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Alexander Korda
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.
As director
An Ideal Husband
Perfect Strangers
That Hamilton Woman
The Lion Has Wings
Rembrandt
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Henry VIII
La Dame de chez Maxim's
The Girl from Maxim's
Wedding Rehearsal
Service for Ladies
Marius
The men around Lucie
Left Bank
Lilies of the Field
Women Everywhere
The Princess and the Plumber
The Squall
Love and the Devil
Her Private Life
The Yellow Lily
Night Watch
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
A Modern Dubarry
The Stolen Bride
Madame Wants No Children
Her Dancing Partner
Tragedy in the House of Habsburg
Jedermanns Weib
The Unknown Tomorrow