Portrait of Karel Lamač

Directing

Karel Lamač

Career

Active from 1919 to 1958, busiest in 1934 with 13 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cash Claim Chaos
Cash Claim Chaos
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karel Lamač Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Catharsis
    3.2, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Musical 3
  • Romantic Entanglements 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • 1930s 2
  • 1930s German Cinema 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Czech Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů
Jsem jen inženýr chemie aneb Z českých barů (1972)

as (archive footage)

1950s

3 titles
Unsterblicher Valentin
Unsterblicher Valentin (1958)

Director

Lachkabinett
Lachkabinett (1953)

Director

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1952)

Director

1940s

7 titles · average score 62
One Night at the Tabarin
One Night at the Tabarin (1947)

Director

Anger of the Gods
Anger of the Gods (1947)

Director

It Happened One Sunday
It Happened One Sunday (1944)

Director

The Czechoslovaks March On
The Czechoslovaks March On (1944)

Writer

They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Svejk Wrecks Germany
Svejk Wrecks Germany (1943)

Director

Narcisse
Narcisse (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

76 titles · average score 69
Cash Claim Chaos
Cash Claim Chaos (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

The Tramps
The Tramps (1937)

Director

Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann
Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)

Director

Ich liebe alle Frauen
Ich liebe alle Frauen (1935)

Director

General Housecleaning
General Housecleaning (1935)

Director

Frasquita
Frasquita (1934)

Director

Orchesterprobe
Orchesterprobe (1933)

Director

Baby
Baby (1932)

Director

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

A Night in Paradise
A Night in Paradise (1932)

Director

Meet the Sister
Meet the Sister (1931)

Director, Editor

1920s

32 titles · average score 66
The Sins of Love
The Sins of Love (1929)

Director

Father Vojtech
Father Vojtech (1929)

as Vojtech

Saxophone Suzy
Saxophone Suzy (1928)

Director

Daughters of Eve
Daughters of Eve (1928)

Director

The Old Man Bezousek
The Old Man Bezousek (1927)

as Jirí Krális

The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk (1926)

Director

Švejk On The Front
Švejk On The Front (1926)

as 1st Lt. Lukás

Lucerna
Lucerna (1925)

as Zajícek

Chyťte ho!
Chyťte ho! (1925)

Screenplay, Director

White Paradise
White Paradise (1924)

as Ivan Holar

The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker
The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker (1923)

as Tom Darey

The Poisoned Light
The Poisoned Light (1921)

as Ing. Milan Bell

1910s

2 titles
Akord smrti
Akord smrti (1919)

Director

Vzteklý ženich
Vzteklý ženich (1919)

Screenplay, Story