Alexandre Volkoff
| Alexandre Volkoff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
27 December 1885 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died |
22 May 1942 Rome, Lazio Fascist Italy |
| Other names | Alexander Wolkoff |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director |
| Years active | 1913 - 1941 |
Alexandre Volkoff (Russian Александр Александрович Волков, transliteration Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Volkov, 1885–1942) was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. Aleksandr Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover.[1]
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy. He directed several films starring his fellow Russian exile Ivan Mozzhukhin.
Selected filmography
Director
Features unless otherwise specified:
- The Green Spider (1916) - a short film, Russia
- Father Sergius (1917) - co-director, Russia
- The House of Mystery (1923) - France
- Les Ombres qui passent (1924) - France
- Kean (1924) - France
- Heart of an Actress (1924) - France
- The Loves of Casanova (1927) - France
- Secrets of the Orient (1928) - France
- The White Devil (1930) - Germany
- Wolga-Wolga (1936) - Germany
- Amore imperiale (1941) - Italy
References
- ↑ Phillips p.39
Bibliography
- Phillips, Alastair. City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.
External links
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