Karel Lamač

Director

Born: January 27, 1897 (55 years old)

Died: August 2, 1952

Place of birth: Prague

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.

Filmography (15)

• Duchacek Will Fix It (1938, ★ 7.4)
• Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932, ★ 7.6)
• Cash Claim Chaos (1939, ★ 7.9)
• Helen of Troy (1924, ★ 6.2)
• The Arrival from the Darkness (1921, ★ 6.1)
• They Met in the Dark (1943, ★ 6.3)
• Business in Distress (1931, ★ 6.4)
• The Squeeker (1931, ★ 5.2)
• Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930, ★ 6)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937, ★ 5.7)
• Waltz Melodies (1938, ★ 3.8)
• The Undertaker (1932, ★ 4.3)
• The Ringer (1932, ★ 4.7)
• Him and His Sister (1931, ★ 5.6)
• The Twelve Chairs (1933, ★ 5.4)