Aleksander Hertz (1879–1928) was a Polish
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
and
director. Hertz was an influential figure in early Polish cinema, directing films such as the historical ''
Countess Walewska'' in 1914. He founded the "Sfinks" film company. Hertz was of
Jewish heritage.
Selected filmography
Director
* ''
Countess Walewska'' (1914)
* ''
Ludzie bez jutra (People with no Tomorrow)''
References
Bibliography
* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977.
External links
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1878 births
1928 deaths
Polish film producers
Polish film directors
Film people from Warsaw
19th-century Polish Jews
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