Alexandre Ryder
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Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish-born French film director best known for his crime drama films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Alexandre Ryder | |
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| Born | 13 August 1891 |
| Died | 25 August 1966 (aged 75) |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1920—1950 |
He directed some 20 films between 1920 and 1950.
His 1940 film Après Mein Kampf mes crimes (My Crimes after Mein Kampf) was a propaganda film directed against Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler's policies. Germany had invaded Poland, Ryder's homeland, a year earlier in 1939.
Selected filmography
- The Woman with Closed Eyes (1926)
- The Criminal (1926)
- Buridan's Donkey (1932)
- Mirages (1938)
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