Martin Frič

Known for: Directing
Born: March 29, 1902, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died: August 26, 1968
Movies: 125

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.0

The Emperor and the Golem

1951

6.8

The Princess with the Golden Star

1959

6.8

Darbujan and Pandrhola

1960

7.2

Kristian

1939

7.6

Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul

1939

8.2

School Is the Foundation of Life

1938

6.5

Eva Fools Around

1939

7.7

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

1932

7.1

Anton Špelec, Sharp-Shooter

1932

6.5

The Inspector-General

1933

Filmography

1965	Cigareta Maca Friče	Self
1938	School Is the Foundation of Life	Broadcast Voice (voice)
1938	The Illusion Factory	Commentary (voice), Self
1937	The World Belongs to Us
1935	Long Live the Dead Man	Janitor (voice)
1933	The Twelve Chairs	Customer (voice)
1932	The King's Double	Sherlock Holmes
1932	The Undertaker	kancelista na inspektorátu drah
1932	Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes
1931	The Squeeker
1929	Father Vojtech	Novice
1928	Dům ztraceného štěstí
1926	The Good Soldier Švejk
1925	Okovy
1925	Chyťte ho!
1924	White Paradise
1923	Tu ten kámen
1923	Proč se nesměješ
1922	Venoušek a Stázička

Directing, Writing & Producing

1968	The Best Woman in My Life	Screenplay, Director
1968	Přísně tajné premiéry	Director, Screenplay
1967	Zločin a trik I.	Screenplay, Director
1966	People From Caravans	Director, Screenplay
1965	Odsouzený z Pinktownu	Director
1965	A Star Named Wormwood	Director
1964	Obraz	Screenplay, Director
1963	Tears the World Can't See	Screenplay, Director
1963	The King of Kings	Director
1961	Námluvy	Director, Screenplay
1961	Bílá spona	Director
1961	Medvěd	Director, Screenplay
1961	Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková	Director, Screenplay
1960	Darbujan and Pandrhola	Director, Screenplay
1959	The Princess with the Golden Star	Director, Screenplay
1958	Today for the Last Time	Director
1958	Povodeň	Screenplay, Director
1956	Zaostřit prosím!	Director
1956	Spartakiáda	Director
1956	Mladé dny	Director, Writer
1955	Nechte to na mně	Director, Screenplay
1955	Mistři zimních sportů	Director, Screenplay
1955	Dog's Heads	Screenplay, Director
1953	The Secret of Blood	Director
1952	Action B	Screenplay
1951	The Emperor and the Golem	Director, Screenplay
1951	Pekařův císař	Director
1951	Císařův pekař	Director
1951	DS-70 nevyjíždí	Director
1951	It was in May	Director
1951	The Trap	Director
1950	The Trap	Director
1949	Pětistovka	Director
1949	The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire	Director
1949	Lost in the Suburbs	Director
1948	Polibek ze stadionu	Director, Screenplay
1947	Capek's Tales	Director
1947	Beware!	Screenplay, Director
1946	13th district	Director
1945	X. slet všesokolský	Director
1945	Prstýnek	Director
1944	Marriage of Love	Director
1944	The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice	Director
1943	Experiment	Director
1943	The Second Shot	Director, Screenplay
1943	Barbora Hlavsová	Director
1942	Valentin Dobrotivý	Director, Screenplay
1941	The Hard Life of an Adventurer	Director
1941	Tetička	Director, Screenplay
1941	The Blue Star Hotel	Director, Screenplay
1941	A Charming Man	Director
1940	Druhá směna	Director
1940	Burian the Liar	Director
1940	Muzikantská Liduška	Director
1940	The Catacombs	Director
1939	Man from the Unknown	Director
1939	Eva Fools Around	Director
1939	Journey Into the Depth of the Student's Soul	Director, Screenplay
1939	Jiný vzduch	Director
1939	Kristian	Director
1938	School Is the Foundation of Life	Director
1938	A Step into the Darkness	Director
1938	The Hordubals	Director
1937	Three Eggs in a Glass	Director
1937	The World Belongs to Us	Director, Screenplay
1937	Advokátka Věra	Director
1937	Morality Above All Else	Director, Screenplay
1937	People adrift	Director
1936	Father Vojtech	Director
1936	The Seamstress	Director
1936	A Little Street in Paradise	Director
1936	Passage in the Paradise	Director
1936	Jánošík	Director, Screenplay
1936	Black and White Rhapsody	Director, Writer
1935	The Eleventh Commandment	Director
1935	Hero for a Night	Director
1935	Hero of One Night	Director
1935	Long Live the Dead Man	Director, Screenplay
1934	Heave-Ho!	Director, Screenplay
1934	The Last Man	Director
1934	The Double Fiance	Director
1934	Mazlíček	Director, Screenplay
1933	Life Is a Dog	Director, Screenplay
1933	Eaten Out of House and Home	Director
1933	The Inspector-General	Director
1933	The Twelve Chairs	Director
1933	With the exception of the public	Director
1933	His Majesty's Adjutant	Director
1932	Anton Špelec, Sharp-Shooter	Director
1932	Sister Angelika	Director
1932	The Ideal Schoolmaster	Director
1932	The Ringer	Director
1932	The Last Bohemian	Director
1931	Business in Distress	Director
1931	The Squeeker	Director
1931	Meet the Sister	Director
1930	All for love	Director
1930	The Fate of the Good Soldier Schweik	Director
1930	Poor girl	Director, Screenplay
1929	The Organist at St. Vitus Cathedral	Director
1929	Father Vojtech	Director, Screenplay
1928	Životem vedla je láska	Screenplay
1928	Sextánka	Screenplay
1928	Dům ztraceného štěstí	Screenplay
1924	White Paradise	Screenplay
1923	Proč se nesměješ	Screenplay

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