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Alexander Korda
Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
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 fil…
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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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2028
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Churchill and the Movie Mogul
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1993
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Movie Self
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1955
A Kid for Two Farthings
Movie Executive Producer
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1950
Gone to Earth
Movie Presenter
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1949
The Third Man
Movie Executive Producer
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1948
The Fallen Idol
Movie Executive Producer
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1948
Anna Karenina
Movie Producer
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1947
An Ideal Husband
Movie Director
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1947
The Shop at Sly Corner
Movie Producer
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1945
Perfect Strangers
Movie Director
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1942
Jungle Book
Movie Producer
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1942
To Be or Not to Be
Movie Presenter
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1941
Lydia
Movie Producer
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1941
That Hamilton Woman
Movie Director
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1940
The Thief of Bagdad
Movie Producer
More credits
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1940
21 Days
Movie Producer
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1939
The Lion Has Wings
Movie Director
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1939
The Spy in Black
Movie Producer
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1939
The Four Feathers
Movie Producer
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1939
Q Planes
Movie Executive Producer
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1938
The Challenge
Movie Producer
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1938
The Drum
Movie Producer
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1938
The Divorce of Lady X
Movie Producer
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1937
Knight Without Armour
Movie Producer
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1937
Action for Slander
Movie Executive Producer
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1937
Dark Journey
Movie Producer
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1937
Elephant Boy
Movie Producer
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1937
Fire Over England
Movie Producer
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1936
Men Are Not Gods
Movie Producer
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1936
Rembrandt
Movie Director
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1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Movie Producer
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1936
Things to Come
Movie Producer
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1935
The Ghost Goes West
Movie Producer
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1935
Things Are Looking Up
Movie Producer
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1935
Sanders of the River
Movie Producer
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1934
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Movie Producer
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1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Movie Producer
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1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
Movie Director
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1933
Cash
Movie Producer
