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 edit

YearCzech title (original title)English titleNotes
1920Nikyho velebné dobrodružstvíactor
1934Rozpustilá nocactor
The Last Manactor
1937Naši furiantiactor
1939Dvojí životassistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek
Mořská pannaassistant-director; directed by Václav Kubásek
Ženy u benzinuwriter
1940Okénko do nebewriter
Dceruška k pohledáníwriter
1941Advokát chudýchwriter
1942Městečko na dlaniwriter
Host do domuwriter
1943Čtrnáctý u stoluwriter
Skalní plemenoassistant-director; directed by Ladislav Brom
1945Bludná pouťwriter
1946V horách duníThunder in the Hillswriter; co-director with Václav Kubásek; a.k.a. The Mountains Are Rumbling
Velký případA Big Casewriter; director
1947Nikdo nic nevíNobody Knows Anythingdirector
Portášiwriter
1948Dravciwriter
Na dobré stopědirector
Zelená knížkaThe Green Notebookwriter; director
1949Vzbouření na vsiThe Village Revoltwriter; director
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříškywriter; director
1950Racek má zpožděnídirector
1952Akce BAction Bdirector
1953Rodná zemOur Native Landwriter; director
1956Hrátky s čertemPlaying with the Devilwriter; director
Muž v povětříwriter
1957Florenc 13:30writer; director
1958Hořká láskaBitter Lovewriter; director
O věcech nadpřirozenýchwriter
Tři přání cestujícíactor
Zatoulané děloThe Lost Gunwriter; director; a.k.a. The Missing Cannon
1960Valčík pro miliónWaltz for a Millionwriter; director
1961Floriánwriter; director
1962Medailonograf Frantiska Filipovskéhodirector; documentary short film
Prosím, nebudit!writer; director
1963Tři chlapi v chalupědirector; serial film
1966Die Söhne der großen BärinThe Sons of Great Beardirector; a.k.a. The Sons of the Great Mother Bear; German language film; Czech title: Synové Velké medvědice
Der schwarze Pantherdirector; German language film; Czech title: Černý panther
1968ObjížďkaThe Detourwriter; director
1970Na kolejích čeká vrahwriter; director
1971Člověk není sámwriter; director
1973Tři nevinníwriter; director
1976Paleta láskyPalette of Lovewriter; director
1977Tichý Američan v PrazeQuiet American in Praguewriter; director

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  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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