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Alexander Korda

Known For
Production

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
September 16, 1893 (132 years old)

Place of Birth
Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Alexander Korda

Biography

Sir Alexander Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/; born Sándor László Kellner, 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a British film producer and director and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company.

Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930 for the first of his two brief periods there (the other was during World War II). The change led to the divorce from his first wife, the Hungarian film actress María Corda, who could not make the transition because of her strong accent.

From 1930, Korda was active in the British film industry, and soon became one of the leading figures in the industry. He was the founder of London Films and, post-war, the owner of British Lion Films, a film distribution company. Korda was the first filmmaker to have been officially knighted.

Known For

Production

1955Richard III...Producer
1955A Kid for Two Farthings...Executive Producer
1949The Third Man...Executive Producer
1948The Fallen Idol...Executive Producer
1948Anna Karenina...Producer
1947An Ideal Husband...Producer
1947The Shop at Sly Corner...Producer
1945Perfect Strangers...Producer
1942Jungle Book...Producer
1941Lydia...Producer
1941That Hamilton Woman...Producer
1940The Thief of Bagdad...Producer
194021 Days...Producer
1939The Lion Has Wings...Producer
1939The Spy in Black...Producer
1939The Four Feathers...Producer
1939Q Planes...Executive Producer
1938The Challenge...Producer
1938The Drum...Producer
1938The Divorce of Lady X...Producer
1937Knight Without Armour...Producer
1937Action for Slander...Executive Producer
1937Dark Journey...Producer
1937Elephant Boy...Producer
1937Fire Over England...Producer
1936Men Are Not Gods...Producer
1936Rembrandt...Producer
1936The Man Who Could Work Miracles...Producer
1936Things to Come...Producer
1935The Ghost Goes West...Producer
1935Things Are Looking Up...Producer
1935Sanders of the River...Producer
1934The Scarlet Pimpernel...Producer
1934The Rise of Catherine the Great...Producer
1934The Private Life of Don Juan...Producer
1933Cash...Producer
1933The Girl from Maxim's...Producer
1933The Private Life of Henry VIII...Producer
1933La Dame de chez Maxim's...Producer
1933Counsel's Opinion...Producer
1932Wedding Rehearsal...Producer
1932Men of Tomorrow...Producer
1932That Night in London...Producer
1932Service for Ladies...Producer
1931The Conquest of the Air...Producer
1931The men around Lucie...Producer

Crew

1950Gone to Earth...Presenter
1942To Be or Not to Be...Presenter
1936Rembrandt...Presenter

Directing

1947An Ideal Husband...Director
1945Perfect Strangers...Director
1941That Hamilton Woman...Director
1939The Lion Has Wings...Director
1936Rembrandt...Director
1934The Private Life of Don Juan...Director
1933The Girl from Maxim's...Director
1933The Private Life of Henry VIII...Director
1933La Dame de chez Maxim's...Director
1932Wedding Rehearsal...Director
1932Service for Ladies...Director
1931The men around Lucie...Director
1931Marius...Director
1931Left Bank...Director
1930The Princess and the Plumber...Director
1930Women Everywhere...Director
1930Lilies of the Field...Director
1929Her Private Life...Director
1929The Squall...Director
1929Love and the Devil...Director
1928Night Watch...Director
1928The Yellow Lily...Director
1927The Private Life of Helen of Troy...Director
1927The Stolen Bride...Director
1927A Modern Dubarry...Director
1926Madame Wants No Children...Director
1925Her Dancing Partner...Director
1924Tragedy in the House of Habsburg...Director
1924Jedermanns Weib...Director
1923The Unknown Tomorrow...Director
1922Samson und Delila...Director
1922Eine versunkene Welt...Director
1922Masters of the Sea...Director
1920The Prince and the Pauper...Director
1919Mary Ann...Director
1919The Man of Gold...Director
1919White Rose...Director
1918Faun...Director
1918Károly bakák...Director
1917Gólyakalifa...Director
1917Mágnás Miska...Director
1917Harrison and Barrison...Director

Writing

1927A Modern Dubarry...Writer
1925Her Dancing Partner...Writer
1923The Unknown Tomorrow...Writer
1922Samson und Delila...Writer
The Conquest of the Air...Original Concept

Acting

2028Charmed Lives: A Family Romanceas Self (archive footage)
2019Churchill and the Movie Mogulas Self (archive footage)
1993Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part Oneas Self