
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

Joan of Arc
Assistant Director

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Visual Effects

Boys Town
Special Effects

Hanka
Director

Conquer by the Clock
Director

Forest Murmurs
Director

David Copperfield
Special Effects

Marie Antoinette
Special Effects

Manhattan Melodrama
Special Effects

New Americans
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 PassionSpecial Effects
- 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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