Alexander Paal

Alexander Paal
Born(1910-05-18)May 18, 1910
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died8 November 1972(1972-11-08) (aged 62)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1935–1971
Spouse
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    (m. 1948; div. 1950)​

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

Early life and education

Paal was born in Budapest on May 18, 1910.

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

Filmography

Screenwriter

Director

Producer

Actor

References

  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. Archived from the original on 2019-11-20. 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.