Josef Mach

February 25, 1909 — Prostejov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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.

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The Sons of Great Bear

1966

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Homeland

1954

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A Killer on the Tracks

1970

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Playing with the Devil

1957

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Magical River

1946

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13th district

1946

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Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky

1949

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Florenc 13,30

1957