Karel Lamač
Known for
Directing
Born
January 27, 1897
Birthplace
Prague
Died
August 2, 1952 (aged 55)
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.
Best known work
They Met in the Dark
1943
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1937
Duchacek Will Fix It
1938
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
1932
Cash Claim Chaos
1939
Imperial and Royal Field Marshal
1930
The Arrival from the Darkness
1921
Helen of Troy
1924
Business in Distress
1931
Waltz Melodies
1938Filmography
1972
Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barůas (archive footage)
1958
Unsterblicher ValentinDirector
1953
LachkabinettDirector
1952
The Thief of BagdadDirector
1947
One Night at the TabarinDirector
1947
Anger of the GodsDirector
1944
It Happened One SundayDirector
1944
1943
Svejk Wrecks GermanyDirector
1943
They Met in the DarkDirector
1940
NarcisseScreenplay
1939
The Ghost TrainDirector
1939
Cash Claim ChaosDirector
1939
Slávko nedej se!Director
1939
Place de la ConcordeDirector
1938
Pozor strašíDirector, Screenplay
1938
FlorentineDirector
1938
LucernaDirector
1938
Duchacek Will Fix Itas Self – Director, Director
1938
FrühlingsluftDirector
1938
Milování zakázánoas Tonny, Director
1938
Waltz MelodiesDirector
1937
Pat und Patachon im ParadiesDirector
1937
The TrampsDirector
1937
Důvod k rozvoduDirector