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

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on May 18, 1910. He was once married to Hungarian-British actress

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from 1948 to 1950. According to the sources, Paal helped Bartok in escaping from

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-ruled

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by arranging a "passport marriage". Later, he arranged Bartok's travel to

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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

* '' A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952)

Director

* '' Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel'' (1954)

Producer

* ''

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'' (1951) * '' A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) * '' Mantrap'' (1953) * ''

Four Sided Triangle ''Four Sided Triangle'' is a 1953 British science-fiction film directed by Terence Fisher, adapted from the 1949 novel by William F. Temple. It stars Stephen Murray (actor), Stephen Murray, Barbara Payton and James Hayter (actor), James Hayter. ...

'' (1953) * ''

Three Cases of Murder ''Three Cases of Murder'' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, ''The British ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Golden Head ''The Golden Head'' is a 1964 American- Hungarian comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and James Hill and starring George Sanders, Buddy Hackett, Jess Conrad, Lorraine Power and Robert Coote. Plot The children of a British policeman holidayi ...

'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1967) – An incomplete film by

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, considered to be lost * '' Countess Dracula'' (1971), this film is supposed to be his last one.

Actor

* ''Budai cukrászda'' (1935)

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References

Hungarian film producers Film people from Budapest 1910 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub