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Mar 21, 2003 · Even those critics who do refer to de Toth’s work struggle to differentiate it clearly from that of his more lurid American contemporaries such as Sam Fuller, Robert Aldrich and Anthony Mann, though the astringency and sober matter-of-factness of many of de Toth’s best genre films actually provides a fascinating contrast to the bold, primary-coloured iconoclasm of the work of these other directors.
In this first Visual History conducted in 2000, director of television and feature films, André De Toth discusses his career, which spanned more than 50 years and two continents; his collaborations with other filmmakers, from John Huston to David Lean; and some of the technical challenges he faced, from the location shooting for Pitfall (1948) and Crime Wave (1954), to the stunts in Carson City (1952) and Springfield Rifle (1952); and the pioneering 3-D effects in House of Wax (1953).
Mar 21, 2003 · André de Toth And The Post-War Independent Scene (And The Post War Independent Western) André de Toth , Hungarian, sharpened his directing, writing, trouble-shooting, and producing skills in the complicated, shifting world where independent producers and companies relate symbiotically to major studios/distributors. He had two important ...
Endre Antal Mihály Andre DeToth (Tóth) (15 May 1913 - 27 Oct 2002)
Director Andre de Toth attends a tribute to the career of the late director George Sidney on October 3, 2002 at the Directors Guild of America in... American actors Richard Widmark and Linda Darnell on the movie set of Slattery's Hurricane , directed by Andre de Toth.
André De Toth. Director: House of Wax. Although he obtained a law degree from the Royal Hungarian University, Andre De Toth decided to become an actor, and spent several years on the stage. He then entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work as a writer, editor, second unit director and actor before finally becoming a director. He directed a few films just before the outbreak of WW II, when he...
The maverick Hollywood stylist André de Toth sharpened his craft in his native Hungary, including making this chic, dynamic melodrama, studded with deco decor and jazzy musical interludes. Two upwardly mobile working women—one a musician in an all-girl band, the other a bricklayer—join forces in their attempts to make it in Budapest, supporting each other through changing fortunes, the advances of lecherous men, and the highs and heartbreaks of love. Kinetic camera work, brisk editing ...
