Alexandre Volkoff (; 27 December 1885 – 22 May 1942) was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. He established his film career in Russia and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled the country following the Bolshevik takeover.Phillips p. 39
The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy and collaborated several times with his fellow Russian exile, the actor Ivan Mozzhukhin.
Selected filmography
Director Features unless otherwise specified: The Fugitive – a short film, Russia, France The Green Spider (1916) – a short film, Russia Father Sergius (1917) – co-director, Russia People Die for Metal (1919) – Russia The House of Mystery (1923) – France Les Ombres qui passent (1924) – France Kean (1924) – France The Loves of Casanova (1927) – France Secrets of the Orient (1928) – France The White Devil (1930) – Germany Stjenka Rasin (1936) – Germany (1941) – Italy
Screenwriter Heart of an Actress (1924, dir. Germaine Dulac) – France
References
Bibliography Phillips, Alastair. City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929–1939. Amsterdam University Press, 2004.
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