Josef Mach
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Josef Mach 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
.
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
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios is a famous set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe.Several of the movies filmed there won Academy Awards...
in Prague. He is best known for The Sons of Great Bear
The Sons of Great Bear
The Sons of Great Bear is a German language Red Western of 1966, directed by Josef Mach. The main characters are based on the books of Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich with the same name, which have been very successful, especially in East Germany...
, a 1966 Red Western film that he directed for the East German DEFA
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA, was the public-owned film studio in East Germany throughout that country's history.-History:...
.
Filmography
| Year | Czech title (original title) | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Nikyho velebné dobrodružství | actor | |
| 1934 | Rozpustilá noc | actor | |
| Poslední muž | actor | ||
| 1937 | Naši furianti | actor | |
| 1939 | Dvojí život | assistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek | |
| Mořská panna | assistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek | ||
| Ženy u benzinu | writer | ||
| 1940 | Okénko do nebe | writer | |
| Dceruška k pohledání | writer | ||
| 1941 | Advokát chudých | writer | |
| 1942 | Městečko na dlani | writer | |
| Host do domu | writer | ||
| 1943 | Čtrnáctý u stolu | writer | |
| Skalní plemeno | assistant-director; directed by Ladislav Brom | ||
| 1945 | Bludná pouť | writer | |
| 1946 | V horách duní | Thunder in the Hills | writer; co-director with Václav Kubásek; a.k.a. The Mountains Are Rumbling |
| Velký případ | A Big Case | writer; director | |
| 1947 | Nikdo nic neví | Nobody Knows Anything | director |
| Portáši | writer | ||
| 1948 | Dravci | writer | |
| Na dobré stopě | director | ||
| Zelená knížka | The Green Notebook | writer; director | |
| 1949 | Vzbouření na vsi | The Village Revolt | writer; director |
| Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky | writer; director | ||
| 1950 | Racek má zpoždění | director | |
| 1952 | Akce B | Action B | director |
| 1953 | Rodná zem | Our Native Land | writer; director |
| 1956 | Hrátky s čertem | Playing with the Devil Playing with the Devil Playing with the Devil is a 1945 Czech fairy-tale comedy play by playwright Jan Drda. It was adapted into a 1956 film directed by Josef Mach, with animated decorations by Josef Lada, and starring popular actor Josef Bek. In 1979, another film adaptation was made in Poland which is the one more... |
writer; director |
| Muž v povětří | writer | ||
| 1957 | Florenc 13:30 | writer; director | |
| 1958 | Hořká láska | Bitter Love | writer; director |
| O věcech nadpřirozených | writer | ||
| Tři přání cestující | actor | ||
| Zatoulané dělo | The Lost Gun | writer; director; a.k.a The Missing Cannon | |
| 1960 | Valčík pro milión | Waltz for a Million | writer; director |
| 1961 | Florián | writer; director | |
| 1962 | Medailonograf Frantiska Filipovského | director; documentary short film | |
| Prosím, nebudit! | writer; director | ||
| 1963 | Tři chlapi v chalupě | director; serial film | |
| 1966 | Die Söhne der großen Bärin | The Sons of Great Bear The Sons of Great Bear The Sons of Great Bear is a German language Red Western of 1966, directed by Josef Mach. The main characters are based on the books of Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich with the same name, which have been very successful, especially in East Germany... |
director; a.k.a. The Sons of the Great Mother Bear; German language film; Czech title Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century... : Synové Velké medvědice |
| Der schwarze Panther | director; German language film; Czech title Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century... : Černý panther |
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| 1968 | Objížďka | The Detour | writer; director |
| 1970 | Na kolejích čeká vrah | writer; director | |
| 1971 | Člověk není sám | writer; director | |
| 1973 | Tři nevinní | writer; director | |
| 1976 | Paleta lásky | Palette of Love | writer; director |
| 1977 | Tichý Američan v Praze | Quiet American in Prague | writer; director |