Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1909-02-25
BirthplaceProstejov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Josef Mach
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Josef Mach
Homeland
1954
Filmography
Acting (4)
Production & Directing (69)
1978
Quiet American in PragueDirector
8.0
1978
Quiet American in PragueScreenplay
8.0
1976
Paleta láskyScreenplay
4.3
1976
Paleta láskyDirector
4.3
1974
Tři nevinníScreenplay
6.5
1974
Tři nevinníStory
6.5
1974
Tři nevinníDirector
6.5
1972
Člověk není sámScreenplay
6.0
1972
Člověk není sámDirector
6.0
1970
A Killer on the TracksDirector
5.8
1970
A Killer on the TracksScreenplay
5.8
1968
ObjížďkaStory
7.0
1968
ObjížďkaScreenplay
7.0
1968
ObjížďkaDirector
7.0
1966
Black PanthersDirector
10.0
1966
The Sons of Great BearDirector
5.1
1963
Tři chlapi v chalupěDirector
6.5
1963
Prosím, nebuditScreenplay
9.0
1963
Prosím, nebuditDirector
9.0
1961
FloriánScreenplay
7.0
1961
FloriánDirector
7.0
1961
Valčík pro miliónScreenplay
6.0
1961
Valčík pro miliónDirector
6.0
1959
Zatoulané děloDirector
7.0
1959
Zatoulané děloScreenplay
7.0
1958
Bitter LoveDirector
8.0
1958
Bitter LoveScreenplay
8.0
1957
Florenc 13,30Director
5.9
1957
Florenc 13,30Story
5.9
1957
Florenc 13,30Screenplay
5.9
1957
Playing with the DevilDirector
7.8
1957
Playing with the DevilScreenplay
7.8
1956
Muž v povětříScreenplay
8.5
1956
Muž v povětříScreenstory
8.5
1954
HomelandScreenplay
7.4
1954
HomelandStory
7.4
1954
HomelandDirector
7.4
1952
Action BDirector
6.3
1950
Racek Is LateDirector
7.0
1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála TříškyDirector
5.6
1949
Vzbouření na vsiDirector
7.5
1949
Vzbouření na vsiScreenplay
7.5
1949
The Green NotebookDirector
5.0
1949
Na dobré stopěDirector
8.5
1949
The Green NotebookScreenplay
5.0
1948
Wild BeastsScreenplay
8.5
1947
Nobody Knows AnythingDirector
8.5
1947
Nobody Knows AnythingScreenplay
8.5
1947
PortášiScreenplay
6.0
1946
Velký případStory
7.3
1946
Velký případScreenplay
7.3
1946
Velký případDirector
7.3
1946
V horách duníDirector
6.0
1946
V horách duníScreenplay
6.0
1946
13th districtAssistant Production Manager
4.6
1946
Magical RiverStory
7.8
1944
Skalní plemenoAssistant Director
6.5
1943
Čtrnáctý u stoluScreenplay
10.0
1942
Městečko na dlaniScreenplay
6.3
1942
Městečko na dlaniLyricist
6.3
1942
Host do domuScreenplay
7.0
1941
Modrý závojStory
6.5
1941
Lawyer of the PoorScreenplay
8.0
1940
Okénko do nebeScreenplay
6.0
1940
Dceruška k pohledáníScreenplay
6.3
1939
Mořská pannaAssistant Director
6.5
1939
Ženy u benzinuScreenplay
6.2
1939
Dvojí životAssistant Director
9.0
1930
Child of the PeripheryFirst Assistant Director