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André de Toth is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Second Unit Director American born on 15 may 1915 at Makó (Hongrie)

André de Toth

André de Toth
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Birth name Tóth Endre Antal Mihály
Nationality USA
Birth 15 may 1915 at Makó (Hongrie)
Death 7 october 2002 (at 87 years) at Burbank (USA)

André de Toth (15 May 1912 – 27 October 2002) was a Hungarian-American film director, born and raised in Makó, Csanád, Hungary in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He directed the 3-D film House of Wax, despite being unable to see in 3-D himself, having lost an eye at an early age. He is known for his gritty B movies in the western and crime genres.

Biography

Jeunes années
Né en 1912 à Makó dans une famille hongroise de fonctionnaires de l'Empire austro-hongrois, André de Tóth est le fils de Miklós Tóth, ancien officier de hussards devenu ingénieur civil. Étudiant en droit à l'université de Budapest, il passa beaucoup de temps à fréquenter les cafés, lieux de la vie intellectuelle du pays, et y rencontra notamment l'avocat et collectionneur d'art Lorant Basch, le poète Mihály Babits et l'écrivain Ferenc Molnàr. Il entra, grâce à eux, dans les studios de cinéma Hunnia, devenant tour à tour assistant-réalisateur, caméraman, coursier ou acteur. Il y rencontra le chef-opérateur István Eiben qui lui fournit les bases du métier et l'envoya travailler dans plusieurs compagnies, notamment à Vienne. Il commença à mener une vie aisée, à dépenser de l'argent en voitures et chevaux (il était joueur de polo).

En 1939, il réalisa son premier film en Hongrie, Toprini nász (sous le nom de Toth Endre). En septembre, alors qu'il tournait dans un village, il fut contraint par sa société de production de filmer l'invasion de la Pologne par les Allemands, pour les actualités hongroises. De retour dans son pays, il réalisa plusieurs films en quelques mois : Két lány az utcán, Hat hét boldogság, Öt óra 40 et Semmelweis. Ce dernier, biographie filmée du docteur Semmelweis, remporta un prix en Hongrie. Il partit pour Londres en fin d'année où il fut engagé par Alexander Korda (lui aussi d'origine hongroise) comme monteur ou décorateur. Il travailla ainsi sur Les Quatre plumes blanches de Zoltan Korda (pour lequel il réalisa également plusieurs séquences du Livre de la jungle) et Le Voleur de Bagdad de Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger et Tim Whelan.


Carrière à Hollywood
Il se rend aux États-Unis, où le patron de la Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, lui confie ses premières réalisations. Il s'illustrera dans les genres en vigueur dans le cinéma hollywoodien : film d'aventures, film noir, film de guerre et surtout dans le western (il en tourna onze, dont six avec Randolph Scott). De retour en Europe en 1960, il laissera des films plus modestes, à l'exception du film Enfants de salauds (Play dirty) (1968).


Vie personnelle
Personnage haut en couleurs, il fut marié à sept reprises. L'actrice Veronica Lake fut sa première épouse, et sans nul doute, la plus célèbre. André de Toth possédait plusieurs cordes à son arc : peintre et sculpteur également, il exposa à Los Angeles en 1987.

Best films

Jungle Book (1942)
(Second Unit Director)

Usually with

Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of André de Toth (41 films)

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Actor

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, 3h45
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow, Frank Capra, John Cassavetes, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma
Rating85% 4.2856654.2856654.2856654.2856654.285665
Martin Scorsese, célèbre réalisateur américain, énumère les films américains qui l'ont marqué et qui ont influencé son œuvre. Son voyage à travers le cinéma commence au début du siècle pour se terminer en 1969, date de son premier film : Who's That Knocking at My Door.
Spontaneous Combustion, 1h37
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Brad Dourif, Jon Cypher, William Prince, André de Toth, John Landis, Melinda Dillon
Roles Vandenmeer
Rating48% 2.403582.403582.403582.403582.40358
Brad Dourif plays the role of Sam, who learns that his parents were part of an atomic bomb experiment. As an adult, Sam discovers he has the power of pyrokinesis. He is able to control fire and electricity but with terrible consequences to his body afterwards. The cast also includes actors Melinda Dillon and Cynthia Bain.

Director

Play Dirty
Play Dirty (1969)
, 1h58
Directed by André de Toth
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films, Le désert, Guerre du désert
Actors Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Patrick Jordan, Daniel Pilon
Rating66% 3.345333.345333.345333.345333.34533
In North Africa in World War II, Captain Douglas (Caine) is a BP employee seconded to the Royal Engineers to oversee handling incoming fuel supplies for the British 8th Army. A Popski's Private Army-style colonel (Green) is told he must have a regular officer to lead one of his units on a dangerous mission to destroy an Afrika Korps fuel depot.
Gold for the Caesars, 1h26
Directed by Riccardo Freda, André de Toth
Origin France
Genres Action, Adventure, Peplum
Actors Jeffrey Hunter, Mylène Demongeot, Massimo Girotti, Ron Randell, Giulio Bosetti, Ettore Manni
Rating54% 2.720652.720652.720652.720652.72065
Un gouverneur romain met un esclave-architecte à la tête d’une expédition chargée de trouver, dans la vallée du Sil de la Galice, de l’or pour Rome. La mission va devoir constamment affronter les dangereuses attaques de guerriers celtiques…
The Mongols, 1h55
Directed by Riccardo Freda, André de Toth, Leopoldo Savona
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg, Antonella Lualdi, Franco Silva, Roldano Lupi, Gianni Garko
Rating53% 2.6617452.6617452.6617452.6617452.661745
Au XIIIème siècle, le neveu du Roi de France Henri d'Angoulême est obligé de s'unir au duc Stéphane de Cracovie afin de faire face à l'invasion mongole menée par le fils de Genghis Khan, le terrible Ogatai.
Man on a String, 1h28
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Dewhurst, Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Alexander Scourby, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff
Rating61% 3.097613.097613.097613.097613.09761
A government intelligence agency in Washington, D.C., wants agent Frank Sanford to follow Boris Mitrov, a film producer who appears to also be a Russian spy.
Morgan, the Pirate, 1h35
Directed by André de Toth, Primo Zeglio
Origin France
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Steve Reeves, Valérie Lagrange, Ivo Garrani, Armand Mestral, Giulio Bosetti, Lydia Alfonsi
Rating56% 2.806692.806692.806692.806692.80669
Aux Caraïbes, pour accomplir sa mission, le capitaine britannique Henry Morgan doit affronter des pirates, ce qui n’exclut pas des aventures amoureuses avec la séduisante gent féminine espagnole du coin…
Day of the Outlaw, 1h32
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Actors Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, Venetia Stevenson, David Nelson
Rating72% 3.643183.643183.643183.643183.64318
Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) is a ruthless cattleman at odds with homesteaders in a small, bleak western town in Wyoming called Bitters. A feud develops between Starrett and a local farmer Hal Crane. The farmer's wife Helen (Tina Louise) offers to renew a love affair with Starrett if he promises not to kill Hal.
The Two-Headed Spy, 1h33
Directed by André de Toth
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala, Erik Schumann, Alexander Knox, Felix Aylmer, Walter Hudd
Rating68% 3.439193.439193.439193.439193.43919
The story commences in 1939. Alex Schottland (Jack Hawkins), a general in the German Army, is actually a British agent who was planted in Germany toward the end of the First World War. He is growing weary of being a spy, but is urged to continue by his friend and fellow British agent, Cornaz (Felix Aylmer), who is posing as a watchmaker.
Monkey on My Back
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Political films
Actors Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards, Jack Albertson, Kathy Garver, Barry Kelley
Rating68% 3.43623.43623.43623.43623.4362
In the 1930s, boxer Barney Ross wins the welterweight championship, then meets chorus girl Cathy Holland as he celebrates. Sam Pian, his trainer, learns that Barney placed a $10,000 bet on himself to win the fight.
Hidden Fear, 1h23
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Payne, Alexander Knox, Conrad Nagel, Kjeld Jacobsen, Anne Neyland, Mogens Brandt
Rating55% 2.7596352.7596352.7596352.7596352.759635
This script must be run from the command line
The Indian Fighter, 1h25
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Rating62% 3.148293.148293.148293.148293.14829
Johnny Hawks is a man who made his name fighting Indians. Returning to the West after the Civil War he must now keep wronged Sioux warriors from massacring the Oregon-bound wagon train he is leading and the nearby fort.
The Bounty Hunter
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Marie Windsor, Ernest Borgnine, Dolores Dorn, Howard Petrie, Paul Picerni
Rating65% 3.2972153.2972153.2972153.2972153.297215
A prologue explains the role of the bounty hunter. A wanted criminal named Burch tries to ambush bounty hunter Jim Kipp, but Kipp gets the better of him. Kipp takes Burch's corpse into town to collect the reward.
Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1954)
, 1h13
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello
Rating72% 3.645413.645413.645413.645413.64541
'Doc' Penny (Ted de Corsia) and his gang rob a gasoline station and in the process a police officer is killed and one of the gang members is wounded. The wounded thug imposes himself on Steve Lacey (Gene Nelson), an ex-con trying to start a new life, and demands he call a disreputable doctor for help. The doctor arrives, but too late. The gang member is dead. After his death, Lacey calls his parole officer who involves a hard-nosed cop, Detective Lieutenant Sims (Sterling Hayden), who doesn't think he can reform.