Martin Frič

Martin Frič
Born 29 March 1902
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died 26 August 1968 (aged 66)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1922-1968
Spouse(s) Suzanne Marwille

Martin Frič (29 March 1902 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.[1] 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.[2] After Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, he did not want to live any longer, and committed suicide.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. "Martin Frič". csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Stibor, František (15 March 2006). "Martin Frič: Spáchal sebevraždu koňakem" [Martin Frič: He committed suicide with a cognac]. Blesk (in Czech) (Prague: Ringier Axel Springer CZ a.s.). ISSN 1213-8991. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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