Karel Lamač
Also Known As: Carl Lamac, Karl Lamac, Ixyl, Карел Ламач
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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Prague
Adult: No
Birthday: January 27, 1897
Age: 128 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 02, 1952
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
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Helen of Troy
Overview: Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück. The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was released in two separate parts: The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy. It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger Berlin-based UFA.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1924-01-21
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Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů
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Genres: Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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The Ideal Schoolmaster
Overview: This light-hearted comedy operetta tells the story of a newly appointed high school professor who becomes an ideal target for pranks and jokes.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1932-09-23
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Švejk On The Front
Overview: Lieutenant Lukáš was transferred to the marching battalion in České Budějovice together with Švejko. On the way, Švejk makes Lukáš uncomfortable with a bald superior, a passenger in civilian clothes, and then because of pulling the handbrake, he is removed from the train and brought to the station master. The fine for Švejk will be paid by one lucky man, for whom Švejk's stopping of the train catapulted his beloved woman directly into his arms. Švejk goes to Budějovice on foot. His journey is full of humorous incidents. After arriving at the barracks, the regiment with Švejk and Lukáš is soon sent to Hungary, where Lukáš has an adventure with Mrs. Kakonyová. Eventually, the unit including Švejk arrives all the way to the Russian front. (According to the period label.)
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1926-10-15
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Lucerna
Overview: A Czechoslovakian comedy directed by Carl Lamac and starring himself Theodor Pistek & Anny Ondra.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-11-27
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The Arrival from the Darkness
Overview: One of the first Czechoslovak films to be shown abroad--a fantasy horror, filmed on the fully furnished premises of the Berlin film studio Am Zoo. The central role is portrayed by the “arrivee from darkness”, Ješek, who is awakened from a deathly sleep. The film represents unusual sparks of creative efforts and the ambitions of creative community around the director Jan S. Kolár, who was inspired by international trends and techniques.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-10-14
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Josef Kajetán Tyl
Overview: A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1926-01-29
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The Old Man Bezousek
Overview: A Carl Lamac directed movie based on a novel by Karel Václav Rais.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1927-01-14
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The Poisoned Light
Overview: Professor Grant signs a contract with Dr. Selin for the sale of his invention of cold light with the plans for his invention being kept in Grant's apartment. The negotiations are secretly heard by the illusionist Durk, who wants to seize the invention. A few days later Selín is found dead, killed by a light bulb filled with poisonous gas. Durk performs at the birthday party of Grant's daughter Anna and seizes the plans for the invention.
Genres: Crime Adventure
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-10-21
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Father Vojtech
Overview: Father Vojtech (Czech: Páter Vojtěch) is a 1929 silent Czech romance film directed by Martin Frič.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1929-03-01
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Young Medardus
Overview: Patriotic Austrian costume drama, about the martyr Medardus who opposed Napoleon's occupation of Vienna in 1809. The plot proceeds in a series of confrontations with Medardus, his mother and sister, the blind exiled Count of Valois, his ambitious daughter, and Napoleon himself (portrayed as a cool strategist), including several brief flashbacks.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1923-10-05
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The Great Passion
Overview: This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of "A Star is Born"), but this merely serves as an excuse, as it is more importantly a kind of moving encyclopedia of about 35 stars making their debut in a talkie (although some of them had already made one talkie), of the technical sound possibilities and of film making. Besides all that, it is entertaining and sometimes hilarious and it has fine one-liners that split my side. The film is also remarkable for making mock of typical German film genres (like the overly sweet romances involving the military), of too heavy acting and of film making in general. I have to mention this one: a short, hysterically funny parody of "Der blaue Engel". What this film in fact says is: do not take any film too seriously. (J. Steed)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1930-08-24
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Milování zakázáno
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-03-04
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White Paradise
Overview: After a young man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, the daughter of the local tavern owners must spring to the rescue.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1924-08-01
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Muž bez srdce
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1923-10-26
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Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-01-05
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Der geheime Agent
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1924-06-26
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Tři kroky od těla
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1934-08-24
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S vyloučením veřejnosti
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1933-09-08
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Na tý louce zelený
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1936-08-07
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Zlatá žena
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1920-11-13
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Daughters of Eve
Overview: An unmarried showgirl takes a handsome companion with her on a vacation, to the distress of others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1928-04-03
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Hütet eure Töchter
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 1922-04-14
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The Good Soldier Švejk
Overview: The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination, psychiatrically examined and later called up to c. and k. army to fight for the emperor lord.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1926-02-12
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Dobrý tramp Bernášek
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1933-11-24
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Chyťte ho!
Overview: Painter Johnny Miller bets his friends he can find his house blindfolded. But he stumbles into a bandits' camp, and being mistaken for one of them, is sent to rob the villa of Frank Sellins, a banker, and his niece Lilly.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-01-01
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Šest mušketýrů
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-10-23
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Moderne Ehen
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1924-12-10
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Svatební košile
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-07-10
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Bar lady
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1924-12-31
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Poslední polibek
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-09-01
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Dr. Jenkins Miracle Cure
Overview: A brave young woman falls in love with a mysterious stranger.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1923-03-23
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Mrtví žijí
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-07-28
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Koriatovych
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-11-09
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Tu ten kámen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1923-09-07
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Magdalena
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-11-10
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Děvčata, vdávejte se!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-12-23
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The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1923-12-31
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Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-06-12
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Do panského stavu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-12-25
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Syn hor
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-10-23
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Hraběnka z Podskalí
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1926-03-05
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Karel Havlíček Borovský
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1925-08-21
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Velbloud uchem jehly
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1926-11-12
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Aničko, vrať se!
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1927-02-11
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Květ ze Šumavy
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1927-09-09
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V panském stavu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1927-06-22
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Pražské švadlenky
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1929-11-29
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There in the Mountains
Overview: “And I say unto you, ask and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”. This quote from the Gospel of Luke is read out loud by one of the characters in Tam na horách. It will manifest itself in the destinies of the two protagonists, in the story of an unmarried mother from a mountain village, who becomes a great opera singer and toast of the city salons, and in the story of her seducer, a successful painter. The fate of the two lovers offers a double perspective. One of the advertising slogans for Tam na horách was “The first Czech film of international production”, which helped to rise the audience’s expectations.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1920-12-31
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Duchacek Will Fix It
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1938-06-03
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Palimpsest
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-10-10
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Probuzené svědomí
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-10-19
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Souboj s Bohem
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-11-11
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The Crucified
Overview: During a pogrom against Jews in a village, an innkeeper is killed, his daughter is put in a convent after being crucified, and her illegitimate child, who later grows up to be a student, is placed in the care of a guardian.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-09-16
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Utrpením ke slávě
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Genres: History
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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Vzteklý ženich
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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O zázračném květu
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Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-01-01
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Sněhová Růženka
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Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-01-01
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Sněhulka a sedm trpaslíků
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Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1922-01-01
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Gilly poprvé v Praze
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1920-05-05
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Setřelé písmo
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-02-25
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Zpěv zlata
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1921-01-21
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Akord smrti
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-08-24
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Aloisův los
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1919-02-28
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Dvojí život
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1924-10-31
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Adjunkt Vrba
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1929-12-13
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An old sin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1930-02-07
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