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Alexander Paal

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Alexander Paal
BornMay 18, 1910
Budapest, Hungary
Died8 November 1972
Madrid, [Spain
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1935–1971
Spouse
  • (m. 1948; div. 1950)

Alexander Paal (May 18, 1910 – November 8, 1972)[1] was a Hungarian film writer, director[2] and producer. He considered one of the directors who were strongly influenced by the medieval European era.[3]

Early life and education

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Paal was born in Budapest on May 18, 1910.

He was once married to Hungarian-British actress Eva Bartok from 1948 to 1950.[4] 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).[5] The marriage was dissolved in the year 1951.

Filmography

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Screenwriter

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Director

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Producer

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Actor

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  • Budai cukrászda (1935)[10]
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References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Paal – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ "Famous Film Directors from Hungary". Ranker. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. ^ Williams, David (1990). "Medieval Movies". The Yearbook of English Studies. 20: 1–32. doi:10.2307/3507517. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3507517.
  4. ^ "Eva Bartok, 72, Actress in Films of 50's and 60's". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1998-08-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Eva Bartok". The Independent. 1998-08-04. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  6. ^ Hunter, I. Q. (1999). British Science Fiction Cinema. Psychology Press. p. 184. ISBN 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. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  8. ^ Thorne, Tony (2012-06-01). Countess Dracula: The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4088-3365-0.
  9. ^ Fryer, Ian (2017-11-07). The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex. Fonthill Media.
  10. ^ "Alexander Paal". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-23.