Aleksander Hertz Explained

Aleksander Hertz
Birth Date:	1879
Death Date:	26 January 1928
Death Place:	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation:	Director Producer
Yearsactive:	1911 - 1927

Aleksander Hertz (1879–1928) was a Polish film producer and director. Hertz was an influential figure in early Polish cinema, directing films such as the historical Countess Walewska in 1914.^[1] He founded the "Sfinks" film company. Hertz was of Jewish heritage.

Selected filmography

Director

• Countess Walewska (1914)
• Bestia (1917)
• Ludzie bez jutra (People with no Tomorrow)^[2]

Bibliography

• Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.

Notes and References

1. Liehm & Liehm p.13
2. Web site: Rediscovered Polish film set for 21st century premiere - Radio Poland :: News from Poland. thenews.pl. 2017-02-05.