Quiz

Max Mack was born as Moritz Myrthenzweig and was active as writer, actor as well as director. But his most important works are definitely the one he directed.

When he directed the movie "Der Andere" (1913) with actor Albert Bassermann as leading actor made film history. Together with the respected author Paul Lindau he wrote the script and made the disapproved-of medium presentable. In the following eight years Max Mack set a fast pace with his workload and shot or acted in about 90 movies.

Mack died at the age of 88 years in London .

He emigrated to England where he shot the little successful movie "Be Careful, Mr. Smith" (1935), thereafter he brought his career to an end.

The sound film offered Max Mack no more works; together with the arise of the National Socialists he wasn't welcomed any longer as a Jew.

At the beginning of 1911 he came for the first time in contact with the film business as a writer for "Der ehrliche Finder". In the next film "Die Pulvermühle" he appeared in the same year as an actor and with "Gehirnreflexe", although in 1911, he made his debut as a director.

In the 20's he directed far less movies than in the years before, not least because the length of movies had become longer and they required more time.

He married in London a well-off widow and took care for her mentally disabled daughter he cared .

Because he had no practical work opportunities in England , Mackwrote his memoirs in 1943 under the title: With a Sigh and a Smile . A Showman Looks Back in London appear .

Through the successes of his films inspired he founded the "Max Mack Film GmbH" in 1917.