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 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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1909-02-25 · Prostejov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
- Died
- 1987-07-07
Known for
- The Sons of Great Bear (1966) — Director
- A Killer on the Tracks (1970) — Director
- Homeland (1954) — Screenplay
- 13th district (1946) — Assistant Production Manager
- Playing with the Devil (1957) — Director
- Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky (1949) — Director
- Ženy u benzinu (1939) — Screenplay
- Magical River (1946) — Story
- The Last Man (1934) — student
- Florenc 13,30 (1957) — Director
- Městečko na dlani (1942) — Screenplay
- Dceruška k pohledání (1940) — Screenplay
- Zatoulané dělo (1959) — Director
- Action B (1952) — Director
- Paleta lásky (1976) — Screenplay
- Velký případ (1946) — Story