Alexander Hammid

Career Overview

Alexander Hammid has 75 screen credits in a career dating back to 1929. Signature works include Meshes of the Afternoon, Hymn of the Nations, School Assignment. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 75
Birth Date: 1907-12-17
Birth Place: Linz, Austria

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Maya Deren (2 collaborations)
Arturo Toscanini (1 collaborations)
Jan Peerce (1 collaborations)
Burgess Meredith (1 collaborations)
Walfredo Toscanini (1 collaborations)
Knox Manning (1 collaborations)
The Westminister Choir (1 collaborations)
Martha Graham (1 collaborations)
Helen McGehee (1 collaborations)
Bertram Ross (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (27 credits)
- School Assignment
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Aimless Walk
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Martha Graham: Dance on Film
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Maya Deren - Experimental Films
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- We Are Young
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- To the Fair!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- To Be Alive!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Night Journey
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- Power Among Men
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Who's Right?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- Of Men and Music
  director
  
  directing
  
  1951
- The Gentleman in Room 6
  director
  
  directing
  
  1951
- Marriage: Today
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- It Takes All Kinds
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- Angry Boy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- Who's Boss?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- The Private Life of a Cat
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- A Better Tomorrow
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Library of Congress
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- The Valley of the Tennessee
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Hymn of the Nations
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Meshes of the Afternoon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- The River of Life and Death
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- The Forgotten Village
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- Crisis
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- The Highway Sings
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- The Prague Castle
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
camera (13 credits)
- Aimless Walk
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2026
- Night Journey
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1960
- The Private Life of a Cat
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1946
- 2x Bail
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1946
- Přístav v srdci Evropy
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1946
- Meshes of the Afternoon
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1943
- The River of Life and Death
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1941
- The Forgotten Village
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1941
- Crisis
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1939
- Listopad
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1935
- A Little Shoe
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1935
- A New Song
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1935
- The Prague Castle
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1931
actors (8 credits)
- Maya Deren, Take Zero
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
  Himself (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- In the Mirror of Maya Deren
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Maya Deren - Experimental Films
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Aimless Walk - Alexander Hammid
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Invocation: Maya Deren
  Himself (as Sasha Hammid)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- At Land
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Meshes of the Afternoon
  The Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
crew (3 credits)
- Maya Deren - Experimental Films
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2002
- To Be Alive!
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1964
- At Land
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  1944
editing (12 credits)
- To Be Alive!
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1964
- Out
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1957
- Out
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1956
- The Medium
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1951
- The Photographer
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1948
- The Private Life of a Cat
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1946
- Crisis
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1939
- ...and Life Goes On
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1935
- We Live in Prague
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1934
- The Earth Sings
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1933
- The Robber
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1931
- Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1929
writing (4 credits)
- To Be Alive!
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1964
- The Private Life of a Cat
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1946
- Crisis
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1939
- The Prague Castle
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1931
production (3 credits)
- The Private Life of a Cat
  producer
  
  production
  
  1946
- The Forgotten Village
  producer
  
  production
  
  1941
- Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
  unit manager
  
  production
  
  1932
art (5 credits)
- The Private Life of a Cat
  production design
  
  art
  
  1946
- Conversion of Ferdys Pistora
  art designer
  
  art
  
  1932
- From Saturday to Sunday
  production design
  
  art
  
  1931
- Armored Car
  production design
  
  art
  
  1930
- Erotikon
  production design
  
  art
  
  1930