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Alexander Hammid
Darsteller, Regie, Schnitt, Produzent, Autor, Weitere Beteiligte
Born December 17, 1907Died July 26, 2004 (96 years)
Alexander Hammid born Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a leading photographer, film director, cinematographer and editor in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known known for his film, Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive!(1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon, with his wife Maya Deren—to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Francis Thompson.
Alexander Hammid Filmography
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | Meshes of the Afternoon · as The Man |
| 1957 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1946 | |
| 1939 | |
| 1933 |
| 1946 | The Private Life of a Cat · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Crisis · as Screenplay |
| 2012 | Maya Deren, Take 0 · as Himself |
| 2001 | In the Mirror of Maya Deren · as Himself |
| 1972 | Moonwalk One · as Cinematographer |
| 1962 | Night Journey · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | The Private Life of a Cat · as Production Design |
| 1946 | The Private Life of a Cat · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | At Land · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | Meshes of the Afternoon · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | The Forgotten Village · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Crisis · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | From Saturday to Sunday · as Production Design |
| 1930 | Pancérové auto · as Production Design |
| 1929 | Seduction · as Production Design |