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Alexander Esway(1898-1947)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Alexander Esway was born on 20 January 1898 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for Taxi for Two (1929), La dame au masque (1928) and Mauvaise graine (1934). He died on 23 August 1947 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.
BornJanuary 20, 1898
DiedAugust 23, 1947(49)
BornJanuary 20, 1898
DiedAugust 23, 1947(49)
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Known for

Taxi for Two
  • Director(silent version)
  • 1929
La dame au masque (1928)
La dame au masque
  • Writer
  • 1928
Mauvaise graine (1934)
Mauvaise graine
6.1
  • Director(as Esway)
  • 1934
Shadows (1931)
Shadows
  • Director
  • 1931

Credits

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Director



  • L'idole (1948)
    L'idole
    5.1
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1948
  • Le bataillon du ciel (1947)
    Le bataillon du ciel
    6.1
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1947
  • Edward Everett Horton and Gladys George in Steppin' in Society (1945)
    Steppin' in Society
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1945
  • L'homme qui cherche la vérité (1940)
    L'homme qui cherche la vérité
    5.2
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1940
  • Quartier latin (1939)
    Quartier latin
    5.0
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)
    Monsieur Brotonneau
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1939
  • Éducation de prince (1938)
    Éducation de prince
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Barnabé (1938)
    Barnabé
    5.3
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1938
  • Jules Berry, Fernandel, and Gaby Morlay in Hercule (1938)
    Hercule
    5.9
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1938
  • Henry Hall in Music Hath Charms (1936)
    Music Hath Charms
    6.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Plenty of Time for Play
    Short
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Gene Gerrard and Allen Vincent in It's a Bet (1935)
    It's a Bet
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Mauvaise graine (1934)
    Mauvaise graine
    6.1
    • Director (as Esway)
    • 1934
  • Le jugement de minuit (1933)
    Le jugement de minuit
    • Director (as Alexandre Esway)
    • 1933
  • La conquête de l'air (1931)
    La conquête de l'air
    6.3
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1931

Writer



  • Jean-Pierre Aumont in La croix de Lorraine (1943)
    La croix de Lorraine
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Taxi for Two
    • writer
    • 1929
  • La dame au masque (1928)
    La dame au masque
    • writer
    • 1928

Producer



  • Edward G. Robinson and Luli Deste in Bluff (1937)
    Bluff
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Shadows (1931)
    Shadows
    • producer
    • 1931
  • La dame au masque (1928)
    La dame au masque
    • producer
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alexander E. Esway
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • January 20, 1898
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • August 23, 1947
    • Saint-Tropez, Var, France

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