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Alexander Korda (I) (1893–1956)

Director | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

One of a large group of Hungarian refugees who found refuge in England in the 1930s, Sir Alexander Korda was the first British film producer to receive a knighthood. He was a major, if controversial, figure and acted as a guiding force behind the British film industry of the 1930s and continued to influence British films until his death in 1956... See full bio »

Born:

Sándor László Kellner
September 16, 1893 in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Died:

January 23, 1956 (age 62) in London, England, UK
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1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie
 
1947 An Ideal Husband
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad (uncredited)
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings (uncredited)
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles (director: some scenes - uncredited)
 
1936 Rembrandt
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
 
1934 The Rise of Catherine the Great (uncredited)
 
1933 The Girl from Maxim's
 
1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII.
 
1933 La dame de chez Maxim's
 
1932 Wedding Rehearsal
 
1932 The Golden Anchor
 
1932 Reserved for Ladies
 
1931 Längtan till havet
 
1931 Die Männer um Lucie
 
1931 Marius (as Alexandre Korda)
 
1931 Rive gauche
 
1930 Princess and the Plumber
 
1930 Women Everywhere
 
1930 Lilies of the Field
 
1929 Her Private Life
 
1929 The Squall
 
1929 Love and the Devil
 
1928 Night Watch
 
1928 Yellow Lily
 
1927 The Private Life of Helen of Troy
 
1927 The Stolen Bride
 
1927 A Modern Dubarry
 
1926 Madame Doesn't Want Children
 
1925 Dance Fever
 
1924 Tragödie im Hause Habsburg
 
1924 Jedermanns Frau
 
1923 Das unbekannte Morgen
 
1922 Samson und Delila
 
1922 Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes
 
1922 Herren der Meere
 
1920 The Prince and the Pauper
 
1920 A 111-es (as Sándor Korda)
 
1919 Man of Gold (short) (as Korda Sándor)
 
1919 Ave Caesar! (as Korda Sándor)
 
1919 White Rose (as Korda Sándor)
 
1919 Neither at Home or Abroad (as Korda Sándor)
 
1919 Yamata (as Korda Sándor)
 
1918 Mary Ann
 
1917 Mágia (as Korda Sándor)
 
1917 Faun (as Korda Sándor)
 
1917 Gólyakalifa (as Korda Sándor)
 
1917 Harrison és Barrison
 
1917 St. Peter's Umbrella
 
1916 Mesék az írógépröl (as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 A Dolovai nábob leánya
 
1916 A Kétszívü férfi (as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 A Nagymama (as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 A Nevetö Szaszkia
 
1916 Az egymillió fontos bankó
 
1916 Ciklámen
 
1916 Fehér éjszakák
 
1916 Mágnás Miska (as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 Vergödö szívek (uncredited)
 
1915 A tiszti kardbojt (as Korda Sándor)
 
1915 Lyon Lea (as Korda Sándor)
 
1915 Tutyu és Totyó (as Korda Sándor)
 
1914 A becsapott újságíró
 
1914 Örház a Kárpátokban (as Korda Sándor)
 
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1955 Storm Over the Nile (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1955 Richard III (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 A Kid for Two Farthings (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 The Third Man (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 The Fallen Idol (executive producer)
 
1948 Anna Karenina (producer)
 
1947 An Ideal Husband (producer)
 
1945 Vacation from Marriage (producer)
 
1942 Jungle Book (producer)
 
1941 Lydia (producer)
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman (producer)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad (producer)
 
1940 21 Days Together (producer)
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings (producer)
 
1939 The Four Feathers (producer)
 
1939 The Spy in Black (producer - uncredited)
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1939 Over the Moon (producer)
 
1938/I Prison Without Bars (producer)
 
1938 The Challenge (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 Drums (producer - uncredited)
 
1938 South Riding (producer)
 
1938 The Divorce of Lady X (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 Gaiety Girls (producer)
 
1937 Murder on Diamond Row (producer)
 
1937 Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (executive producer)
 
1937 The Private Life of the Gannets (documentary short) (producer)
 
1937 Action for Slander (executive producer)
 
1937 Knight Without Armor (producer)
 
1937 Elephant Boy (producer)
 
1937 Storm in a Teacup (executive producer)
 
1937 Dark Journey (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 Fire Over England (producer - uncredited)
 
1937 I, Claudius (producer)
 
1936 Conquest of the Air (producer)
 
1936 Forever Yours (producer - uncredited)
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles (producer)
 
1936 Men Are Not Gods (producer)
 
1936 Rembrandt (producer)
 
1936 Things to Come (producer)
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West (producer)
 
1935 Sanders of the River (producer)
 
1935 Things Are Looking Up (producer)
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel (producer)
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan (producer - uncredited)
 
1934 The Rise of Catherine the Great (producer)
 
1933 The Girl from Maxim's (producer)
 
1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII. (producer - uncredited)
 
1933 For Love or Money (producer)
 
1933 La dame de chez Maxim's (producer)
 
1933 Counsel's Opinion (producer)
 
1933 Strange Evidence (producer)
 
1932 Men of Tomorrow (producer)
 
1932 Wedding Rehearsal (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 That Night in London (producer)
 
1932 Reserved for Ladies (producer)
 
1931 Die Männer um Lucie (producer)
 
1929 The Squall (producer)
 
1924 Tragödie im Hause Habsburg (producer)
 
1923 Das unbekannte Morgen (producer)
 
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1955 The Deep Blue Sea (presenter)
 
1949 The Third Man (presenter)
 
1948 Hamlet (by arrangement with: Eileen Herlie - as Sir Alexander Korda)
 
1947 An Ideal Husband (presenter)
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be (presents)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad (presenter)
 
1939 The Four Feathers (presenter)
 
1937 Dark Journey (presenter)
 
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1949 The Third Man (story - uncredited)
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1925 Dance Fever
 
1923 Das unbekannte Morgen (writer)
 
1922 Samson und Delila
 
1916 Mesék az írógépröl (screenplay / as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 A Kétszívü férfi (screenplay / as Korda Sándor)
 
1916 A Nagymama (as Korda Sándor)
 
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2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2005 Shepperton Babylon (TV documentary)
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2004 Shadowing the Third Man (TV documentary)
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2002 The Trouble with Merle (documentary)
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Sándor Kellner | Alexandre Korda | Sir Alexander Korda | Sándor Korda | Korda Sándor

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Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 555-562. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Virgo
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