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Karel Lamač(1897-1952)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač was born on 27 January 1897 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He was a director and actor, known for Wo die Lerche singt (1936), Flitterwochen (1936) and Otrávené svetlo (1921). He was married to Anny Ondra. He died on 2 August 1952 in Hamburg, Germany.
BornJanuary 27, 1897
DiedAugust 2, 1952(55)
BornJanuary 27, 1897
DiedAugust 2, 1952(55)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Wo die Lerche singt (1936)
Wo die Lerche singt
6.7
  • Director(as Carl Lamac)
  • 1936
Anny Ondra in Flitterwochen (1936)
Flitterwochen
6.7
  • Director(as Carl Lamac)
  • 1936
Karel Lamač, Emil Artur Longen, and Přemysl Pražský in Otrávené svetlo (1921)
Otrávené svetlo
6.8
  • Director(as Karel Lamac)
  • 1921
Karl Noll in Dobrý voják Svejk (1926)
Dobrý voják Svejk
6.8
  • Director(as Karel Lamac)
  • 1926

Credits

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Director

  • Karl Valentin - Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 2024
  • Unsterblicher Valentin (1958)
    Unsterblicher Valentin
    • segment director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1958
  • Lachkabinett (1953)
    Lachkabinett
    6.9
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1953
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    6.9
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1952
  • Une nuit à Tabarin (1947)
    Une nuit à Tabarin
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1947
  • Rita (1947)
    Rita
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1947
  • Robert Beatty and Judy Kelly in It Happened One Sunday (1944)
    It Happened One Sunday
    7.0
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1944
  • James Mason and Joyce Howard in They Met in the Dark (1943)
    They Met in the Dark
    6.2
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1943
  • Lloyd Pearson in It Started at Midnight (1943)
    It Started at Midnight
    6.4
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1943
  • De spooktrein (1939)
    De spooktrein
    6.7
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1939
  • U pokladny stál... (1939)
    U pokladny stál...
    8.0
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1939
  • Slávko nedej se! (1939)
    Slávko nedej se!
    6.3
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1939
  • Place de la Concorde (1939)
    Place de la Concorde
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1939
  • Milování zakázáno (1938)
    Milování zakázáno
    7.2
    • Director (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1938
  • Pozor strasí (1938)
    Pozor strasí
    6.4
    • Director (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1938

Actor

  • Milování zakázáno (1938)
    Milování zakázáno
    7.2
    • Tony (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1938
  • The World Is Ours (1937)
    The World Is Ours
    7.3
    • Voice from the radio (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1937
  • Na tý louce zelený (1936)
    Na tý louce zelený
    5.7
    • Václav Bulfínek (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1936
  • Tri kroky od tela (1934)
    Tri kroky od tela
    6.1
    • Tommy Fikejs (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Jindra, hrabenka Ostrovínová
    4.0
    • Ucitel Dr. Vojtech Lípa (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Dobrý tramp Bernásek
    4.4
    • Alois Bernásek (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1933
  • S vyloucením verejnosti
    6.5
    • JUDr. Anatol Brynda (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1933
  • Professeur Cupidon (1933)
    Professeur Cupidon
    • Un professeur (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1933
  • Kantor ideál (1932)
    Kantor ideál
    6.3
    • Karel Suchý, professor (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1932
  • Osudy dobrého vojáka Svejka (1930)
    Osudy dobrého vojáka Svejka
    6.0
    • (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1930
  • Starý hrích
    • Karel Horyna (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1930
  • Adjunkt Vrba
    • Karel Vrba (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1929
  • Karel Lamač, Theodor Pištěk, and Mána Zenísková in Prazské svadlenky (1929)
    Prazské svadlenky
    • Jeník (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1929
  • Páter Vojtech (1929)
    Páter Vojtech
    7.2
    • Vojtech (as Karel Lamac)
    • 1929
  • Daughters of Eve (1928)
    Daughters of Eve
    5.9
    • Rudolf Bünzli
    • Rodolphe Romain (as Karl Lamac)
    • 1928

Producer

  • Eric Rohman in Vor Liebe wird gewarnt (1937)
    Vor Liebe wird gewarnt
    • executive producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1937
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    5.9
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1937
  • Ein Mädel vom Ballett
    7.1
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1937
  • Anny Ondra in Flitterwochen (1936)
    Flitterwochen
    6.7
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1936
  • Anny Ondra in The Young Count (1935)
    The Young Count
    7.2
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1935
  • Christl Mardayn and Hermann Thimig in Im weißen Rößl (1935)
    Im weißen Rößl
    6.3
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1935
  • Anny Ondra in Großreinemachen (1935)
    Großreinemachen
    6.9
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1935
  • Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)
    Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann
    6.5
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1935
  • Anny Ondra and Moje Åslund in Polenblut (1934)
    Polenblut
    5.9
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Anny Ondra in Little Dorrit (1934)
    Little Dorrit
    7.4
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Der neue Schreibtisch (1913)
    Im Schallplattenladen
    7.4
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
    Die vertauschte Braut
    8.2
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Der Doppelgänger (1934)
    Der Doppelgänger
    5.6
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1934
  • Anny Ondra in Das verliebte Hotel (1933)
    Das verliebte Hotel
    7.5
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1933
  • Anny Ondra in Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1933)
    Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen
    7.3
    • producer (as Carl Lamac)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ixyl
  • Born
    • January 27, 1897
    • Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
  • Died
    • August 2, 1952
    • Hamburg, Germany(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Anny Ondra(divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The rise of Naziism in Germany made it more and more difficult for him to work there. His last film in Germany was Frühlingsluft (1938). Aft3r that he left Germany and began making films in other European countries, mainly France and England.
  • Nickname
    • Carl Lamac

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