Carl Lamac
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Karel Lamač was a Czech film director
, actor, screenwriter
and producer
. He directed 102 films between 1919
and 1953
. He also appeared in 61 films between 1919 and 1938
.
He was born in Prague
, Austria-Hungary
and died in Hamburg
, Germany
due to serious problems of his kidneys and liver
.
He was once married to actress Anny Ondra
with whom he owned a production company. He directed her in several silent films and acted with her in films directed by other filmmakers. He worked with her even after their divorce in 1933, and she married boxer Max Schmeling
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actor, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He directed 102 films between 1919
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
and 1953
1953 in film
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
. He also appeared in 61 films between 1919 and 1938
1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
.
He was born in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
and died in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
due to serious problems of his kidneys and liver
Liver
The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...
.
He was once married to actress Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra was a Czech film actress. She was born Anna Sophie Ondráková in Tarnów, Galicia, Austria–Hungary, now Poland, and died in Hollenstedt near Harburg, Germany.-Life:...
with whom he owned a production company. He directed her in several silent films and acted with her in films directed by other filmmakers. He worked with her even after their divorce in 1933, and she married boxer Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...
.
As director
- 1919 – Vzteklý ženich
- 1919 – Akord smrti
- 1920 – Gilly poprvé v PrazeGilly poprvé v PrazeGilly poprvé v Praze is a 1920 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Lamač.-Cast:*Václav Prazský ... Gilly*Anny Ondra ... Girl *Karel Lamač ... Uncle Hron...
- 1921 – Otrávené světlo
- Drvoštěp (1922)
- Der Junge MedardusYoung MedardusYoung Medardus is a 1923 Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz.-Cast:* Agnes Esterhazy - Helene* Franz Glawatsch - Berger* Mari Hegyesi - Mrs...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - Bílý ráj (1924)
- Chyťte ho! (1924)
- Karel Havlíček BorovskýKarel Havlíček Borovský (film)Karel Havlíček Borovský is a 1925 Czechoslovak biographical film drama directed by Carl Lamac. It is about Karel Havlíček Borovský and is set during the 1848 revolutions.-Cast:*Jan W. Speerger ... Karel Havlícek Borovský...
(1925) - 1925 – Lucerna
- 1925 – Hraběnka z Podskalí
- 1926 – Dobrý voják Švejk
- 1926 – Švejk na frontě
- 1926 – Velbloud uchem jehly
- 1926 – Pantáta Bezoušek
- 1927 – Sladká Josefínka
- 1927 – Květ ze Šumavy
- 1928 – Dcery Eviny
- 1928 – Hřích
- 1929 – Hříchy lásky
- 1930 – C. a k. polní maršálekImperial and Royal Field MarshalImperial and Royal Field Marshal is a 1930 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Karel Lamač. It is considered to be the first ever Czech language sound film.-Cast:...
- 1931 – Er und seine Schwester
- 1931 – On a jeho sestra
- 1931 – To neznáte Hadimršku
- 1931 - The SqueakerThe Squeaker (1931 film)The Squeaker is a 1931 German drama film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač.-Cast:* Lissy Arna as Lillie / Millie Trent * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Captain Leslie * Fritz Rasp as Frank Sutton...
- 1932 - The SorcerorThe Sorceror (film)The Sorceror is a 1932 German drama film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač. It is a German screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's thriller The Ringer, and is not to be confused with the 1964 remake of the same title, Der Hexer.-Cast:...
- 1932 – Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmese
- 1932 – FunebrákThe Undertaker (film)The Undertaker is a Czech comedy film directed by Karel Lamač. It was released in 1932.-Cast:* Vlasta Burian - Pleticha* Josef Rovenský - Boleslav Hnipírdo* Betty Kysilková - Frantiska Plicová* Ruzena Slemrová - Anna Plicová...
- 1933 – Dobrý tramp Bernášek
- 1933 – Jindra, hraběnka Ostrovínová
- 1934 – Polská krev
- 1934 – Nezlobte dědečka
- I Like All the Women (19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - Im weißen RößlThe White Horse InnIm weißen Rößl is an operetta or musical comedy set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang who is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, a resolute young woman who at first only has eyes for one of her...
(19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - 1936 – Na tý louce zelený
- 1937 – Důvod k rozvodu
- 1937 - FlorentineFlorentine (film)Florentine is a 1937 Austrian comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Paul Hörbiger, Geraldine Kate, Hans Holt and Rudolf Carl....
- The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1937 film)The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1937 German mystery film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Bruno Güttner, Fritz Odemar and Peter Voß. It is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes's story The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle.-Cast:* Peter Voß ... Lord Henry Baskerville* Friedrich...
(1937) - 1938 – Milování zakázáno
- 1938 – Ducháček to zařídíDucháček Will Fix ItDuchacek Will Fix It is a Czech comedy film directed by Karel Lamač. It was released in 1938.-Cast:* Vlasta Burian - Jan Damián Duchácek* Ladislav Hemmer - Dr...
- 1938 – Lucerna
- 1938 – Pozor, straší
- 1938 – Slávko, nedej se!
- 1939 – U pokladny stál
- De spooktreinDe SpooktreinDe Spooktrein is a 1939 Dutch film directed by Carl Lamac.It is an adaptation of the popular British play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley.-Cast:*Jan Musch ... Barendse*Fien de la Mar ... Julia van Dongen*Louis Borel ... Ted...
(1939) - On the Green Meadow (1940)
- Grounds for DivorceGrounds for divorceGrounds for divorce are regulations specifying the circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce. Each state in the United States has its own set of grounds...
(1942) - They Met in the DarkThey Met in the DarkThey Met in the Dark is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Karel Lamac and starring James Mason, Joyce Howard and Edward Rigby. A cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young woman join forces to solve a murder and hunt down a German spy ring.-Cast:...
(1943) - Schweik's New AdventuresSchweik's New AdventuresSchweik's New Adventures is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Lloyd Pearson, Maggie Rennie, Richard Attenborough and Julien Mitchell. It is also known by the alternative title It Started at Midnight...
(1943) - It Happened One SundayIt Happened One SundayIt Happened One Sunday is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Robert Beatty, Barbara White, Marjorie Rhodes, Kathleen Harrison and Moore Marriott. An Irish servant girl working in Liverpool mistakenly believes that she has a secret admirer working at a hospital,...
(1944) - Anger of the Gods (1947)
- Une nuit à Tabarin (1947)
- The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad (1952 film)The Thief of Bagdad is a 1952 German adventure film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Theo Lingen, Paul Kemp, Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack. It is a remake of the 1940 film of the same name. It was filmed in Bendestorf, Lower Saxony....
(1952) - The Comedian (1953)