Alexander Hammid

Alexander Hammid

b. 1907 — d. 2004 (aged 97)
Cinematographer Director

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.

Known For

The Forgotten Village
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★ 6.7
The Forgotten Village
1941
Meshes of the Afternoon
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★ 7.8
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943
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Power Among Men
1959
Crisis
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★ 7.6
Crisis
1939

Filmography

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★ 7.6
Maya Deren, Take 0
2012 Actor
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
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★ 7.2
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2001 Self
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
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★ 7.1
Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
1997 Self
Invocation: Maya Deren
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★ 6.0
Invocation: Maya Deren
1987 Self
Moonwalk One
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★ 7.2
Moonwalk One
1972 Cinematographer
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We Are Young
1967 Director
To Be Alive!
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★ 6.6
To Be Alive!
1964 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 6.9
To the Fair!
1964 Director
Night Journey
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★ 6.2
Night Journey
1962 Director Cinematographer
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Pablo Casals' Master Class
1961 Director
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Power Among Men
1959 Director
Of Men and Music
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★ 7.5
Of Men and Music
1951 Director
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The Gentleman in Room 6
1951 Director
Angry Boy
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★ 6.7
Angry Boy
1950 Director
Marriage: Today
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★ 5.4
Marriage: Today
1950 Director
Who's Boss
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Who's Boss
1950 Director
It Takes All Kinds
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It Takes All Kinds
1950 Director
The Private Life of a Cat
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★ 7.3
The Private Life of a Cat
1946 Director
Library of Congress
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★ 6.3
Library of Congress
1945 Director
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★ 7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1945 Director
At Land
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★ 7.5
At Land
1944 Actor Cinematographer
Hymn of the Nations
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★ 6.1
Hymn of the Nations
1944 Director
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★ 6.2
Valley of the Tennessee
1944 Director
Meshes of the Afternoon
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★ 7.8
Meshes of the Afternoon
1943 Actor Director
The Man
The Forgotten Village
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★ 6.7
The Forgotten Village
1941 Cinematographer Director
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River of Life and Death
1941 Director Cinematographer
Lights Out in Europe
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★ 7.4
Lights Out in Europe
1940 Cinematographer
Crisis
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★ 7.6
Crisis
1939 Writer Cinematographer Director
Silnice zpívá
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★ 6.4
Silnice zpívá
1937 Director Cinematographer
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Kolem dokola
1937 Cinematographer
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★ 7.4
Listopad
1935 Cinematographer
The Prague Castle
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★ 6.1
The Prague Castle
1931 Director Writer Cinematographer
Bezucelná procházka
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★ 6.9
Bezucelná procházka
1930 Director Cinematographer
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Iteration
Writer
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