Production

Alexander Korda

Born September 16, 1893 · Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Died January 23, 1956 · aged 62

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…

Known For

The Third Man

The Third Man · 1949

MovieThrillerMystery

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol · 1948

The Fallen Idol

MovieDramaThriller

Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, hero-worships his father's butler Baines. His perception of the man changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.

Things to Come

Things to Come · 1936

MovieDramaScience Fiction

The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad · 1940

The Thief of Bagdad

MovieAdventureFantasy

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel · 1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

MovieDramaAdventure

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.

Dark Journey

Dark Journey · 1937

MovieThrillerWar

British double agent Madeleine Goddard meets and falls in love with German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I.

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman · 1941

That Hamilton Woman

MovieDramaHistory

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Filmography

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The Third Man

The Third Man · 1949

MovieThrillerMystery

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Executive Producer

The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol · 1948

The Fallen Idol

MovieDramaThriller

Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, hero-worships his father's butler Baines. His perception of the man changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.

Executive Producer

Things to Come

Things to Come · 1936

MovieDramaScience Fiction

The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

Producer

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad · 1940

The Thief of Bagdad

MovieAdventureFantasy

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

Producer

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Presenter

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel · 1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

MovieDramaAdventure

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.

Producer

Dark Journey

Dark Journey · 1937

MovieThrillerWar

British double agent Madeleine Goddard meets and falls in love with German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I.

Producer

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman · 1941

That Hamilton Woman

MovieDramaHistory

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Director

A Kid for Two Farthings

A Kid for Two Farthings · 1955

A Kid for Two Farthings

Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.

Executive Producer

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina · 1948

MovieDramaRomance

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted— but in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Producer

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth · 1950

MovieDramaRomance

Hazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin, a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her, despite the purer amorous intentions of the local pastor.

Presenter

The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West · 1935

The Ghost Goes West

MovieRomanceComedy

Peggy Martin, daughter of a wealthy American businessman, persuades her father to buy a haunted Scottish castle from Donald Glourie. As the castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, its ghost tags along. Donald and Peggy fall in love, but the restless apparition proves to unwelcome, and they must find a way to appease the kilt-wearing spirit.

Producer

21 Days

21 Days · 1940

MovieDramaRomance

After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.

Producer

Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy · 1937

MovieAdventureDrama

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

Producer

Jungle Book

Jungle Book · 1942

MovieAdventureFantasy

Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.

Producer

Rembrandt

Rembrandt · 1936

MovieDramaHistory

A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.

Director

Lydia

MovieDramaRomance

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.

Producer

The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X · 1938

The Divorce of Lady X

MovieComedyRomance

A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.

Producer

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field · 1930

Lilies of the Field

MovieDramaRomance

Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a crash course in the school of hard knocks she joins the chorus of a Ziegfeld-like musical revue. Now a full-fledged gold-digger, she enjoys the favors of backstage johnnies and elderly sugar daddies, but finally finds true love in the form of Park Avenue socialite Ted Willing.

Director

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII · 1933

The Private Life of Henry VIII

MovieHistoryDrama

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the tyrannical king chooses German-born Anne of Cleves, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and so Henry's reign of spousal terror continues.

Director

The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great · 1934

The Rise of Catherine the Great

MovieDramaHistory

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.

Producer

The Shop at Sly Corner

The Shop at Sly Corner · 1947

The Shop at Sly Corner

MovieDramaCrime

In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.

Producer

Cash

A formerly wealthy man and his daughter try to regain wealth by selling a scheme to some investors, when they come upon a huge amount of unclaimed cash that a young electrician has in his toolbox.

Producer

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers · 1939

The Four Feathers

MovieAdventureDrama

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

Producer