Gustav Machatý

Gustav Machatý
Born	(1901-05-09)9 May 1901 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	Munich, West Germany
Other names	Gustav Machaty
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1919 - 1955

Gustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 17 films between 1919 and 1955, including Ecstasy (1933). He also was the screenplay writer for 10 films between 1920 and 1955.

He was born in Prague, and died in Munich, West Germany, where he emigrated after World War II and worked as a teacher in a film school.

Selected filmography

Director

• Teddy by kouril (1919)
• The Kreutzer Sonata (1927)
• Svejk v civilu (1927)
• Erotikon (1929)
• From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
• Naceradec, král kibicu (1931)
• Ecstasy (1933)
• Nocturno (1934)
• Ballerine (1936)
• The Good Earth (1937) uncredited
• Madame X (1937) uncredited
• Conquest (1937) uncredited
• Born Reckless (1937) uncredited
• The Wrong Way Out (1938)
• Within the Law (1939)
• Jealousy (1945)
• Suchkind 312 (1955)

Actor

• Lady with the Small Foot (1920)

External links

• Gustav Machatý at the Internet Movie Database