FILM DIRECTOR

Alexandre Trauner

1906 - 1993

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Alexandre Trauner (born Sándor Trau; 3 August 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 5 December 1993 in Omonville-la-Petite, France) was a Hungarian film production designer. After studying painting at Hungarian Royal Drawing School, he left the country in 1929, fleeing from the antisemitic government of Admiral Horthy. In Paris, he became the assistant of set designer Lazare Meerson, at the studios in Épinay-sur-Seine working on such films as À nous la liberté (1932) and La Kermesse héroïque (1935). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandre Trauner has received more than 46,933 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alexandre Trauner is the 747th most popular film director (up from 785th in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 385th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alexandre Trauner ranks 747 out of 2,041. Before him are František Vláčil, John Farrow, Bob Rafelson, William Cameron Menzies, George Seaton, and Jerry Schatzberg. After him are Rajko Grlić, Allan Dwan, Henry Selick, Andrew Marton, Mrinal Sen, and Ivan Passer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Alexandre Trauner ranks 202. Before him are Walter Legge, Yakov Malik, Penn Nouth, Óscar Domínguez, René Huyghe, and Harry Hammond Hess. After him are A. J. P. Taylor, Roman Karmen, Axel Cadier, František Svoboda, Alberto Lleras Camargo, and Juan Modesto. Among people deceased in 1993, Alexandre Trauner ranks 149. Before him are Emile Ardolino, Evelyne Hall, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Hédi Amara Nouira, Oliver Tambo, and Guido del Mestri. After him are John Frost, Sam Wanamaker, Roy Raymond, Paul Mebus, Eleanor Hibbert, and Reuben Fine.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Alexandre Trauner ranks 399 out of 1,077. Before him are Milán Füst (1888), Paul Halmos (1916), György Lázár (1924), Éva Marton (1943), Gábor Szabó (1936), and Zoltán Horváth (1937). After him are Anton Seidl (1850), Endre Szemerédi (1940), Andrew Marton (1904), Imre Kovács (1921), János Farkas (1942), and Péter Boross (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Alexandre Trauner ranks 13. Before him are Ladislao Vajda (1906), László Benedek (1905), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Ján Kadár (1918), and Charles Vidor (1900). After him are Andrew Marton (1904), George Pal (1908), Emeric Pressburger (1902), Andre DeToth (1913), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), and Ferenc Kósa (1937).

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Filmography

The Apartment
Director
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Jun 21st 19608.199 / 10
Witness for the Prosecution
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An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
Dec 17th 19578.2 / 10
The Man Who Would Be King
Director
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
Dec 3rd 19757.5 / 10