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Born Károly Vidor in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era, working with Alex Korda among others. Contrary to common belief, he is not related to fellow director King Vidor (1894–1982).
Charles Vidor. Director: Gilda. Hungarian-born Karoly Vidor spent the First World War as a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian infantry. Following the armistice, he made his way to Berlin and worked for the German film company Ufa, as editor and assistant director.
May 31, 2024 · Charles Vidor, Hungarian-born American director who primarily made comedies and musicals but was best known for the film noir classic Gilda (1946). His other notable movies included Cover Girl (1944), Together Again (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), and Love Me or Leave Me (1955).
Gilda is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford .
Charles Vidor was an Hungarian born film director who began his Hollywood career at the end of the silent movie era and who directed movies in a variety of genres for three decades from the very start of Hollywoods Golden Age.
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director. Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era.
Jan 21, 2016 · In Gilda, Charles Vidor’s “violent, sexual, chaotic” noir, the director focused on Rita Hayworth’s skills as an actor and a dancer, eliciting a performance that became iconic in its own right and made her an international superstar.
A Farewell to Arms: Directed by Charles Vidor, John Huston. With Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Oscar Homolka. An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
Jun 5, 2024 · Most sensationally of all, Cannes audiences saw Charles Vidor’s Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth, a dark and disturbing love story, or rather a hate story—a criminal adventure about men electrified by their hatred of women and themselves.
Dec 2, 2018 · Charles (Károly) Vidor was born in Budapest, Hungary, on July 27, 1900 into a prosperous Jewish family. During the First World War he enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian infantry and finished the war as a lieutenant. After attending the University of Budapest he moved to Berlin to pursue his love of t
