Josef Mach

Josef Mach (25 February 1909, in Prostějov – 7 July 1987, in Prague) was a Czech actor, screenwriter and film director.

Josef Mach worked as a journalist and stage performer at the beginning of his career, then in 1938 was appointed assistant director of short films at Grafo Film Studio[1] working with director Václav Kubásek. From 1946 Mach directed many feature films for Barrandov Studios in Prague. He is best known for The Sons of Great Bear, a 1966 Red Western film that he directed for the East German DEFA film studio.

Filmography

Year Czech title (original title) English title Notes
1920Nikyho velebné dobrodružství actor
1934Rozpustilá noc actor
Poslední muž actor
1937Naši furianti actor
1939Dvojí život assistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek
Mořská panna assistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek
Ženy u benzinu writer
1940Okénko do nebe writer
Dceruška k pohledání writer
1941Advokát chudých writer
1942Městečko na dlani writer
Host do domu writer
1943Čtrnáctý u stolu writer
Skalní plemeno assistant-director; directed by Ladislav Brom
1945Bludná pouť writer
1946V horách duníThunder in the Hills writer; co-director with Václav Kubásek; a.k.a. The Mountains Are Rumbling
Velký případA Big Case writer; director
1947Nikdo nic nevíNobody Knows Anything director
Portáši writer
1948Dravci writer
Na dobré stopě director
Zelená knížkaThe Green Notebook writer; director
1949Vzbouření na vsiThe Village Revolt writer; director
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky writer; director
1950Racek má zpoždění director
1952Akce BAction B director
1953Rodná zemOur Native Land writer; director
1956Hrátky s čertemPlaying with the Devil writer; director
Muž v povětří writer
1957Florenc 13:30 writer; director
1958Hořká láskaBitter Love writer; director
O věcech nadpřirozených writer
Tři přání cestující actor
Zatoulané děloThe Lost Gun writer; director; a.k.a. The Missing Cannon
1960Valčík pro miliónWaltz for a Million writer; director
1961Florián writer; director
1962Medailonograf Frantiska Filipovského director; documentary short film
Prosím, nebudit! writer; director
1963Tři chlapi v chalupě director; serial film
1966Die Söhne der großen BärinThe Sons of Great Bear director; a.k.a. The Sons of the Great Mother Bear; German language film; Czech title: Synové Velké medvědice
Der schwarze Panther director; German language film; Czech title: Černý panther
1968ObjížďkaThe Detour writer; director
1970Na kolejích čeká vrah writer; director
1971Člověk není sám writer; director
1973Tři nevinní writer; director
1976Paleta láskyPalette of Love writer; director
1977Tichý Američan v PrazeQuiet American in Prague writer; director

Sources

References

  1. Josef Mach at the DEFA Film Library Catalog Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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