
Person
Josef Mach
Directing · 1909–1987 · Prostejov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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.
Known for

Homeland
Story
Duhový luk
Director

Modrý závoj
Story

Nobody Knows Anything
Director

Dceruška k pohledání
Screenplay

Tři nevinní
Screenplay

Městečko na dlani
Screenplay
Mořská panna
Assistant Director

Ženy u benzinu
Screenplay

The Sons of Great Bear
Director
Filmography
- 1978Quiet American in PragueDirector
- 1976Paleta láskyScreenplay
- 1974Tři nevinníScreenplay
- 1973Duhový lukDirector
- 1972Člověk není sámScreenplay
- 1970A Killer on the TracksDirector
- 1968ObjížďkaDirector
- 1966Black PanthersDirector
- 1966The Sons of Great BearDirector
- 1963Tři chlapi v chalupěDirector
- 1963Prosím, nebuditScreenplay
- 1961FloriánScreenplay
- 1961Valčík pro miliónScreenplay
- 1959Zatoulané děloScreenplay
- 1958Bitter LoveDirector
- 1957Florenc 13,30Director
- 1957Playing with the DevilDirector
- 1956Muž v povětříScreenstory
- 1954HomelandStory
- 1952Action BDirector
- 1950Racek Is LateDirector
- 1949Rodinné trampoty oficiála TříškyDirector
- 1949Vzbouření na vsiScreenplay
- 1949The Green NotebookDirector
- 1949Na dobré stopěDirector
- 1948Wild BeastsScreenplay
- 1947Nobody Knows AnythingDirector
- 1947PortášiScreenplay
- 1946Velký případScreenplay
- 1946V horách duníDirector
- 194613th districtAssistant Production Manager
- 1946Magical RiverStory
- 1944Skalní plemenoAssistant Director
- 1943Čtrnáctý u stoluScreenplay
- 1942Městečko na dlaniScreenplay
- 1942Host do domuScreenplay
- 1941Modrý závojStory
- 1941Lawyer of the PoorScreenplay
- 1940Okénko do nebeScreenplay
- 1940Dceruška k pohledáníScreenplay
- 1939Mořská pannaAssistant Director
- 1939Ženy u benzinuScreenplay
- 1939Dvojí životAssistant Director
- 1938Naši furianti
- 1934Rozpustilá noc
- 1934The Last Manstudent
- 1930Child of the PeripheryFirst Assistant Director
- 1920Niky's Magnificent Adventure
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