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Alex Vetchinsky(1904-1980)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Alex Vetchinsky was born on 9 November 1904 in London, England, UK. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), Hell Below Zero (1954) and Rotten to the Core (1965). He died on 4 March 1980 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornNovember 9, 1904
DiedMarch 4, 1980(75)
BornNovember 9, 1904
DiedMarch 4, 1980(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes
7.7
  • Art Department(as Vetchinsky)
  • 1938
Hell Below Zero (1954)
Hell Below Zero
5.8
  • Art Director(as Vetchinsky)
  • 1954
Rotten to the Core (1965)
Rotten to the Core
5.6
  • Art Director
  • 1965
Kathleen Byron, Paul Dupuis, and Margaret Lockwood in Madness of the Heart (1949)
Madness of the Heart
6.1
  • Art Director(as A. Vetchinsky)
  • 1949

Credits

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Art Director

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1974
  • Diamonds on Wheels (1973)
    Diamonds on Wheels
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1973
  • Kidnapped (1971)
    Kidnapped
    6.2
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1971
  • Jane Eyre (1970)
    Jane Eyre
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)
    Carry on Up the Jungle
    6.0
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1970
  • Laurence Olivier, Richard Attenborough, Susan Hampshire, and Robin Phillips in David Copperfield (1970)
    David Copperfield
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1970
  • Sophie's Place (1969)
    Sophie's Place
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)
    Carry on Up the Khyber
    6.8
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1968
  • Carry on Follow That Camel (1967)
    Carry on Follow That Camel
    6.0
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1967
  • Yul Brynner and Trevor Howard in The Long Duel (1967)
    The Long Duel
    5.9
    • Art Director (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1967
  • Christopher Lee in Night of the Big Heat (1967)
    Night of the Big Heat
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Sylva Koscina and Elke Sommer in Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
    Deadlier Than the Male
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Carnaby, M.D. (1966)
    Carnaby, M.D.
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Rotten to the Core (1965)
    Rotten to the Core
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins, and Barbara Windsor in Carry on Spying (1964)
    Carry on Spying
    6.2
    • Art Director (as A. Vetchinsky)
    • 1964

Art Department

  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
    5.5
    • location art director
    • 1965
  • Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch in Band Waggon (1940)
    Band Waggon
    5.3
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1940
  • Will Fyffe in They Came by Night (1940)
    They Came by Night
    5.8
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1940
  • The Frozen Limits (1939)
    The Frozen Limits
    5.8
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1939
  • Gracie Fields and Sydney Howard in Shipyard Sally (1939)
    Shipyard Sally
    6.3
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1939
  • Ask a Policeman (1939)
    Ask a Policeman
    7.2
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1939
  • Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
    The Lady Vanishes
    7.7
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1938
  • Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
    Alf's Button Afloat
    5.5
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1938
  • Will Hay in Convict 99 (1938)
    Convict 99
    6.7
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1938
  • Margaret Lockwood and John Lodge in Bank Holiday (1938)
    Bank Holiday
    6.4
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1938
  • Will Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood, and John Loder in To the Victor (1938)
    To the Victor
    6.3
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1938
  • Will Hay, Moore Marriott, and Graham Moffatt in Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
    Oh, Mr. Porter!
    7.4
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1937
  • George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, and John Loder in Doctor Syn (1937)
    Doctor Syn
    6.2
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1937
  • Will Fyffe and Will Mahoney in Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
    Said O'Reilly to McNab
    6.4
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1937
  • O-Kay for Sound (1937)
    O-Kay for Sound
    5.9
    • settings (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1937

Production Designer

  • Roger Moore, Ray Milland, Bradford Dillman, and Susannah York in Gold (1974)
    Gold
    5.7
    • Production Designer (as Alec Vetchinsky)
    • 1974
  • John Neville in A Study in Terror (1965)
    A Study in Terror
    6.5
    • Production Designer (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1965
  • Robert Newton in Waterfront Women (1950)
    Waterfront Women
    6.4
    • Production Designer (as A. Vetchinsky)
    • 1950
  • The Mark of Cain (1947)
    The Mark of Cain
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1947
  • Beware of Pity (1946)
    Beware of Pity
    6.4
    • Production Designer (as Vetchinsky)
    • 1946
  • The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
    The Lamp Still Burns
    6.1
    • Production Designer (as Alec Vetchinsky)
    • 1943
  • Where's That Fire? (1939)
    Where's That Fire?
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1939
  • Night and Day (1932)
    Night and Day
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1932
  • Lord Babs
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • A. Vetchinsky
  • Born
    • November 9, 1904
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 4, 1980
    • Hove, East Sussex, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The film Monsieur Lecoq (1967) was unfinished and abandoned.

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