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Martin Frič

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor / Teacher | * 03/29/1902 († 66, 08/26/1968) | Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek. ...

Capek's Tales

Certification unknown

1947 | 3.7/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Crime
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Dog's Heads (Czech: Psohlavci) is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on the novel of the same name by Alois Jirásek. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. ...

Dog's Heads

Certification unknown

1955 | 3.0/5 | 1h 37min
History, Drama
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A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and, in his wanderings with a worker, Filip Kornet, he discovers he still owns a half-finished apartment-house. They rally the ...

Heave-Ho!

Certification unknown

1934 | 3.4/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy
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The Secret of Blood

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1953 | 1h 48min
Drama, History
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Movies with Martin Frič as Actor(16)

as Broadcast Voice (voice)1938 School Is the Foundation of Life
1937 The World Belongs to Us
as Janitor (voice)1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
as Customer (voice)1933 The Twelve Chairs
as kancelista na inspektorátu drah1932 The Undertaker
as Sherlock Holmes1932 The King's Double
as Sherlock Holmes1932 Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
as Novice1929 Father Vojtech
1928 Dům ztraceného štěstí
1926 Dobrý voják Švejk
1925 Okovy
1925 Chyťte ho!
1924 White Paradise
1923 Tu ten kámen
1923 Proč se nesměješ
1922 Venoušek a Stázička

TV Shows/Series with Martin Frič as Actor(2)

2005 Tři strážníci
1968 Klapzubova jedenáctka

Movies with Martin Frič as Crew(177)

Directing/Director2023 Spartakiáda
Directing/Director2023 Mladé dny
Directing/Director1968 Přísně tajné premiéry
Writing/Screenplay1968 Přísně tajné premiéry
Directing/Director1968 The Best Woman in My Life
Writing/Screenplay1968 The Best Woman in My Life
Directing/Director1967 Zločin a trik I.
Writing/Adaptation1967 Zločin a trik I.
Writing/Screenplay1967 Zločin a trik I.
Writing/Story1967 Ta naše písnička česká
Directing/Director1966 Lidé z maringotek
Writing/Screenplay1966 Lidé z maringotek
Directing/Director1965 A Star Named Wormwood
Directing/Director1965 Odsouzený z Pinktownu
Writing/Adaptation1965 Odsouzený z Pinktownu
Directing/Director1964 Obraz
Writing/Screenplay1964 Obraz
Directing/Director1963 The King of Kings
Directing/Director1963 Tears the World Can't See
Writing/Screenplay1963 Tears the World Can't See
Directing/Director1961 Námluvy
Writing/Screenplay1961 Námluvy
Directing/Director1961 Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková
Writing/Idea1961 Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková
Writing/Screenplay1961 Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková
Directing/Director1961 Bílá spona
Directing/Director1961 Medvěd
Writing/Screenplay1961 Medvěd
Directing/Director1960 Darbujan and Pandrhola
Writing/Screenplay1960 Darbujan and Pandrhola
Directing/Director1959 The Princess with the Golden Star
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Princess with the Golden Star
Directing/Director1958 Povodeň
Writing/Screenplay1958 Povodeň
Directing/Director1958 Today for the Last Time
Directing/Director1956 Zaostřit prosím!
Directing/Director1955 Mistři zimních sportů
Writing/Idea1955 Mistři zimních sportů
Writing/Screenplay1955 Mistři zimních sportů
Directing/Director1955 Nechte to na mně
Writing/Screenplay1955 Nechte to na mně
Directing/Director1955 Dog's Heads
Writing/Screenplay1955 Dog's Heads
Directing/Director1953 The Secret of Blood
Writing/Screenstory1953 The Secret of Blood
Writing/Creative Producer1953 Dvaasedmdesátka
Writing/Screenplay1952 Action B
Directing/Director1952 The Emperor and the Golem
Writing/Screenplay1952 The Emperor and the Golem
Directing/Director1951 The Trap
Directing/Director1951 DS-70 nevyjíždí
Directing/Director1951 It was in May
Directing/Director1950 The Trap
Directing/Director1949 Pětistovka
Directing/Director1949 The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Writing/Creative Producer1949 The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire
Directing/Director1949 Lost in the Suburbs
Writing/Creative Producer1949 Lost in the Suburbs
Directing/Director1948 Polibek ze stadionu
Writing/Screenplay1948 Polibek ze stadionu
Writing/Story1948 Polibek ze stadionu
Writing/Creative Producer1948 Polibek ze stadionu
Writing/Creative Producer1948 The Portrait
Directing/Director1947 Capek's Tales
Writing/Story1947 Capek's Tales
Writing/Creative Producer1947 Capek's Tales
Directing/Director1947 Beware!
Writing/Screenplay1947 Beware!
Art/Supervising Art Director1946 Průlom
Directing/Director1946 13th district
Directing/Director1945 X. slet všesokolský
Directing/Director1945 Prstýnek
Directing/Director1944 Počestné paní pardubické
Directing/Director1944 Dir zuliebe
Directing/Director1943 Barbora Hlavsová
Directing/Director1943 Der zweite Schuß
Directing/Director1943 Experiment
Directing/Director1942 Valentin Dobrotivý
Writing/Screenplay1942 Valentin Dobrotivý
Directing/Director1941 The Blue Star Hotel
Writing/Screenplay1941 The Blue Star Hotel
Directing/Director1941 Tetička
Writing/Screenplay1941 Tetička
Directing/Director1941 The Hard Life of an Adventurer
Directing/Director1941 A Charming Man
Directing/Director1940 Druhá směna
Directing/Director1940 Burian the Liar
Directing/Director1940 Muzikantská Liduška
Directing/Director1940 The Catacombs
Art/Title Designer1939 Vzhůru nohama
Directing/Director1939 Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul
Writing/Screenplay1939 Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul
Directing/Director1939 Man from the Unknown
Directing/Director1939 Jiný vzduch
Directing/Director1939 Kristian
Directing/Director1939 Eva Fools Around
Art/Title Designer1938 Pozor straší
Directing/Director1938 A Step into the Darkness
Directing/Director1938 School Is the Foundation of Life
Directing/Director1938 The Hordubals
Directing/Director1937 The World Belongs to Us
Writing/Screenplay1937 The World Belongs to Us
Directing/Director1937 Morality Above All Else
Writing/Screenplay1937 Morality Above All Else
Directing/Director1937 Advokátka Věra
Directing/Director1937 Three Eggs in a Glass
Directing/Director1937 Lidé na kře
Directing/Director1936 Páter Vojtěch
Directing/Director1936 Švadlenka
Directing/Director1936 Black and White Rhapsody
Editing/Editor1936 Black and White Rhapsody
Writing/Story1936 Black and White Rhapsody
Writing/Screenplay1936 Black and White Rhapsody
Directing/Director1936 Ulička v ráji
Directing/Director1936 Jánošík
Editing/Editor1936 Jánošík
Writing/Screenplay1936 Jánošík
Directing/Director1936 A Little Street in Paradise
Art/Title Designer1935 První políbení
Directing/Director1935 Held einer Nacht
Art/Title Designer1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
Directing/Director1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
Editing/Editor1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
Writing/Story1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
Writing/Screenplay1935 Long Live with Dearly Departed
Art/Title Designer1935 Koho jsem včera líbal?
Directing/Director1935 Jedenácté přikázání
Editing/Editor1935 Jedenácté přikázání
Directing/Director1935 Hrdina jedné noci
Editing/Editor1935 Hrdina jedné noci
Directing/Director1934 Poslední muž
Directing/Director1934 Heave-Ho!
Editing/Editor1934 Heave-Ho!
Writing/Story1934 Heave-Ho!
Writing/Screenplay1934 Heave-Ho!
Directing/Director1934 Mazlíček
Editing/Editor1934 Mazlíček
Writing/Story1934 Mazlíček
Writing/Screenplay1934 Mazlíček
Directing/Director1934 Der Doppelbräutigam
Directing/Director1933 The Twelve Chairs
Directing/Director1933 The Inspector-General
Editing/Editor1933 The Inspector-General
Directing/Director1933 Eaten Out of House and Home
Editing/Editor1933 Eaten Out of House and Home
Directing/Director1933 Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
Editing/Editor1933 Pobočník Jeho Výsosti
Directing/Director1933 S vyloučením veřejnosti
Directing/Director1933 Life Is a Dog
Editing/Editor1933 Life Is a Dog
Writing/Screenplay1933 Life Is a Dog
Directing/Director1932 The Ringer
Directing/Director1932 Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter
Editing/Editor1932 Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter
Editing/Editor1932 Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
Directing/Director1932 The Ideal Schoolmaster
Directing/Director1932 Sestra Angelika
Editing/Editor1932 Sestra Angelika
Directing/Director1931 The Good Soldier Schweik
Editing/Editor1931 The Good Soldier Schweik
Directing/Co-Director1931 Him and His Sister
Directing/Director1931 Business in Distress
Directing/Director1931 The Squeeker
Directing/Director1930 Poor girl
Writing/Screenplay1930 Poor girl
Directing/Director1930 All for love
Directing/Director1929 The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral
Writing/Story1929 The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral
Directing/Director1929 Father Vojtech
Writing/Screenplay1929 Father Vojtech
Art/Set Decoration1928 Dům ztraceného štěstí
Writing/Screenplay1928 Dům ztraceného štěstí
Writing/Screenplay1928 Sextánka
Writing/Screenplay1928 Životem vedla je láska
Writing/Screenplay1924 White Paradise
Writing/Story1923 Proč se nesměješ
Writing/Screenplay1923 Proč se nesměješ

Full Name: Martin Frič
Citizenship: Czechoslovakia (former country)
Born: Saturday, 03/29 1902 (March) in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died: Monday, 08/26 1968 (August) in Prague (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Czech (CS), German (DE)
Spouses (current/former): Suzanne Marwille
Other names for Martin Frič (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Martin Fric"
"Mac Frič"
"F. Formen"
"Formen"
"Dr. Buffiel"
"K. Nitram"
"Мартин Фрич"
Martin Frič frequently works together with these people:
Jan Kohout (63x, Crew)
Jan W. Speerger (53x, Actor)
Jaroslav Marvan (41x, Actor)
Theodor Pištěk (40x, Actor)
Eman Fiala (40x, Actor)
Václav Wasserman (35x, Crew)
Alois Dvorský (34x, Actor)
Štěpán Kopecký (32x, Crew)
Eduard Šimáček (31x, Crew)
Ella Nollová (29x, Actress)
Josef Zora (29x, Crew)
Viktor Průša (2x, Crew)
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