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American film director
Albert Band
Born Alfredo Antonini
(1924-05-07 ) May 7, 1924Died June 14, 2002(2002-06-14) (aged 78) Other names Artemio Antonini Occupation(s) Film producer, film director, screenwriter Years active 1951–96 Spouse Jacquelyn Richardson Children
Charles Band
Richard Band Parent Relatives
Alex Band (grandson)
Albert Band (born Alfredo Antonini ;
[1] May 7, 1924 – June 14, 2002) was an American film director and film producer. He was the son of artist
Max Band , father of filmmaker
Charles Band and of film composer
Richard Band and the grandfather of
Alex Band ,
Taryn Band and
Rachael Band .
Life and career
Band was born in
Paris , France, the son of Bertha (née Finkelstein) and
Max Band , an artist.
[2]
[3] His mother was born in Marijampolė,
Lithuania and his father was from
Kudirkos Naumiestis ,
Lithuania .
[4] His family is Jewish.
[5] He escaped from Paris to the United States with his family prior to the
occupation of France during World War II . He graduated from
Hollywood High School .
Interested in film, he became an apprentice at
Warner Bros.
[6] where he developed contacts eventually becoming an assistant director on
John Huston 's
The Asphalt Jungle ,
[7] then adapting the story
The Red Badge of Courage for Huston's
film of the same name .
[8]
He made his debut as a producer and director in
The Young Guns (1956), combining the two then-popular genres of Westerns and juvenile delinquent films. In the late 1950s, he moved to Europe, producing a variety of films, beginning in Sweden with
Face of Fire (1959), based on another of
Stephen Crane 's stories, The Monster .
[7]
Filmography
Producer
The Young Guns (1956) (producer) (uncredited)
I Bury the Living (1958) (producer)
Face of Fire (1959) (producer)
La leggenda di Enea (dir.
Giorgio Venturini , 1962) (producer)
Duello nel Texas (dir. Ricardo Blasco, 1963) (producer)
Massacro al Grande Canyon (dir.
Sergio Corbucci , 1964) (producer)
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965) (TV) (producer)
Gli uomini dal passo pesante (1965) (producer)
I crudeli (dir.
Sergio Corbucci , 1967) (producer)
Un minuto per pregare, un instante per morire (dir.
Franco Giraldi , 1968) (producer)
Little Cigars (dir. Chris Christenberry, 1973) (producer)
Mansion of the Doomed (dir.
Michael Pataki , 1976) (supervising executive producer)
Cinderella (dir.
Michael Pataki , 1977) (producer)
Dracula's Dog (1978) (producer)
She Came to the Valley (1979) (producer)
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (dir.
Charles Band , 1983) (executive producer)
Ghost Warrior (aka Swordkill ) (dir. J. Larry Carroll, 1984) (executive producer)
Troll (dir.
John Carl Buechler , 1986) (producer)
TerrorVision (dir.
Ted Nicolaou , 1986) (producer)
Ghoulies II (1987) (producer)
Robot Jox (dir.
Stuart Gordon , 1990) (producer)
The Pit and the Pendulum (dir.
Stuart Gordon , 1991) (V) (producer)
Joey Takes a Cab (1991) (producer)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (dir.
Randal Kleiser , 1992) (executive producer)
Doctor Mordrid (1992) (producer)
Trancers III (dir.
C. Courtney Joyner , 1992) (V) (producer)
Remote (dir.
Ted Nicolaou , 1993) (V) (producer)
Oblivion (dir.
Sam Irvin , 1994) (co-producer)
Dragonworld (dir.
Ted Nicolaou , 1994) (producer)
Pet Shop (dir. Hope Perello, 1994) (producer)
Castle Freak (dir.
Stuart Gordon , 1995) (executive producer)
Magic Island (dir.
Sam Irvin , 1995) (V) (producer)
Oblivion 2: Backlash (dir.
Sam Irvin , 1996) (co-producer)
Zarkorr! The Invader (dir. Aaron Osborne, Michael Deak, 1996) (executive producer)
Director
Actor
Writer
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References
^ Rausch, Andrew J. (2015).
Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian . McFarland. p. 18.
ISBN
9780786484096 .
^
"The California Register" . 1966.
^
"Who's who in California" . 1976.
^
"Who's who on the Pacific Coast" . Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. December 8, 1951 – via Google Books.
^ Brehmer, Nat (September 27, 2021).
Puppet Master Complete: A Franchise History . McFarland.
ISBN
9781476645193 .
^ Albert Band Interview Rausch, Andrew J. and Dequina, Michael Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian McFarland, 2008
^
a
b
"Albert Band, 78; Producer, Director Worked With Huston" .
Los Angeles Times . June 29, 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2017 .
^ Jay, Dave; Wilson, William S.; Dewi, Torsten (2017). It Came From The Video Aisle! . Schiffer Publishing. p. 10.
ISBN
9780764354106 .
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