Gustav Machatý
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Gustav Machatý was a Czech film director
, screenwriter
and actor. He directed 17 films between 1919 and 1955, including Ecstasy
(1933). He also was the screenplay writer for 10 films between 1920 and 1955.
He was born in Prague
, and died in Munich
, West Germany
, where he emigrated after World War II
and worked as a teacher in a film school.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and actor. He directed 17 films between 1919 and 1955, including Ecstasy
Ecstasy (film)
Ecstasy – Extase in Czech, Ekstase in German – is a Czech film made in 1933 by the Czech director Gustav Machatý. It stars Hedy Lamarr, credited under her original surname Kiesler, and Zvonimir Rogoz....
(1933). He also was the screenplay writer for 10 films between 1920 and 1955.
He was born in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, and died in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, where he emigrated after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and worked as a teacher in a film school.
Directorial filmography
- Teddy by kouril (1919)
- Kreutzerova sonáta (Kreutzer SonataKreutzer Sonata"Kreutzer Sonata" may refer to:*Violin Sonata No. 9 , a work by Ludwig van Beethoven*The Kreutzer Sonata, a novella by Leo Tolstoy, taking its title from the work by Beethoven**The Kreutzer Sonata , a film by Pyotr Chardynin...
, 1927) - Svejk v civilu (1927)
- Schwejk in Zivil (1928)
- Erotikon (1929)
- From Saturday to SundayFrom Saturday to SundayFrom Saturday to Sunday is a 1931 film directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Ladislav H. Struna.-Cast:* Ladislav H. Struna - Karel Benda, typesetter* Magda Maderova - Mána, audio typist* Jiřina Šejbalová - Nany, audio typist...
(1931) - Naceradec, král kibicu (1931)
- EcstasyEcstasy (film)Ecstasy – Extase in Czech, Ekstase in German – is a Czech film made in 1933 by the Czech director Gustav Machatý. It stars Hedy Lamarr, credited under her original surname Kiesler, and Zvonimir Rogoz....
(1933) - Nocturno (1934)
- Ballerine (1936)
- The Good EarthThe Good Earth (film)The Good Earth is a film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Donald Davis and Owen Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S...
(1937) uncredited - Madame XMadame X (1937 film)Madame X is a drama film, a sanitized remake of several Pre-Code films of the same name. It was directed by Sam Wood with additional direction by Gustav Machatý .-Plot:...
(1937) uncredited - Conquest (1937) uncredited
- Born Reckless (1937) uncredited
- The Wrong Way Out (1938)
- Within the Law (1939)
- Jealousy (1945)
- Suchkind 312 (1955)