Background
He was born in Budapest, his father being an actor and screenwriter.
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Vladislav Vajda
Edit Profiledirector film editor screenwriter
Career
Vajda started his career as film editor (even though he also worked as artistic designer and writer) for different directors, such as Billy Wilder and Henry Koster. Eventually, he undertook his first directorial effort in his native country, Hungary. Beforehand World World War II he became established in Italy, where he directed two movies: Louisiana zia smemorata (1940, it) and Giuliano de" Medici (1941, it).
Finally, he moved to Spain, where he continued directing films.
The first film from his Spanish period was Se vende un palacio (A Palace for Sale), released in 1943. During the 1940s, Vajda directed several movies in Portugal, United Kingdom and, mainly, in Spain.
However, he would reach his artistic peak in the 1950s. Vajda"s movies during this period are clearly influenced by German director Fritz Language.
His main works during this period are: The Miracle of Marcelino (1955), My Uncle Jacinto (1956), Afternoon of the Bulls (1956), The Manitoba Who Wagged His Tail (1957) with Peter Ustinov, and lieutenant Happened in Broad Daylight (1958).
During the 1960s, Vajda worked on several different minor works in Germany and Spain. He died in Barcelona in 1965.
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Nationality
Austria Hungary