Biografia

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.