Josef Mach (25 February 1909, in

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– 7 July 1987, in

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) was a

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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 StudioJosef Mach at the DEFA Film Library Catalog
Retrieved 25 July 2010. working with director Václav Kubásek. From 1946 Mach directed many feature films for

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in Prague. He is best known for ''

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'', a 1966 Red Western film that he directed for the East German

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film studio.

Filmography

Sources

Josef Mach at České filmové nebe (Czech Film Heaven)
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References

External links

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Josef Mach at the DEFA Film Library Catalog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mach, Josef 1909 births 1987 deaths Czech film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters Czech male film actors German-language film directors 20th-century Czech male actors 20th-century screenwriters Male Western (genre) film actors