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Alexander Korda. Producer: The Private Life of Don Juan. One of a large group of Hungarian refugees who found refuge in England in the 1930s, Sir Alexander Korda was the first British film producer to receive a knighthood.
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He was the founder of London Films and, post-war, the owner of British Lion Films, a film distribution company. Korda produced many outstanding classics of the British film industry, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, Rembrandt, Things To Come, The Thief of Baghdad and The Third Man.
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.
1. The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy. 7.4. Rate this. 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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From 1927 to 1930 he directed films in Hollywood, notably The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927), a historical romance that made his reputation in the American film industry. Korda returned to England in 1931 and founded his own production firm, London Film Productions.
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As one of the preeminent filmmakers from England, director and producer Alexander Korda - who emigrated to the Isles from Hungary - was instrumental in putting British cinema on the international map. With his production company, London Films, Korda found success after a decade of making movies...
