Das verliebte Hotel as Director
1933		Orchesterprobe as Director
1933		Dobrý tramp Bernášek as Director
1933		Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen as Director
1933		La fille du régiment as Director
1933		Die Tochter des Regiments as Director
1933		Baby as Director

1932		Baby as Director
1932		Kiki as Director
1932		The Ringer as Director
1932		The Cruel Girlfriend as Director
1932		The Undertaker as Director
1932		Should We Wed Them? as Director
1932		Une nuit au paradis as Director
1932		Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes as Director
1932		The bat as Director
1932		A Night in Paradise as Director

1931		The bat as Director
1931		Mr. Marshal as Director
1931		Business in Distress as Director
1931		Mamsell Nitouche as Director
1931		Him and His Sister as Director
1931		Meet the Sister as Director

1930		Eine Freundin so goldig wie Du as Director
1930		The wrong field marshal as Director
1930		Imperial and Royal Field Marshal as Director
1930		Fairground People as Director
1930		The girl from USA as Director

1929		The Virgin of Paris as Director
1929		Das Mädel mit der Peitsche as Director
1929		The Sins of Love as Director
1929		Sündig und süß as Director
1929		Sündenfall as Director

1928		Suzy Saxophone as Director
1928		Der erste Kuß as Director
1928		Daughters of Eve as Director

1927		Květ ze Šumavy as Director
1927		The Old Man Bezousek as Director

1926		Velbloud uchem jehly as Director
1926		Švejk On The Front as Director
1926		Hraběnka z Podskalí as Director
1926		The Good Soldier Švejk as Director

1925		Lucerna as Director
1925		Karel Havlíček Borovský as Director
1925		Chyťte ho! as Director

1924

White Paradise as Director

1923

Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure as Director

1921

The Poisoned Light as Director

1920

Gilly poprvé v Praze as Director

1919		Akord smrti as Director
1919		Vzteklý ženich as Director

Editing

1933

S vyloučením veřejnosti as Editor

1932

The Ideal Schoolmaster as Editor

1931

Him and His Sister as Editor

1930

Imperial and Royal Field Marshal as Editor

Production

1937		Der Scheidungsgrund as Producer
1937		The Hound of the Baskervilles as Producer

1934

Im Schallplattenladen as Producer

1932		The Cruel Girlfriend as Producer
1932		Une nuit au paradis as Co-Producer

1931

The Squeeker as Producer

1930

Fairground People as Producer

1927

Květ ze Šumavy as Producer

1920

Gilly poprvé v Praze as Producer

Writing

1944

The Czechoslovaks March On as Writer

1940

Narcisse as Screenplay

1938

Pozor straší as Screenplay

1934

Carnival of Love as Writer

1933		Dobrý tramp Bernášek as Story
1933		Dobrý tramp Bernášek as Screenplay
1933		The Twelve Chairs as Screenplay

1932

The Ideal Schoolmaster as Lyricist

1927		Květ ze Šumavy as Story
1927		Květ ze Šumavy as Screenplay

1926		Velbloud uchem jehly as Screenplay
1926		Hraběnka z Podskalí as Screenplay

1925		Lucerna as Screenplay
1925		Karel Havlíček Borovský as Story
1925		Karel Havlíček Borovský as Screenplay
1925		Chyťte ho! as Screenplay
1925		Chyťte ho! as Story

1924		White Paradise as Screenplay
1924		White Paradise as Story

1923		Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure as Story
1923		Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure as Screenplay

1921		The Poisoned Light as Story
1921		The Poisoned Light as Screenplay

1920

Gilly poprvé v Praze as Story

1919		Vzteklý ženich as Story
1919		Vzteklý ženich as Screenplay