hufilmtv1-2, Exercise 2: Comparing two careers

Model answer (Curtiz and Korda; check the details):

Curtiz: directed in Budapest and Vienna, moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s and became a studio director at Warner Brothers. He worked within the studio system and made a very large number of films across genres (Captain Blood, Robin Hood, Casablanca), winning the Best Director Oscar for Casablanca.

Korda: worked in Budapest, Vienna, Berlin and Hollywood, then settled in Britain, where he founded London Films in 1932 and became a producer-impresario. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) was a major success, and he was knighted in 1942.

Comparison: Curtiz built his success as a director inside a large studio. Korda built his as an independent producer who created a studio of his own in a smaller industry. Both started in the Hungarian and Austrian film worlds and moved after 1919.