Directing
Max Mack
Born — Died
1884-10-21 — 1972-02-18
Place of birth
Halberstadt, Germany
Known for
Directing
Credits
50 titles
Max Mack (1884–1973) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. During the 1910s, he directed nearly a hundred films in a variety of different genres. Born as Moritz Myrthenzweig in Halberstadt, the Jewish Mack was later forced to emigrate to escape Nazism, and settled in the United Kingdom.
Known for
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German Film Award
1951
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Die Fledermaus
1923
7.0When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud Hannigan to help her get a job. Bud is reluctant to become her partner, as he has proven to himself to be unreliable in relationships, but he tells her to call him whenever she needs help. While working in a beer garden, Florette meets Hap Stanley, an avaricious performer who marries her to get the rights to perform her show routine. Hap dislikes Jimmy and eventually convinces Florette to send him away to school. Both Jimmy and Florette are broken-up over being apart, but Jimmy pretends it is what he wants so Florette can be happy with Hap.
You Belong to Me
1934
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Othello
1918
A mother is so shocked by her daughter's almost being overrun by a car that she needs internment in a sanatorium. The doctor, in love with her, takes advantage of her amnesic cataleptic state to make believe she has died and take her away from her family. Destiny, though, will make them meet again.
Twice Lived
1912
8.3About a gypsy who earns a living as a dancer in cheap barracks. Homeless, her performance is documented by a young and talented but largely unsuccessful composer. Before he dies, he leaves the gypsy dancer his artistic legacy, a previously unpublished composition. A little later, she becomes the wife of the orchestra leader, who completes the unfinished composition and wants to gain the sole glory for it.
Die schwarze Loo
1917
Film credits
1910s · 8 titles
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Das Bild der Mutter
1912
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Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil
1911
9.0Silent film
Der Mutter Augen
1913
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Ein Kampf im Feuer
1912
A friend sacrifices himself, taking the blame for a murder upon himself. A guilty conscience will end up killing the real culprit.
Japanese Sacrifice
1910
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The Black Cat Part 1
1912
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Die Liebe siegt
1912
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Vergebens
1911
Series credits
Behind the camera
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Die Fledermaus
1923
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Die Fledermaus
1923
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Othello
1918
A mother is so shocked by her daughter's almost being overrun by a car that she needs internment in a sanatorium. The doctor, in love with her, takes advantage of her amnesic cataleptic state to make believe she has died and take her away from her family. Destiny, though, will make them meet again.
Twice Lived
1912
8.3About a gypsy who earns a living as a dancer in cheap barracks. Homeless, her performance is documented by a young and talented but largely unsuccessful composer. Before he dies, he leaves the gypsy dancer his artistic legacy, a previously unpublished composition. A little later, she becomes the wife of the orchestra leader, who completes the unfinished composition and wants to gain the sole glory for it.
Die schwarze Loo
1917
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The Pearl
1914
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Die aus dem Jenseits kam
1916
4.6A man has an accident while out riding his horse and soon discovers that he now has a split personality, and that his alternate is helping a criminal to rob his house.
Der Andere
1913
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Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer
1926
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The Marriage of Figaro
1920
The Girl with a Patron (German: Das Mädchen mit der Protektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch, and Nora Gregor. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by UFA during the era alongside its more prestigious art films.
The Girl with a Patron
1925
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Schwiegermutter
1918
British comedy film directed by Max Mack
Be Careful, Mr. Smith
1935
British comedy film directed by Max Mack
Be Careful, Mr. Smith
1935
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Das Bild der Mutter
1912
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Das Bild der Mutter
1912
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Er soll dein Herr sein
1918
5.3Jean Coletti, a popular police detective, criticized for not using the press to help catch criminals, wages 100.000 marks that he can lose himself in Berlin for forty-eight hours without being caught.
Where Is Coletti?
1913
NRThe Maharaja of Odhapur goes on a trip to Europe and meet the young dancer Ellen Esmond. In her London accommodation, the Savoy Hotel, the Indian prince can prove to be a gallant gentleman and protect Ellen from an intrusive theatrical agent. The Maharaja asks the artist to entertain his guests the following evening with her dancing skills, including England's representatives in India. The maharaja is thrilled with both the person Ellen and her dance performances. His brother Bhima, who was always in the shadow of the Maharajah, drinks excessively and also is also magically attracted to Ellen Esmond.
Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha
1921
Youth gangs clash in a small town on the Baltic Sea.
Fight of the Tertia
1929
Youth gangs clash in a small town on the Baltic Sea.
Fight of the Tertia
1929
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Der geprellte Don Juan
1918
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Ein Tag der Rosen im August..
1927
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tausend für eine Nacht
1933
8.0Based on the 1856 Gustav Räder play Robert and Bertram about the adventures of two wandering vagrants, which has been turned into films on several occasions.
Robert and Bertram
1915
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Ich hatte einst ein schönes Vaterland
1928
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Die große und die kleine Welt
1921
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Die große und die kleine Welt
1921
NRSiles, a wealthy American, devotes all his time to research. When he tests a tincture on himself he discovers his physical appearance has transformed, and that he can transform back with the use of another tincture. Siles decides to take advantage of his transformations and live a double life.
A Strange Case
1914
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Das schöne Mädel
1923
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Only on the Rhine ...
1930
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Der Fall Hirn
1917
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The Yellow Peril
1912
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Opfer um Opfer
1918
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Sündiges Blut
1919
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Sein Weib
1918
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Steh' ich in finstrer Mitternacht
1927
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Arme Maria
1915
A young actress wanting to test out a new profession, becomes a baker's apprentice.
Die Berliner Range
1913
9.0Silent film
Der Mutter Augen
1913
