FILM DIRECTOR
Karel Lamač
1897 - 1952

Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karel Lamač is the 710th most popular film director (up from 734th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Czechia and the 14th most popular Czech Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Karel Lamač ranks 710 out of 2,041. Before him are George Seaton, Bruno Nuytten, Bob Gale, Benoît Jacquot, Andrew Niccol, and Brad Bird. After him are Nana Jorjadze, Alberto Cavalcanti, Yoji Yamada, Terence Fisher, Barry Sonnenfeld, and David O. Russell.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Seaton
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 704
Bruno Nuytten
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 705
Bob Gale
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 706
Benoît Jacquot
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 707
Andrew Niccol
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 708
Brad Bird
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 709
Karel Lamač
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 710
Nana Jorjadze
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 711
Alberto Cavalcanti
1897 - 1982
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 712
Yoji Yamada
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 713
Terence Fisher
1904 - 1980
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 714
Barry Sonnenfeld
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 715
David O. Russell
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 716
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Karel Lamač ranks 177. Before him are Pavel Batov, Kurt Feldt, Nima Yooshij, Pierre Fresnay, Nicholas Poppe, and Paavo Talvela. After him are Dorothy Day, Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Alberto Cavalcanti, Ram Prasad Bismil, J. L. B. Smith, and Henry Cowell. Among people deceased in 1952, Karel Lamač ranks 98. Before him are Petros Persakis, Mariano Azuela, D. S. Senanayake, Mauno Pekkala, Gino Fano, and Franz John. After him are Alberto Hurtado, Filippos Karvelas, László Berti, Arturo Rawson, Alberto Savinio, and Nikos Beloyannis.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsPavel Batov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1985
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 171
Kurt Feldt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1970
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 172
Nima Yooshij
WRITER
1897 - 1960
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 173
Pierre Fresnay
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 174
Nicholas Poppe
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1991
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 175
Paavo Talvela
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 176
Karel Lamač
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 177
Dorothy Day
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1980
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 178
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 179
Alberto Cavalcanti
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1982
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 180
Ram Prasad Bismil
WRITER
1897 - 1927
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 181
J. L. B. Smith
CHEMIST
1897 - 1968
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 182
Henry Cowell
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1965
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 183
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsPetros Persakis
GYMNAST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 92
Mariano Azuela
WRITER
1873 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 93
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 94
Mauno Pekkala
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1952
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 95
Gino Fano
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1952
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 96
Franz John
SOCCER PLAYER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 97
Karel Lamač
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 98
Alberto Hurtado
WRITER
1901 - 1952
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 99
Filippos Karvelas
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1952
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 100
László Berti
ATHLETE
1875 - 1952
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 101
Arturo Rawson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1952
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 102
Alberto Savinio
WRITER
1891 - 1952
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 103
Nikos Beloyannis
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1952
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 104
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Karel Lamač ranks 462 out of 1,200. Before him are Bohumil Kubišta (1884), Václav Brožík (1851), Jan Werich (1906), Jiří Tichý (1933), Yehuda Bauer (1926), and Helena Suková (1965). After him are Milena Hübschmannová (1933), Vladimír Špidla (1951), Ludvík Daněk (1937), Karel Roden (1962), Václav Hanka (1791), and Eugen Sänger (1905).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsBohumil Kubišta
PAINTER
1884 - 1918
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 456
Václav Brožík
PAINTER
1851 - 1901
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 457
Jan Werich
ACTOR
1906 - 1980
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 458
Jiří Tichý
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 459
Yehuda Bauer
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 460
Helena Suková
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 461
Karel Lamač
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 462
Milena Hübschmannová
LINGUIST
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 463
Vladimír Špidla
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 464
Ludvík Daněk
ATHLETE
1937 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 465
Karel Roden
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 466
Václav Hanka
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 467
Eugen Sänger
ENGINEER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 468
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia
Among film directors born in Czechia, Karel Lamač ranks 14. Before him are Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), Otakar Vávra (1911), Karl Freund (1890), František Čáp (1913), and Jan Němec (1936). After him are Ivan Passer (1933), Elmar Klos (1910), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), František Vláčil (1924), Harun Farocki (1944), and Edgar G. Ulmer (1904).
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
Václav Vorlíček
1930 - 2019
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 11
František Čáp
1913 - 1972
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 12
Jan Němec
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Karel Lamač
1897 - 1952
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 14
Ivan Passer
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 15
Elmar Klos
1910 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 16
Vojtěch Jasný
1925 - 2019
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 17
František Vláčil
1924 - 1999
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 18
Harun Farocki
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 19
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 20