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Alexander Paal

Alexander Paal

Hungarian film writer, director

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]

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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.[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

Screenwriter

Director

Producer

Actor

  • Budai cukrászda (1935)[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Alexander Paal – National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. [2]
    "Famous Film Directors from Hungary". Ranker. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. [3]
    Williams, David (1990). "Medieval Movies". The Yearbook of English Studies. 20: 1–32. doi:10.2307/3507517. ISSN 0306-2473. JSTOR 3507517.
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    "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.
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    "Obituary: Eva Bartok". The Independent. 1998-08-04. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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    Hunter, I. Q. (1999). British Science Fiction Cinema. Psychology Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-415-16868-7.
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    "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.
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    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.
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    Fryer, Ian (2017-11-07). The British Horror Film: From the Silent to the Multiplex. Fonthill Media.
  10. [10]
    "Alexander Paal". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-23.


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