Korda, Alexander Sir 1893-1956

Overview

Works:	306 works in 1,527 publications in 10 languages and 17,555 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Action and adventure films Children's films History Animated films Juvenile works Romance films Film remakes Historical films
Roles:	Producer, Director, Author, Restager , pmn, Film editor, Performer, fmd, Production personnel, Author of screenplay, Former owner, Contributor, Author of introduction, wpr, Scenarist, fmp, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Alexander Korda

Charmed lives : a family romance by Michael Korda( Book )
Alexander Korda : the man who could work miracles by Karol Kulik( Book )
Alexander Korda by Paul Tabori( Book )
Things to come by Christopher Frayling( Book )
Korda : Britain's only movie mogul by Charles Drazin( Book )

The Korda collection : Alexander Korda's film classics by Martin Stockham( Book )
Korda Sándor by Áron Tóbiás( Book )
Korda by Peter Cowie( Book )
Anthologie du cinéma( Book )
A tribute to Lord Olivier : the Korda-Dalí portrait of Laurence Olivier in the role of Richard III( Book )
Sanders of the river by Zoltan Korda( Visual )
Charmed lives a family romance by Michael Korda( Book )
The papers of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya by Kurt Weill( )
Alexander Korda, brilliant director of British films by Jack Maughan( Visual )
Vite stregate by Michael Korda( Book )
Korda, Sir Alexander : Producer, Director by Martin Quigley( )
Catalogue of the collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, drawings and sculpture formed by the late Sir Alexander Korda : the property of Mrs. David Metcalfe by Sotheby's (Firm)( Book )
by United Artists Corporation( )

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Most widely held works by Alexander Korda

The third man by Carol Reed( Visual )

126 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 2,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set in post-war Vienna, an American western-adventure writer searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin of the Austrian black market

To be or not to be by Ernst Lubitsch( Visual )

19 editions published between 1942 and 2013 in English and held by 1,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The world is on the brink of war-- but the show must go on. So Joseph Tura, the Polish actor who put the ham in Hamlet, stares beyond the footlights and says, "To be or not to be ..."--Container

The jungle book by Walt Disney( Visual )

87 editions published between 1942 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mowgli, a teenage boy raised by wolves in the wild, must fight evil in the jungle as well as greed in the hearts of men

The private life of Henry VIII by Alexander Korda( Visual )

100 editions published between 1933 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 798 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Alexander Korda's first major international success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant glimpse into the bedrooms of the infamous king and his six wives." -- Container

That Hamilton woman by Alexander Korda( Visual )

50 editions published between 1941 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of the late eighteenth century. Emma Hart is a beautiful dance hall girl who is sent by her latest lover to stay with his uncle Sir William Hamilton, the British ambassador to Naples. Sir William considers Emma a rare piece of art he must possess. Sir William introduces Emma to Naples' elite society and she soon marries him. Later, Horatio Nelson, a famous English Naval office arrives. Soon, a scandalous, adulterous affair between the British Royal Navy officer and the renowned beauty, Emma begins

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy Orczy( Visual )

50 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An adaptation of the novel by Baroness Orczy in which a dashing dandy of the English court tries to defend innocent aristocrats from the violence of the French revolution

The four feathers by Zoltan Korda( Visual )

25 editions published between 1939 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 720 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set at the end of the nineteenth century. With cannon fire igniting the North African skies, the British cavalry charges into battle to capture the strategic city of Khartoum. In the midst of the devastating carnage, a horrified officer resigns from his post. But he soon finds his shame is greater than his fear, and he returns to save his honor and the friends he betrayed at any cost

L'avenir = Things to come by Mia Hansen-Løve( Visual )

50 editions published between 1936 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After a 25 year war destroys civilization, a group of scientific supermen set out to build a new one in this science fiction film. Decades later, their progress is threatened by a reactionary who urges the masses to rise up in protest

Rembrandt by Alexander Korda( Visual )

77 editions published between 1936 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 569 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Beginning with Rembrandt in his prime, the film tracks his quiet descent into loneliness and isolated self-expression following the death of his wife."--Container

The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian fantasy by Ludwig Berger( Visual )

24 editions published between 1940 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the mischievous scoundrel Abu helps the rightful King of Bagdad escape from prison, he finds himself involved in an incredible series of adventures. Loosely drawn from "The Arabian Nights"

H.G. Wells' things to come by H. G Wells( Visual )

7 editions published between 1936 and 2013 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Skipping through time, Things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship and finally utopia. Conceived, written and overseen by Wells himself as an adaptation of his own work."

The thief of Bagdad : an Arabian Nights fantasy by Michael Powell( Visual )

23 editions published between 1940 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess

The Fanny trilogy( Visual )

9 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in French and held by 249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains three films written by Marcel Pagnol. Marius is a young man torn between his love for his family and his desire to move away from his Marseilles harbor, while Fanny, his shy lover, doesn't know how to hold Marius back to keep him near her. Cesar, Marius' father, does not know his son's intentions. When Marius leaves, Fanny discovers she is pregnant with his son, and struggles with the support of his family, to survive without him

The private life of Don Juan by Alexander Korda( Visual )

33 editions published between 1934 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 236 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Don Juan fakes his own death - only to find that he has promptly been forgotten - can a raven-haired beauty coax him back into the business?

10 movie adventure pack( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 202 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spirit of the eagle: "A legendary mapmaker roams the forests accompanied by a majestic golden eagle"--Container

The rise of Catherine the Great by Alexander Korda( Visual )

6 editions published between 1934 and 2009 in English and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peek into the life of Catherine II, from the beautiful royal courts of 18th century Russia to her troubled marriage to Peter III (portrayed in nearly 'screwball' fashion)

Elephant boy by Robert Joseph Flaherty( Visual )

14 editions published between 1937 and 2013 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As Kipling's Toomai of the elephants, 13-year-old Sabu leads a British hunting expedition through the jungle with his pachyderm pal, instantly becoming a legend

Sanders of the river by Zoltan Korda( Visual )

32 editions published between 1935 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Commissioner Sanders, representative of the British Crown, puts down a bloody rebelliion and re-establishes harmony for the pro-British river people in this tale of adventure in West Africa

Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book( Visual )

3 editions published between 1952 and 2002 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mowgli, a savage jungle boy raised by a pack of wild wolves, thwarts a group of thieves stealing a treasure from a lost jungle city

Anna Karenina by Joe Wright( Visual )

2 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Epouse délaissée d'un haut fonctionnaire, Anna Karenine s'éprend du Capitaine Vronsky, avec lequel elle s'enfuit en Italie. A son retour en Russie, son mari lui ferme sa porte et refuse de divorcer. Il fait croire à leur enfant que sa mère est morte

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