Alexandr Hackenschmied
American film director, photographer, actor, film editor and cinematographer (1907-2004)
1.46body-of-work score · ranked #652 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- December 17, 1907 · Linz
- Died
- July 26, 2004 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, photographer, actor, film editor

Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1943 · United States · silent
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #16 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #62 · National Film Registry (inducted 1990)
1.463 citations
Complete filmography
All 19 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1930Aimless Walk
- 1939Crisis
- 1941The Forgotten Village
- 1943Meshes of the Afternoon
- 1944Hymn of the Nations
- 1944The Private Life of a Cat
- 1945Library of Congress
- 1945Valley of the Tennessee
- 1949Freedom Of The Press
- 1950Marriage For Moderns: It Takes All Kinds
- 1950Marriage Today
- 1950Who's Boss
- 1951Of Men and Music
- 1952The Gentleman in Room 6
- 1957Kid Brother
- 1958Israel: An Adventure
- 1961Pablo Casals: Master Class At Berkeley
- 1964To Be Alive!
- 1967We Are Young
