Alexander Hammid
Known for DirectingBorn 1907-12-17Died 2004-07-26Linz, Austria
Alexander Hammid born Alexandr Hackenschmied (17 December 1907, Linz – 26 July 2004, New York City) was a leading photographer, film director, cinematographer and editor in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known known for his film, Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive!(1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon, with his wife Maya Deren—to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Francis Thompson.Read more
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The Robber
1931 · Movie
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The Valley of the Tennessee
1944 · Movie
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The Photographer
1948 · Movie
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2x Bail
1946 · Movie
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002 · Movie
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Crisis
1939 · Movie
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...and Life Goes On
1935 · Movie
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To Be Alive!
1964 · Movie
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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943 · Movie
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At Land
1944 · Movie
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946 · Movie
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Of Men and Music
1951 · Movie
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Angry Boy
1950 · Movie
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Marriage: Today
1950 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow
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A Better Tomorrow
1945 · Movie
Listopad
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Listopad
1935 · Movie
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Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
1932 · Movie
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Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
1997 · Movie
We Live in Prague
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We Live in Prague
1934 · Movie
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Invocation: Maya Deren
1986 · Movie
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Library of Congress
1945 · Movie
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From Saturday to Sunday
1931 · Movie
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Erotikon
1930 · Movie
Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
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Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
1929 · Movie
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Night Journey
1960 · Movie
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The Earth Sings
1933 · Movie
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Aimless Walk
1930 · Movie
Maya Deren, Take Zero
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Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012 · Movie
The Forgotten Village
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The Forgotten Village
1941 · Movie
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Hymn of the Nations
1944 · Movie
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The Prague Castle
1931 · Movie
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The Medium
1951 · Movie
Armored Car
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Armored Car
1930 · Movie
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Martha Graham: Dance on Film
2007 · Movie
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002 · Movie
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We Are Young
1967 · Movie
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To the Fair!
1964 · Movie
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Power Among Men
1959 · Movie
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Out
1957 · Movie
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Out
1956 · Movie
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Who's Right?
1954 · Movie
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The Gentleman in Room 6
1951 · Movie
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Who's Boss?
1950 · Movie
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It Takes All Kinds
1950 · Movie
Přístav v srdci Evropy
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Přístav v srdci Evropy
1946 · Movie
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The River of Life and Death
1941 · Movie
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The Highway Sings
1937 · Movie
A Little Shoe
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A Little Shoe
1935 · Movie