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Endre Antal Miksa de Toth, known as Andre de Toth [b] (Hungarian: Tóth Endre; May 15, 1913 [1] [2] – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary.
André De Toth. Director: House of Wax. Although he obtained a law degree from the Royal Hungarian University, Andre De Toth decided to become an actor, and spent several years on the stage.
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André De Toth was a Hungarian-born film and television director who gained a cult following for a number of raw, violent, and psychologically disturbing B-movies, notably Pitfall (1948), but was best known to the general public for House of Wax (1953), widely considered the best of the early 3-D.
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André de Toth (May 15, circa 1912 – October 27, 2002) was a Hungarian-American filmmaker, born and raised in Makó, Csongrád, Kingdom of Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire. He directed the 3-D film House of Wax, despite being unable to see in 3-D himself, having lost an eye at an early age.
De Toth made his debut as a director in American films in 1944. He was known for his tough, hard-edged pictures, whether westerns or urban crime dramas, and showed no compunction about depicting violence in as realistic a manner as possible, an unusual and somewhat controversial attitude for the time.
- May 15, 1913
- October 27, 2002
André De Toth defines the character traits of a director. De Toth explains how every shot is a master. He reflects on his approach to stunts and stunt performers.
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Nov 1, 2002 · Andre De Toth, a Hungarian-born movie and television director whose loss of an eye as a youth robbed him of depth perception yet didn't prevent him from making the most highly regarded of all...
