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.

Filmography Year Czech title (original title) English title Notes 1920 Nikyho velebné dobrodružství actor 1934 Rozpustilá noc actor The Last Man 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 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 director; a.k.a. The Sons of the Great Mother Bear; German language film; Czech title: Synové Velké medvědice Der schwarze Panther director; German language film; Czech title: Černý panther 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