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Zoltan Korda(1895-1961)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Zoltan Korda
A one time Hungarian cavalry officer, Zoltan Korda started working in films as a cameraman then an editor before becoming a director with London Films run by his brother Alexander Korda. Zoltan had strong liberal/socialist ideals and often clashed with Alexander, who, despite their both being born in Hungary, was a proud supporter of the old British Empire.
BornJune 3, 1895
DiedOctober 13, 1961(66)
BornJune 3, 1895
DiedOctober 13, 1961(66)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
Cry, the Beloved Country
7.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1951
Elephant Boy (1937)
Elephant Boy
6.4
  • Director
  • 1937
The Four Feathers (1939)
The Four Feathers
7.4
  • Director
  • 1939
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • Director(uncredited)
  • 1940

Credits

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Director



  • Storm Over the Nile (1955)
    Storm Over the Nile
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    7.0
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1951
  • A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
    A Woman's Vengeance
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett in The Macomber Affair (1947)
    The Macomber Affair
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Rudolph Anders, Marguerite Chapman, Frederick Giermann, George Macready, Harro Meller, Paul Muni, Erik Rolf, Philip Van Zandt, and Wolfgang Zilzer in Counter-Attack (1945)
    Counter-Attack
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Humphrey Bogart in Sahara (1943)
    Sahara
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Sabu in The Jungle Book (1942)
    The Jungle Book
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1942
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • The Four Feathers (1939)
    The Four Feathers
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Valerie Hobson, Roger Livesey, and Sabu in The Drum (1938)
    The Drum
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Revolt in the Desert
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Elephant Boy (1937)
    Elephant Boy
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Beniamino Gigli in Forever Yours (1936)
    Forever Yours
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, and Paul Robeson in Sanders of the River (1935)
    Sanders of the River
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Wendy Barrie, Robert Donat, and Edmund Gwenn in For Love or Money (1933)
    For Love or Money
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1933

Producer



  • Storm Over the Nile (1955)
    Storm Over the Nile
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1951
  • A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
    A Woman's Vengeance
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Rudolph Anders, Marguerite Chapman, Frederick Giermann, George Macready, Harro Meller, Paul Muni, Erik Rolf, Philip Van Zandt, and Wolfgang Zilzer in Counter-Attack (1945)
    Counter-Attack
    6.8
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1940

Writer



  • Humphrey Bogart in Sahara (1943)
    Sahara
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Round the Film Studios
    6.2
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1937
  • Fifi D'Orsay, Rose Dione, and J. Harold Murray in Women Everywhere (1930)
    Women Everywhere
    5.8
    • story
    • 1930
  • A Csodagyerek (1924)
    A Csodagyerek
    4.5
    • Writer (as Korda Zoltán)
    • 1924

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Zoltán Korda
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • June 3, 1895
    • Pusztaturpaszto, Túrkeve, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • October 13, 1961
    • Hollywood, California, USA(lengthy illness)
  • Spouses
      Joan Gardner1930 - October 13, 1961 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Nicholas Korda
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Brother-in-law of Merle Oberon.
  • Nickname
    • Zoli

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