Aleksander Hertz

Aleksander Hertz
Born	1879 Warsaw, Congress Poland
Died	26 January 1928 Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)	Director Producer
Years active	1911 - 1927

Aleksander Hertz (1879–1928) was a Polish film producer and director. Hertz was an influential figure in early Polish cinema, directing films such as the historical Countess Walewska in 1914.[1] He founded the "Sfinks" film company. Hertz was of Jewish heritage.

Selected filmography

Director

• Countess Walewska (1914)
• Bestia (1917)
• Ludzie bez jutra (People with no Tomorrow)[2]

References

1. Liehm & Liehm p.13
2. "Rediscovered Polish film set for 21st century premiere - Radio Poland :: News from Poland". thenews.pl. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

Bibliography

• Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.

External links

• Aleksander Hertz at IMDb