. >> host: michael korda, who is alex kellner? >> guest: alex kellner was the name that my uncle, alexander korda, was born with and which he changed when he moved to biewd past as a university student because it sounded deeply jewish. at first he spelled it corda, then he changed it toor >> host: who was sir alex korda? >> guest: he was perhaps at the prototypical film producer -- also film director. directed hit first film at a teenage age in 1914, and directed at least 100 and perhaps twice as many movies during the course of his life and produced i don't know how many, many, many, many. europe, united kingdom, and of course in hollywood, when he was there. he was an affable genius, and being his nephew was a full-time excitement. >> host: what was his influence on you? >> guest: he, your father, and your other uncle? >> guest: well, you know, first of all, an enormous respect for talent of any kind. by definition. people were good at making films, got at recognizing talent, even though they don't share it themselves. and secon