Alexander Korda
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-09-16
Day of Death
1956-01-23 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Alexander Korda
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Crew
(1955)
A Kid for Two Farthings
Executive Producer
(1950)
Gone to Earth
Presenter
(1949)
The Third Man
Executive Producer
(1948)
Anna Karenina
Producer
(1948)
The Fallen Idol
Executive Producer
(1947)
An Ideal Husband
Director, Producer
(1947)
The Shop at Sly Corner
Producer
(1945)
Perfect Strangers
Director, Producer
(1942)
Jungle Book
Producer
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
Executive Producer
(1941)
That Hamilton Woman
Director, Producer
(1941)
Lydia
Producer
(1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
Producer
(1940)
21 Days Together
Producer
(1939)
The Spy in Black
Producer
(1939)
The Four Feathers
Producer
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
Director, Producer
(1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
Producer
(1938)
The Challenge
Producer
(1937)
Fire Over England
Producer
(1937)
Elephant Boy
Producer
(1937)
Action for Slander
Executive Producer
(1937)
Knight Without Armour
Producer
(1936)
Things to Come
Producer
(1936)
Rembrandt
Director, Presenter, Producer
(1936)
Men Are Not Gods
Producer
(1936)
The Conquest of the Air
Producer
(1936)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Producer
(1935)
Sanders of the River
Producer
(1935)
Things Are Looking Up
Producer
(1935)
The Ghost Goes West
Producer
(1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Producer
(1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan
Director, Producer
(1934)
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Producer
(1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Director, Producer
(1933)
La Dame de chez Maxim's
Director, Producer
(1933)
Cash
Producer
(1933)
Counsel's Opinion
Producer
(1933)
The Girl from Maxim's
Director, Producer
(1932)
Wedding Rehearsal
Director, Producer
(1932)
Service for Ladies
Director, Producer
(1932)
Men of Tomorrow
Producer
(1932)
That Night in London
Producer
(1931)
Marius
Director
(1931)
The men around Lucie
Producer, Director
(1931)
Left Bank
Director
(1930)
Lilies of the Field
Director
(1930)
Women Everywhere
Director
(1930)
The Princess and the Plumber
Director
(1929)
The Squall
Director
(1929)
Love and the Devil
Director
(1929)
Her Private Life
Director
(1928)
The Yellow Lily
Director
(1928)
Night Watch
Director
(1927)
(1927)
A Modern Dubarry
Director, Writer
(1927)
The Stolen Bride
Director
(1926)
Madame Wants No Children
Director
(1925)
Her Dancing Partner
Director, Writer
(1924)
Tragödie im Hause Habsburg
Director
(1924)
Jedermanns Weib
Director
(1923)
The Unknown Tomorrow
Director, Writer
(1922)
Samson und Delila
Director, Writer
(1922)
Eine versunkene Welt
Director
(1922)
Herren der Meere
Director
(1920)
The Prince and the Pauper
Director
(1919)
Mary Ann
Director
(1919)
Man of Gold
Director
(1919)
White Rose
Director
(1918)
Faun
Director
(1917)
Mágnás Miska
Director
(1917)
Harrison and Barrison
Director
(1917)
Gólyakalifa
Director