Directing
Gustav Machatý
Born May 9, 1901 · Praga, Repubblica Ceca
Died December 13, 1963 · aged 62
No biography available.
Known For
The Kreutzer Sonata · 1927The Kreutzer Sonata
★ 8.01927
MovieDrama
We have a liberal, modern Czech flapper bound to a serious and bored husband and don't forget the important fact that the wife has a lover so soon the widening gulf between husband and wife leads to stress and resentment and we get a tormented psychological study of irreconcilable differences that will lead to tragedy.
White Paradise · 1924White Paradise
★ 8.01924
MovieDramaRomance
After a young man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, the daughter of the local tavern owners must spring to the rescue.
Conquest · 1937Conquest
★ 6.61937
MovieHistoryDrama
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to support Polish independence.
Ecstasy · 1933Ecstasy
★ 6.31933
MovieDramaRomance
Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
Lost Child 312 · 1955Lost Child 312
★ 9.01955
MovieDrama
Ursula Gothe is the mother of a son, husband Richard is to be promoted soon. Her orderly life in the pretty villa gets out of joint when Ursula discovers a girl's newspaper ad. Is "Suchkind 312" her illegitimate daughter Martina, whom she had lost while fleeing from the East?
Madame X · 1937Madame X
★ 6.11937
MovieDrama
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court.
Within the Law · 1939Within the Law
★ 6.51939
MovieCrimeDrama
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Naceradec, King of Kibitzer · 1932Naceradec, King of Kibitzer
★ 5.71932
MovieComedy
The owner of a clothing store, Mr. Načeradec, spends most of his free time in a café, where he plays chess with the owner of a rival store, Mr. Dundr, over mineral water. Načeradec's daughter Edith, coincidentally, starts practicing law at the same time as her boyfriend, Dundr's son. Mr. Načeradec often fills in for Mr. Findajs at the card company, who is currently dedicating himself to the wife of another player, Mr. Tachecí, the owner of a detective agency. Načeradec keeps his winnings, Findajs has to pay for the money he loses. One day, Mr. Načeradec is so unlucky in the game that he and Mr. Dundr get into a heated argument that ends up in court. Both men are represented by their children, who are rather amused by the situation.
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