FILM DIRECTOR

Martin Frič

1902 - 1968

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Frič has received more than 50,430 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Frič is the 1,071st most popular film director, the 620th most popular biography from Czechia and the 24th most popular Czech Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 2.77

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Martin Frič ranks 1,071 out of 2,041. Before him are Cai Chusheng, Ágnes Hranitzky, Frédéric Rossif, David Furnish, Gerry Anderson, and Alexander Nevzorov. After him are Franz Antel, Herbert Selpin, Zbigniew Rybczyński, José Luis Garci, Fran Walsh, and Byron Haskin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Martin Frič ranks 246. Before him are Julian Steward, Erast Garin, Francisco Martínez Soria, Saverio Ragno, Larry Fine, and Kustaa Pihlajamäki. After him are Laurent Grimmonprez, Leopold Lindtberg, Martin Noth, Rudolf Viertl, Carlos Schneeberger, and Charles Lang. Among people deceased in 1968, Martin Frič ranks 197. Before him are Willy Jäggi, Francis Biddle, Tim Ahearne, Branislav Sekulić, Jeanne Demessieux, and Cai Chusheng. After him are Sid Kimpton, Martin Noth, León Felipe, William Jordan, Robert Liottel, and Rudolph Dirks.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Martin Frič ranks 620 out of 1,200. Before him are František Šterc (1912), Jan Černý (1874), Tomáš Galásek (1973), Zecharias Frankel (1801), Josef Václav Myslbek (1848), and Hellmuth Karasek (1934). After him are Pavel Kuka (1968), Jaromír Nohavica (1953), Zdeněk Mlynář (1930), Jan Kaplický (1937), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), and Jan Kotěra (1871).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Martin Frič ranks 24. Before him are Vojtěch Jasný (1925), Gustav Machatý (1901), Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Jan Němec (1936), Karel Kachyňa (1924), and Oldřich Lipský (1924). After him are Břetislav Pojar (1923), Jiří Weiss (1913), Jan Svěrák (1965), and Jan Hřebejk (1967).

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Filmography

The Emperor and the Golem
Director
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.
Jan 4th 19526.9 / 10
DS-70 nevyjíždí
Director
Nov 9th 19516.118 / 10
The Princess with the Golden Star
Director
A Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise in order to escape an unwanted and forced marriage.
Dec 18th 19596.6 / 10