Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

September 16, 1893

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…

Known For

19 titles
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The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 · 1h 44m · Movie

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

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2
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

1940 · 1h 46m · Movie

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

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3
The Fallen Idol

The Fallen Idol

1948 · 1h 35m · Movie

A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.

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4
The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

1939 · 2h 9m · Movie

A British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in the Sudan. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their lives.

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The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 · 1h 37m · Movie

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

7.0
6
Richard III

Richard III

1955 · 2h 41m · Movie

A tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.

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7
That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941 · 2h 5m · Movie

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.

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8
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1942 · 1h 48m · Movie

A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life.

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9
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1948 · 2h 19m · Movie

A married woman's affair with a dashing young officer has tragic results.

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10
U-Boat 29

U-Boat 29

1939 · 1h 17m · Movie

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

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11
Marius

Marius

1931 · 2h 10m · Movie

Marius is faced with a choice whether to fulfill his passion by sailing the seas or stay and marry the woman he loves.

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12
Rembrandt

Rembrandt

1936 · 1h 25m · Movie

The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.

7.0
13
Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937 · 1h 32m · Movie

During the reign of Elizabeth I, a young man's fervent devotion to the crown and to his sweetheart, a lady-in-waiting, lead him to battle for England's victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588.

6.5
14
The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X

1938 · 1h 31m · Movie

Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.

6.6
15
Dark Journey

Dark Journey

1937 · 1h 17m · Movie

During World War I, a German spy and a French spy meet and fall in love.

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16
Vacation from Marriage

Vacation from Marriage

1945 · 1h 42m · Movie

A dull married couple, separated by their enlistment during World War II, reunite after three years to find that they have become very different people.

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17
The Private Life of Don Juan

The Private Life of Don Juan

1934 · 1h 29m · Movie

What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20-year absence. His wife Dolores, with whom he hasn't lived in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. Sh...

6.3
18
The Shop at Sly Corner

The Shop at Sly Corner

1947 · 1h 31m · Movie

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.

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Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

1932 · 1h 24m · Movie

Young man fights off attempts to marry him off to a series of available girls. Intersting glimpses of London in 1930.

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