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Alexandr Hackenschmied, Alexander Hackenschmied, Sasha Hammitt, Sasha Hammid, Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1907-12-17
- event Death Date 2004-07-26
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 0.9
- info Birth Place Linz, Austria
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Alexander Hammid
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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943-01-01
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
2002-03-15
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002-02-02
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Maya Deren, Take Zero
2012-01-30
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At Land
1944-01-01
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Invocation: Maya Deren
1986-04-24
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Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
1997-04-01
movie_edit Directing
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Out
1956-01-01
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The Prague Castle
1931-02-07
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Aimless Walk
1930-12-31
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The Prague Castle
1931-02-07
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Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
1929-01-01
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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The Private Life of a Cat
1946-12-22
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Night Journey
1960-01-01
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002-02-02
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Maya Deren - Experimental Films
2002-02-02
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Aimless Walk
1930-12-31
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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943-01-01
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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943-01-01
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The Earth Sings
1933-10-27
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Library of Congress
1945-01-01
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Crisis
1939-03-13
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Angry Boy
1950-02-07
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Marriage: Today
1950-06-06
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To the Fair!
1964-06-26
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The Forgotten Village
1941-02-07
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The Prague Castle
1931-02-07
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Who's Boss?
1950-02-07
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It Takes All Kinds
1950-02-07
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Who's Right?
1954-02-07
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The Medium
1951-09-04
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We Are Young
1967-04-21
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Of Men and Music
1951-02-14
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Night Journey
1960-01-01
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To Be Alive!
1964-04-22
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The Forgotten Village
1941-02-07
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The Forgotten Village
1941-02-07
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The Gentleman in Room 6
1951-01-01
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Power Among Men
1959-01-01
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Hymn of the Nations
1944-02-01
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Out
1957-01-04
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At Land
1944-01-01
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Valley of the Tennessee
1944-03-14
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The Highway Sings
1937-01-01
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To Be Alive!
1964-04-22
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To Be Alive!
1964-04-22
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To Be Alive!
1964-04-22
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Listopad
1935-01-01
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The Robber
1931-11-27
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A Little Shoe
1935-01-01
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The River of Life and Death
1941-01-01
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The River of Life and Death
1941-01-01
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The Photographer
1948-07-17
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Erotikon
1930-01-03
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Armored Car
1930-01-31
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Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
1932-01-11
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Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
1932-01-11
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From Saturday to Sunday
1931-05-01
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A Better Tomorrow
1945-11-03
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We Live in Prague
1934-07-13
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...and Life Goes On
1935-10-18
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Crisis
1939-03-13
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Crisis
1939-03-13
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Crisis
1939-03-13
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2x Bail
1947-01-01