Karel Lamač

Also known as Karel Lamac

Czech film producer, actor, entrepreneur and director

Film & TV

Prague

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

Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů — (archive footage)1972
Milování zakázáno — Tonny1938
Duchacek Will Fix It — Self – Director1938
On the Green Meadow — Václav Bulfínek1936
Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín — Dr. Vojtěch Lípa1934
Three Steps from the Body — Tommy Fikejs1934
With the exception of the public — JUDr. Anatol Brynda1933
Dobrý tramp Bernášek — Alois Bernášek1933
The Ideal Schoolmaster — Karel Suchý1932
The Fate of the Good Soldier Schweik1930

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Karel
Gender: male
Place of birth: Prague
Place of death: Hamburg
Occupation: camera operator
Languages spoken: Czech
Military rank: senior lieutenant
Image: Karel Lamač.jpg
Significant event: military recruitment

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1887-01-27
date of death: 1952-08-02
manner of death: natural causes
unmarried partner: Anny Ondra
start of work period: 1919-00-00
ethnic group: Czechs
P8168: GW

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