About Alexandre Ryder
Lived 1891 – 1966 (aged 75). Alexandre Ryder was a French film director and screenwriter.
Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish-born French film director best known for his crime drama films of the 1920s and 1930s.
He directed some 20 films between 1920 and 1950.
His 1940 film (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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Who was Alexandre Ryder?
Polish-French screenwriter
When was Alexandre Ryder born?
Alexandre Ryder was born on 13 August 1891 in Poland.
When did Alexandre Ryder die?
Alexandre Ryder died on 25 August 1966 in France.
What was Alexandre Ryder's occupation?
Alexandre Ryder was a film director and screenwriter.
What nationality was Alexandre Ryder?
Alexandre Ryder was French.
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