Alexander Paal
Alexander Paal (May 18, 1910 – November 8, 1972) was a Hungarian film writer, director and producer. He considered one of the directors who were strongly influenced by the medieval European era.
Alexander Paal
- Name
- Alexander Paal
- Born
- May 18, 1910
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- 8 November 1972
- Place of death
- Madrid, [Spain
- Occupation
- * Director
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Alexander Paal (May 18, 1910 – November 8, 1972) was a Hungarian film writer, director and producer. He considered one of the directors who were strongly influenced by the medieval European era.
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Alexander Paal (1910–1972) was an actor, director and film producer, among other activities, of Hungarian nationality. The actor was born in Budapest and died in Madrid. Languages used include Hungarian.
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• Name — Alexander Paal • Born — May 18, 1910 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Died — 8 November 1972 • Place of death — Madrid, [Spain • Occupation — * Director • producer • writer • Years Active — 1935–1971
Early life and education
Early life and education
Paal was born in Budapest on May 18, 1910. He was once married to Hungarian-British actress Eva Bartok from 1948 to 1950. 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). The marriage was dissolved in the year 1951.
Director
Director
• Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel (1954)
Producer
Producer
• Cloudburst (1951) • A Tale of Five Cities (1951) • Mantrap (1953) • Four Sided Triangle (1953) • Three Cases of Murder (1955) • The Golden Head (1964) • The Heroine (1967) – An incomplete film by Orson Welles, considered to be lost • Countess Dracula (1971), this film is supposed to be his last one.
Actor
Actor
• Budai cukrászda (1935)
Identity
Identity
Alexander Paal is recorded as photographer, journalist, screenwriter, film producer and production manager.
Life and career
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1910
Alexander Paal born at Budapest.
1972
Alexander Paal died at Madrid.
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Screenwriter
• A Tale of Five Cities (1951) • Stolen Face (1952)
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- “Alexander Paal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Alexander Paal – National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
- 2.Famous Film Directors from Hungary. Ranker.
- 3.Williams, David. Medieval Movies. The Yearbook of English Studies. 20. 1–32. 1990. 0306-2473.
- 4.Eva Bartok, 72, Actress in Films of 50's and 60's. The New York Times. Associated Press. 1998-08-05. 0362-4331.
- 5.Obituary: Eva Bartok. The Independent. 1998-08-04.
- 6.Hunter, I. Q. British Science Fiction Cinema. Psychology Press. 184. 1999. 978-0-415-16868-7.
- 7.Information about the 70mm Cinerama movie "The Golden Head" – aka "Milly goes to Budapest" An International Comedy Mystery. www.in70mm.com.
- 8.Thorne, Tony. Countess Dracula: The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess. Bloomsbury Publishing. 5. 2012-06-01. 978-1-4088-3365-0.
- 9.Fryer, Ian. The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex. Fonthill Media. 2017-11-07.
- 10.Alexander Paal. IMDb.
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