Alexander Paal (May 18, 1910 – November 8, 1972)[1] was a Hungarian film writer, director[2] and producer. He considered one of the directors who were strongly influenced by the medieval European era.[3]
Alexander Paal | |
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| Born | May 18, 1910 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 8 November 1972 Madrid, [Spain |
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| Years active | 1935–1971 |
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Early life and education
editPaal was born in Budapest on May 18, 1910.
He was once married to Hungarian-British actress Eva Bartok from 1948 to 1950.[4] According to the sources, Paal helped Bartok in escaping from communist-ruled Hungary by arranging a "passport marriage". Later, he arranged Bartok's travel to London and gave her the leading role in his film A Tale of Five Cities (1951).[5] The marriage was dissolved in the year 1951.
Filmography
editScreenwriter
edit- A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
- Stolen Face (1952)
Director
editProducer
edit- Cloudburst (1951)
- A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
- Mantrap (1953)
- Four Sided Triangle (1953)[6]
- Three Cases of Murder (1955)
- The Golden Head (1964)[7]
- The Heroine (1967) – An incomplete film by Orson Welles, considered to be lost
- Countess Dracula (1971),[8] this film is supposed to be his last one.[9]
Actor
edit- Budai cukrászda (1935)[10]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexander Paal – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "Famous Film Directors from Hungary". Ranker. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Williams, David (1990). "Medieval Movies". The Yearbook of English Studies. 20: 1–32. doi:10.2307/3507517. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3507517.
- ^ "Eva Bartok, 72, Actress in Films of 50's and 60's". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1998-08-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ "Obituary: Eva Bartok". The Independent. 1998-08-04. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Hunter, I. Q. (1999). British Science Fiction Cinema. Psychology Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-415-16868-7.
- ^ "Information about the 70mm Cinerama movie "The Golden Head" – aka "Milly goes to Budapest" An International Comedy Mystery". www.in70mm.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Thorne, Tony (2012-06-01). Countess Dracula: The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4088-3365-0.
- ^ Fryer, Ian (2017-11-07). The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex. Fonthill Media.
- ^ "Alexander Paal". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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