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Alexander Korda is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Presenter Hongrois born on 16 september 1893 at Túrkeve (Hongrie)
Among those, 6 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Directed by Carol Reed, Guy Hamilton, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Rating80%
American pulp Western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in Allied-occupied Vienna seeking his childhood friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who has offered him a job. Upon arrival he discovers that Lime was killed just days earlier by a speeding truck while crossing the street. Martins attends Lime's funeral, where he meets two British Army Police: Sergeant Paine (Bernard Lee), a fan of Martins' pulp fiction; and his superior, Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), who says Lime was a criminal and suggests Martins leave town.
Directed by Michael Powell, Jack Clayton, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Ludwig Berger, Ludwig Berger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, Glynis Johns
Rating73%
The film's backstory is told in flashback, mimicking the style of the Arabian Nights.
, 1h37
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon, Elsa Lanchester, John Loder, Binnie Barnes
Rating69%
The film begins 20 years into King Henry's reign. In May 1536, immediately following the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton) marries Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie), who dies in childbirth eighteen months later. He then weds a German princess, Anne of Cleves (played by Laughton's real-life wife Elsa Lanchester). This marriage ends in divorce when Anne deliberately makes herself unattractive so she can be free to marry her sweetheart. (In an imaginative and high-spirited scene, Anne "wins her freedom" from Henry in a game of cards on their wedding night). After this divorce, Henry marries the beautiful and ambitious Lady Katherine Howard (Binnie Barnes). She has rejected love all her life in favour of ambition, but after her marriage, she finally falls in love with Henry's handsome courtier Thomas Culpeper (Robert Donat) who has attempted to woo her in the past. Their liaison is discovered by Henry's court and the couple gets executed. The weak and ageing Henry consoles himself with a final marriage to Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who proves domineering. In the final scene, while Parr is no longer in the room, the king breaks the fourth wall, saying "Six wives, and the best of them's the worst.
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel
Rating71%
The story begins with an ageing, alcoholic woman (Vivien Leigh) being clapped into debtors' prison in the slums of Calais. In a husky, despairing, whiskey-soaked voice, the former Lady Hamilton narrates the story of her life to her skeptical fellow inmates. In one of the early scenes that launches the flashback, Emma, well past her prime, looks into a mirror and remembers "the face I knew before," the face of the young, lovely girl who captured the imagination of artists - most notably George Romney and Joshua Reynolds.
, 1h27
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors María Corda, Lewis Stone, Ricardo Cortez, George Fawcett, Alice White, Charles Puffy
Rating58%
Hélène, reine de Sparte, s'ennuie, son mari Ménélas lui montrant peu d'intérêt. Elle s'enfuit à Troie avec Pâris. Ménélas déclare alors la guerre à Troie. Après la victoire, Hélène revient à Sparte. La coutume voudrait que son mari la tue lui-même, mais son charme opère et il la laisse en vie. Toutefois il ne s'occupe pas plus d'elle qu'auparavant et Hélène flirte avec le prince d'Ithaque.
Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about adoption, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Mise en scène d'un ours, Films about snakes, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Reptile
Actors Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Ralph Byrd
Roles Producer
Rating66%
In an Indian village, Buldeo, an elderly storyteller, is paid by a visiting British memsahib to tell a story of his youth. He speaks of the animals of the jungle, and of the ever-present threats to human life posed by the jungle itself. He then recalls his early life:
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Among those, 6 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
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Add to a movie listThe Third Man (1949)
, 1h44Directed by Carol Reed, Guy Hamilton, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Rating80%
American pulp Western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in Allied-occupied Vienna seeking his childhood friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who has offered him a job. Upon arrival he discovers that Lime was killed just days earlier by a speeding truck while crossing the street. Martins attends Lime's funeral, where he meets two British Army Police: Sergeant Paine (Bernard Lee), a fan of Martins' pulp fiction; and his superior, Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), who says Lime was a criminal and suggests Martins leave town.
Director
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
, 1h46Directed by Michael Powell, Jack Clayton, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Ludwig Berger, Ludwig Berger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, Glynis Johns
Rating73%
The film's backstory is told in flashback, mimicking the style of the Arabian Nights.
, 1h37Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon, Elsa Lanchester, John Loder, Binnie Barnes
Rating69%
The film begins 20 years into King Henry's reign. In May 1536, immediately following the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton) marries Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie), who dies in childbirth eighteen months later. He then weds a German princess, Anne of Cleves (played by Laughton's real-life wife Elsa Lanchester). This marriage ends in divorce when Anne deliberately makes herself unattractive so she can be free to marry her sweetheart. (In an imaginative and high-spirited scene, Anne "wins her freedom" from Henry in a game of cards on their wedding night). After this divorce, Henry marries the beautiful and ambitious Lady Katherine Howard (Binnie Barnes). She has rejected love all her life in favour of ambition, but after her marriage, she finally falls in love with Henry's handsome courtier Thomas Culpeper (Robert Donat) who has attempted to woo her in the past. Their liaison is discovered by Henry's court and the couple gets executed. The weak and ageing Henry consoles himself with a final marriage to Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who proves domineering. In the final scene, while Parr is no longer in the room, the king breaks the fourth wall, saying "Six wives, and the best of them's the worst.
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
, 2h8Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel
Rating71%
The story begins with an ageing, alcoholic woman (Vivien Leigh) being clapped into debtors' prison in the slums of Calais. In a husky, despairing, whiskey-soaked voice, the former Lady Hamilton narrates the story of her life to her skeptical fellow inmates. In one of the early scenes that launches the flashback, Emma, well past her prime, looks into a mirror and remembers "the face I knew before," the face of the young, lovely girl who captured the imagination of artists - most notably George Romney and Joshua Reynolds.
, 1h27Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors María Corda, Lewis Stone, Ricardo Cortez, George Fawcett, Alice White, Charles Puffy
Rating58%
Hélène, reine de Sparte, s'ennuie, son mari Ménélas lui montrant peu d'intérêt. Elle s'enfuit à Troie avec Pâris. Ménélas déclare alors la guerre à Troie. Après la victoire, Hélène revient à Sparte. La coutume voudrait que son mari la tue lui-même, mais son charme opère et il la laisse en vie. Toutefois il ne s'occupe pas plus d'elle qu'auparavant et Hélène flirte avec le prince d'Ithaque.
Producer
Jungle Book (1942)
, 1h48Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Films about adoption, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Mise en scène d'un ours, Films about snakes, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, L'enfance marginalisée, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Reptile
Actors Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Frank Puglia, Rosemary DeCamp, Ralph Byrd
Roles Producer
Rating66%
In an Indian village, Buldeo, an elderly storyteller, is paid by a visiting British memsahib to tell a story of his youth. He speaks of the animals of the jungle, and of the ever-present threats to human life posed by the jungle itself. He then recalls his early life: