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Gustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed films in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Germany, including Erotikon and Ecstasy.
Gustav Machatý. Director: Ecstasy. Gustav Machatý was born on May 9, 1901 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). His first experience with the motion picture industry was playing piano at movie theaters, accompanying silent pictures. In 1917, he made his debut as an actor.
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May 9, 2024 · Gustav Machatý (born May 9, 1901, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]—died Dec. 14, 1963, Munich, Ger.) was a Czech motion-picture director whose films became world-famous for treating mature subjects in a stylishly erotic manner.
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Jan 26, 2012 · Czech director Gustav Machaty blends melodrama with unexpectedly graceful visual flourishes that communicate emotions as well as actions.
Ecstasy (Czech: Extase; French: Extase; German: Ekstase) is a 1933 Czech erotic romantic drama film directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Hedy Lamarr (then Hedy Kiesler), Aribert Mog, and Zvonimir Rogoz. Machatý won the award for Best Director for this film at the 1934 Venice Film Festival.
Dec 16, 2019 · Extase (Gustav Machatý, 1932) - Trailer EN 2019. Venice Film Festival / BEST RESTORED FILM 2019 Extase (1932) is one of the foremost Czechoslovak films of the 1930s. Extase was originall...
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Gustav Machatý pocházel z rodiny pražského obchodníka s realitami. Nedokončil studia na gymnáziu a bez jakýchkoli praktických zkušeností se začal naplno věnovat filmu, kde působil nejprve jako herec, asistent, výtvarník či scénárista.
