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
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Alexandr Hackenschmied
Maya Deren · Public domain

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. 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