Directing · b. 1902 · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Martin Frič

Biography

Martin Frič 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.

Directed
Přísně tajné premiéry 1968 The Best Woman in My Life 1968 Zločin a trik I. 1967 People From Caravans 1966 Odsouzený z Pinktownu 1965 A Star Named Wormwood 1965 Obraz 1964 The King of Kings 1963 Tears the World Can't See 1963 Medvěd 1961 Námluvy 1961 Bílá spona 1961 Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková 1961 Darbujan and Pandrhola 1960 The Princess with the Golden Star 1959 Povodeň 1958 Today for the Last Time 1958 Spartakiáda 1956 Mladé dny 1956 Zaostřit prosím! 1956 Mistři zimních sportů 1955 Dog's Heads 1955 Nechte to na mně 1955 The Secret of Blood 1953 The Emperor and the Golem 1952 DS-70 nevyjíždí 1951 The Trap 1951 It was in May 1951 The Trap 1950 Pětistovka 1949 The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire 1949 Lost in the Suburbs 1949 Polibek ze stadionu 1948 Beware! 1947 Capek's Tales 1947 13th district 1946 X. slet všesokolský 1945 Prstýnek 1945 Dir zuliebe 1944 The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice 1944 Der zweite Schuß 1943 Barbora Hlavsová 1943 Experiment 1943 Valentin Dobrotivý 1942 The Blue Star Hotel 1941 The Hard Life of an Adventurer 1941 A Charming Man 1941 Tetička 1941 The Catacombs 1940 Burian the Liar 1940 Muzikantská Liduška 1940 Druhá směna 1940 Eva Fools Around 1939 Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul 1939 Man from the Unknown 1939 Kristian 1939 Jiný vzduch 1939 School Is the Foundation of Life 1938 The Hordubals 1938 A Step into the Darkness 1938 Morality Above All Else 1937 Three Eggs in a Glass 1937 People adrift 1937 Advokátka Věra 1937 The World Belongs to Us 1937 A Little Street in Paradise 1936 Jánošík 1936 Black and White Rhapsody 1936 Passage in the Paradise 1936 The Seamstress 1936 Father Vojtech 1936 Hero of One Night 1935 Held einer Nacht 1935 Long Live the Dead Man 1935 The Eleventh Commandment 1935 Heave-Ho! 1934 The Double Fiance 1934 Mazlíček 1934 The Last Man 1934 The Inspector-General 1933 The Twelve Chairs 1933 Eaten Out of House and Home 1933 His Majesty's Adjutant 1933 Life Is a Dog 1933 With the exception of the public 1933 Anton Špelec, Sharp-Shooter 1932 The Last Bohemian 1932 The Ideal Schoolmaster 1932 The Ringer 1932 Sister Angelika 1932 The Squeeker 1931 Business in Distress 1931 Poor girl 1930 The Fate of the Good Soldier Svejk 1930 All for love 1930 The Organist at St. Vitus Cathedral 1929 Father Vojtech 1929
Acting
Cigareta Maca Friče Self 1965 The Illusion Factory Self 1938 The Illusion Factory Commentary (voice) 1938 The King's Double Sherlock Holmes 1932 The Undertaker kancelista na inspektorátu drah 1932 The Good Soldier Švejk 1926 Chyťte ho! 1925 Okovy 1925 Tu ten kámen 1923 Venoušek a Stázička 1922
Other Credits
Ta naše písnička česká Story 1967 Dvaasedmdesátka Creative Producer 1953 Action B Screenplay 1952 The Portrait Creative Producer 1948 Průlom Supervising Art Director 1946 Vzhůru nohama Title Designer 1939 Pozor straší Title Designer 1938 První políbení Title Designer 1935 Koho jsem včera líbal? Title Designer 1935 Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes Editor 1932 Him and His Sister Co-Director 1931 Životem vedla je láska Screenplay 1928 Sextánka Screenplay 1928 Dům ztraceného štěstí Screenplay 1928 White Paradise Screenplay 1924 Proč se nesměješ Story 1923
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