Person
Slavko Vorkapich
Directing · 1894–1976 · Serbia
Biography
Slavoljub "Slavko" Vorkapić, known in English as Slavko Vorkapich, was a Serbian-born Hollywood montagist, an independent cinematic artist, chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts, chair of the Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy, painter, and illustrator. He was a prominent figure of modern cinematography and motion picture film art during the early and mid-20th century and was a cinema theorist and lecturer.
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Visual Effects
Joan of Arc
Assistant Director
Boys Town
Special Effects
Conquer by the Clock
Director
Marie Antoinette
Special Effects
David Copperfield
Special Effects
They Gave Him a Gun
Special Effects
The Good Earth
Editor
Manhattan Melodrama
Special Effects
Hanka
Director
Filmography
- 2023Vorkapich Montage Sequences (1928-1934)Director
- 1955HankaDirector
- 1950Abstract Experiment in KodachromeDirector
- 1948Joan of ArcAssistant Director
- 1947Forest MurmursDirector
- 1944New AmericansDirector
- 1942Conquer by the ClockDirector
- 1942Private Smith of the U.S.A.Director
- 1942Moods of the SeaDirector
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonVisual Effects
- 1938Boys TownSpecial Effects
- 1938Marie AntoinetteSpecial Effects
- 1937The Good EarthEditor
- 1937They Gave Him a GunSpecial Effects
- 1935David CopperfieldSpecial Effects
- 1935Millions of UsDirector
- 1934Crime Without PassionEditorial Services
- 1934Manhattan MelodramaSpecial Effects
- 1934The FuriesDirector
- 1933Dancing LadySpecial Effects
- 1933SweepingsSpecial Effects
- 1933The Past of Mary HolmesDirector
- 1932What Price Hollywood?Special Effects
- 1931I Take This WomanAssistant Director
- 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetSpecial Effects
- 1928Sins of the FathersCinematography
- 1928Manhattan CocktailVisual Effects
- 1928The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood ExtraDirector
- 1928The Love of ZeroWriter
- 1922The Prisoner of ZendaWriter
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