Alex Vetchinsky

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Alex Vetchinsky (born November 9, 1904 in London as Alec Hyman Vetchinsky , † March 4, 1980 in Hove ) was a British film architect .

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The son of Polish parents, after completing his vocational training at the Architectural Association, worked in an architectural firm in London before joining the production company Gainsborough Pictures as an assistant set designer in 1928 . He made his debut as chief architect three years later.

In this function he initially designed the film structures for smaller productions, since his collaboration (from 1937) with again important top directors such as Carol Reed , Alfred Hitchcock and Edward Dmytryk, Vetchinsky moved up into the top group of British film architects.

In the early post-war years in particular, he was involved in a number of lavishly produced prestige films, including Impatience of the Heart, Der kupferne Berg and Haus der Sehnsucht . In later years Alex Vetchinsky equipped cheaply produced comedy series products such as several productions of the carry-on ... film series , but also other mainstream entertainment and a few lavish set-up films , including The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders and Jane Eyre . In Sherlock Holmes' greatest case, Vetchinsky was able to resurrect the world of London alleys, backyards and gambling dubs from Jack the Ripper's time with a great sense of the atmosphere .

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 171.

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personal data
SURNAME Vetchinsky, Alex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vetchinsky, Alec Hyman (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH March 4th 1980
Place of death Hove