Albert Band
Albert Band (born May 7, 1924 in Paris , † June 14, 2002 in Los Angeles ) was an American film producer and director .
Life
Band started out in the film business as an editor for Pathé ; since the 1940s he worked in Hollywood, initially as an assistant director z. B. for John Huston . Later he produced himself and moved his center of life first to Sweden, then to Italy, where he was one of the pioneers of the US western produced in Europe , until Sergio Leone created a new kind of the genre. He returned to the States in 1970 and in the following decade began building the production company Empire Pictures with his son Charles . Since 1956 he has also directed several films himself.
His second son is the composer Richard Band .
Occasionally, Alfredo Antonini is given as the maiden name .
Filmography (selection)
Director and producer
- 1958: I Bury the Living
- 1966: The Trampler (Gli uomini dal passo pesante)
- 1978: Zoltan, Dracula's bloodhound (Dracula's dog)
- 1987: Ghoulies II (Ghoulies II)
- 1993: Dino Kids (Prehysteria!)
- 1993: Robot Jox 2 (Robot Wars)
- 1994: Dino Kids 2 (Prehysteria! 2)
producer
- 1962: Aeneas (La leggenda di Enea)
- 1963: Three against Sacramento (Duello nel Texas)
- 1967: The Cruel (I crudeli)
- 1968: More dead than alive (Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire)
- 1977: The great story of C. (Cinderella)
- 1986: Troll (Troll)
- 1986: TerrorVision
- 1990: Robotjox - War of the Robots (Robot Jox)
- 1991: Masters of Horror (The Pit and the Pendulum)
- 1992: Honey , now we have a giant baby (Honey, I blew up the kid)
- 1992: Rexosaurus ( Doctor Mordrid )
- 1992: Trancers 2010 ( Trancers III )
- 1993: Randy Tidies Up ( Remote )
- 1994: Alien Desperados ( Oblivion )
- 1995: Dragonworld
- 1995: Badlands ( Oblivion 2: Backlash )
script
- 1950: The Red Bravery Medal (The Red Badge of Courage)
- 1963: Three against Sacramento (Gringo)
- 1964: Not a cent for Ringo's head (Massacro al Grande Canyon) (& co-director)
Web links
- Albert Band in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography at Starpulse
Individual evidence
- ↑ so z. B. Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 29
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Band, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2002 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |