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Martin Frič
Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, Frič struggled with alcoholism. On the day of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, he attempted suicide, after battling cancer. He died in the hospital five days later. Filmography * '' Páter Vojtěch'' (1929) * '' Varhaník u sv. Víta'' (1929) * ''Vše pro lásku'' (1930) * '' Chudá holka'' (1930) * '' On a jeho sestra'' (1931) * '' Dobrý voják Švejk'' (1931) * '' Der Zinker'' (1931) * '' To neznáte Hadimršku'' (1931) * '' Sestra Angelika'' (1932) * ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) * '' The Ringer'' (1932) * '' Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec'' (1932) * '' Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmese'' (1932) * '' Život je pes'' (1933) * '' S vyloučením veřejnosti'' (1933) * ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' (1933) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squeaker (1931 Film)
''The Squeaker'' (German: ''Der Zinker'') is a 1931 German crime film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Lissy Arna, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Fritz Rasp. It is an adaptation of the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel '' The Squeaker''. This adaptation introduced the mix of suspense and comedy that would come to define numerous German Wallace adaptations over the following decades.Bergfelder p.145 Lamač followed it up with another Wallace film '' The Ringer'' in 1932. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Prague. Cast * Lissy Arna as Lillie / Millie Trent * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Captain Leslie * Fritz Rasp as Frank Sutton * Peggy Norman as Beryl Stedman, seine Nichte * Paul Hörbiger as Josuah Harras, Reporter * S. Z. Sakall as Bill "Billy" Anerley * Robert Thoeren as Charles "Charly" Tillmann * John Mylong as Harry "Juwelen Harry" Webber * Ernest Reicher as Inspektor Elford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ruined Shopkeeper
''The Ruined Shopkeeper'' ( cs, U snědeného krámu) is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1933. Plot Cast * Vlasta Burian as Kyllian * František Smolík as Martin Zemla * Antonie Nedošinská as Katerina Sustrova * Ela Poznerová Ela or ELA may refer to: Companies and organizations * Basque Workers' Solidarity (Basque: '), a trade union * Earth Liberation Army * ELA Aviación, a Spanish aircraft manufacturer * English Lacrosse Association * Equatorial Launch Australia ... as Pavlína References External links * 1933 films 1930s historical comedy films Czech historical comedy films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič Films set in the 19th century Czechoslovak comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s Czech films 1930s Czech-language films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvanáct Křesel
''The Twelve Chairs'' ( cs, Dvanáct křesel; pl, Dwanaście krzeseł) is a 1933 Czechoslovak-Polish comedy film directed by Martin Frič and Michał Waszyński freely based on the eponymous 1928 novel by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. Cast *Vlasta Burian ... Ferdinand Šuplátko *Adolf Dymsza ... antiquary Wladyslaw Kepka *Zula Pogorzelska ... director of the orphanage *Zofia Jaroszewska ... employee of the orphanage *Wiktor Biegański ... professor - spiritist * Stanisław Belski ... owner of the furniture shop *Wanda Jarszewska * Lo Kittay *Józef Kondrat ... chauffeur *Eugeniusz Koszutski ... clerk Repecki * Aniela Miszczykówna ... dentist * Hanna Parysiewicz * Stefan Szczuka ... auctioneer *Helena Zarembina Helena Zarembina (1895–1960) was a Polish actress. Selected filmography *'' Zabawka'' (1933) *'' Kocha, lubi, szanuje'' (1934) *''Wacuś'' (1935) *''Antek policmajster'' (1935) *'' Nie miała baba kłopotu'' (1935) *''ABC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inspector General (1933 Film)
''The Inspector General'' (Czech: ''Revizor'') is a 1933 Czech historical comedy film directed by Martin Frič and starring Vlasta Burian, Jaroslav Marvan and Václav Trégl. It is an adaptation of the 1836 play '' The Inspector General'' by Nikolai Gogol. The director Martin Frič considered it one of his best movies. The film's sets were designed by the art director Štěpán Kopecký. It was shot in studios in Prague. Plot summary Cast * Vlasta Burian as Ivan Alexandrovic Chlestakov * Jaroslav Marvan as Mayor Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky * Václav Trégl as Servant Josef * Josef Vošalík as Pyotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky * Alois Dvorský as Pyotr Ivanovich Dobchinsky * Josef Rovenský as Postmaster Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin * Frantisek Cerný as The Innkeeper * Theodor Pištěk as Judge Amos Fyodorovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin * Frantisek Hlavatý as School Commissioner * Zdeňka Baldová as Anna Andreyevna Skvoznik-Dmukhanovskaya * Ella Nollová as Prayer * Josef Gruss as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ideal Schoolmaster
''The Ideal Schoolmaster'' ( cs, Kantor Ideál) is a 1932 Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Karel Lamač as Karel Suchý, professor * Anny Ondra as Vera Matysová (as Anny Ondráková) * Oscar Marion as Rudolf Junek (as Oskar Marion) * Theodor Pištěk as Director school * Svetla Svozilová as Dr. Plásilová * Antonie Nedošinská as Aunte * Valentin Sindler as Jecmínek, Janitor * Čeněk Šlégl as Karel Domin * Jaroslav Marvan as Suchého spoluzák * Karel Postranecký as Friend * Ladislav Hemmer Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava. Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada (goddess), Lada. Spellings and variations ... as Friend References External links * 1932 films 1932 comedy films 1930s Czech-language films Czech black-and-white films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič Czechoslova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' is a Czech language, Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1933. Cast * Vlasta Burian as 2nd Lt. Alois Patera * Nora Stallich as Princ Evzen * Suzanne Marwille as Princezna Anna Luisa * Jaroslav Marvan as Plukovník * Bedrich Vrbský as Kinzl, podplukovník * Helga Nováková as Pepina Kalasová * Ela Sárková as Bardáma * Alexander Trebovský as Guth, policejní rada * František Kreuzmann as Paces, sikovatel * Frantisek Cerný as Kuchar u posádky v Mnuku * Marie Grossová as Císnice u Maxima * Ladislav Hemmer as Richard Mádr, rytmistr References External links * 1933 films 1933 comedy films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič Czechoslovak multilingual films Czechoslovak comedy films 1933 multilingual films 1930s Czech films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
