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Director 1890 - 1972

Paul Czinner

Vienna, Austria

Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

5 titles
The Bolshoi Ballet

The Bolshoi Ballet

Paul Czinner 1957 1h 40m

Directed by Paul Czinner

As You Like It

As You Like It

Paul Czinner 1936 1h 36m

Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.

The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Paul Czinner 1934 1h 35m

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine.

Ariane

Ariane

Paul Czinner 1931 1h 23m

Ariane was Hungarian director Paul Czinner's first talking picture. Starring in the title role is Czinner's charming wife, Elizabeth Bergner, likewise making her talkie debut. Young, naive Ariane sets herself for an emotional fall when she falls in love with Konstantin (Rudolf Forster), a much older and very married businessman.

Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

Paul Czinner 1924 56m

A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.

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