House of Wax
1953
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Endre Antal Miksa de Toth, known as Andre de Toth (Hungarian: Tóth Endre; May 15, 1913 – October 27, 2002), was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Austria-Hungary. [3] He directed the 3D film House of Wax (1953), despite being unable to see in 3D himself, having lost an eye at an early age.
Writer. Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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. He then entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work. as a writer, editor, second unit director and actor ...
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André De Toth. Writer: The Gunfighter. 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. He then entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work as a writer, editor, second unit director and actor before finally becoming a director. He directed a few films just before the outbreak of WW II ...
- May 15, 1913
- October 27, 2002
André De Toth (born May 15, 1913?, Makó, Austria-Hungary [now in Hungary]—died October 27, 2002, Burbank, California, U.S.) 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 ...
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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 3-D ...
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Oct 27, 2002 · Biography. Born and raised in Hungary, Andre de Toth came to the USA in the 1940s and became established as a workmanlike director whose films, notably his Westerns and films noir, were later hailed for their moody, psychological aspects. A genuinely colorful character, the one-eyed helmer has proven evasive in interviews, particularly in ...
In 1950, DeToth was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the screenplay of The Gunfighter (1950). Though his last official directorial credit was for 1970's El Condor, DeToth made several significant (and uncredited) contributions to the 1978 big-budgeter Superman: The Movie. In 1994, Andre De Toth published Fragments a memoir.
