Josef Mach
Known for
Directing
Born
February 25, 1909
Birthplace
Prostejov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died
July 7, 1987 (aged 78)
Biography
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 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.
Best known work
The Sons of Great Bear
1966
A Killer on the Tracks
1970
Homeland
1954
13th district
1946
Playing with the Devil
1957
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
1949
Ženy u benzinu
1939
Magical River
1946
The Last Man
1934
Florenc 13,30
1957Filmography
1978
Quiet American in PragueDirector, Screenplay
1976
Paleta láskyScreenplay, Director
1974
Tři nevinníScreenplay, Story, Director
1973
1972
Člověk není sámScreenplay, Director
1970
A Killer on the TracksDirector, Screenplay
1968
ObjížďkaStory, Screenplay, Director
1966
Black PanthersDirector
1966
The Sons of Great BearDirector
1963
Tři chlapi v chalupěDirector
1963
Prosím, nebuditScreenplay, Director
1961
FloriánScreenplay, Director
1961
Valčík pro miliónScreenplay, Director
1959
Zatoulané děloDirector, Screenplay
1958
Bitter LoveDirector, Screenplay
1957
Florenc 13,30Director, Story, Screenplay
1957
Playing with the DevilDirector, Screenplay
1956
Muž v povětříScreenplay, Screenstory
1954
HomelandScreenplay, Story, Director
1952
Action BDirector
1950
Racek Is LateDirector
1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála TříškyDirector
1949
Vzbouření na vsiDirector, Screenplay
1949
The Green NotebookDirector, Screenplay
1949
Na dobré stopěDirector