Alexander Korda

Producer, Instruktør, Forfatter

16. september 1893 — 23. januar 1956 (62 år)
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.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Den tredje mand
    Den tredje mand1949
  • Øjenvidnet
    Øjenvidnet1948
  • Krigen, der kommer
    Krigen, der kommer1936
  • Henrik den Ottendes privatliv
    Henrik den Ottendes privatliv1933
  • Jungle Bogen
    Jungle Bogen1942
  • Anna Karenina
    Anna Karenina1948
  • Den sorte spion
    Den sorte spion1939
  • Lady X's skilsmisse
    Lady X's skilsmisse1938
  • Spioncentral Stockholm
    Spioncentral Stockholm1937

Kendt for

  • Den tredje mand
    Den tredje mand1949
  • Tyven fra Bagdad
    Tyven fra Bagdad1940
  • Krigen, der kommer
    Krigen, der kommer1936
  • Lady Hamilton
    Lady Hamilton1941
  • Henrik den Ottendes privatliv
    Henrik den Ottendes privatliv1933
  • Øjenvidnet
    Øjenvidnet1948
  • Den Røde Pimpernel
    Den Røde Pimpernel1934
  • Jungle Bogen
    Jungle Bogen1942
  • De fire fjer
    De fire fjer1939
  • Richard den Tredje
    Richard den Tredje1955
  • Marius
    Marius1931
  • Spøgelset flytter med!
    Spøgelset flytter med!1935
  • Rembrandt
    Rembrandt1936
  • Lady X's skilsmisse
    Lady X's skilsmisse1938
  • Vacation from Marriage
    Vacation from Marriage1945
  • Manden, der kunde lave Mirakler
    Manden, der kunde lave Mirakler1936
  • Russiske Skæbner
    Russiske Skæbner1937
  • Den sorte spion
    Den sorte spion1939
  • 21 Days Together
    21 Days Together1940
  • Ønsk hvad du vil
    Ønsk hvad du vil1955

Filmografi

1955
Storm Over the Nile · as Executive Producer
1955
1955
A Kid for Two Farthings · as Executive Producer
1952
Animated Genesis · as Executive Producer
1950
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life · as Executive Producer
1949
1949
The Third Man · as Executive ProducerPå Plex
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie · as Executive Producer
1948
The Fallen Idol · as Executive ProducerPå Plex
1948
1947
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1943
1942
Jungle BookPå Plex
1941
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1939
U-Boat 29På Plex
1939
1939
Clouds Over Europe · as Executive Producer
1939
1938
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1938
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1937
The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel · as Executive Producer
1937
1937
Dark JourneyPå Plex
1937
1937
1937
1937
Action for Slander · as Executive Producer
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1931

1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel · as Contributing Writer

1949
The Third Man · as StoryPå Plex
1938
South Riding · as Presents
1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles · as Director: Some Scenes