# Alexandr Hackenschmied

> Alexandr Hackenschmied, born Alexander Siegfried George Hackenschmied, known later as Alexander Hammid, was a Czech-American photographer, film director, cinematographer and film editor. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and became involved in American avant-garde cinema. He is best known for three films: Crisis (1939), Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) and To Be Alive! (1964). He made Meshes of the Afternoon with Maya Deren, to whom he was married from 1942 to 1947. His second marriage was to the photographer Hella Heyman, who had also collaborated with Hammid and Deren on several films.

*American film director, photographer, actor, film editor and cinematographer (1907-2004)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1907-12-17
- **Died:** 2004-07-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.3 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352413/ (@nm0352413)

## Sources
- [Alexandr Hackenschmied](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr_Hackenschmied)
- [اليكساندر هاكينستشميد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [ئەلێکساندەر ھاکنشمید](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%84%DB%8E%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%95%D8%B1_%DA%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [Alexander Hackenschmied](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hackenschmied)
- [Alexander Hammid](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hammid)
- [Alexandr Hackenschmied](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr_Hackenschmied)
- [الکساندر هکن‌اشمید](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%87%DA%A9%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [Alexander Hammid](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hammid)
- [Alexander Hammid](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hammid)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357624)
- [Alexander Hammid](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96814)

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