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Fédote Bourgasoff

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Other names
  
Fiodor Burgasow

Years active
  
1917-1944 (film)

Occupation
  
Cinematographer

Other name
  
Fiodor Burgasow

Born
  
9 March 1890
Lokhvitsa, Ukraine, then in Russian Empire

Died
  
Movies
  
The Lower Depths, Michel Strogoff, The Novel of Werther, Father Sergius, Satan Triumphant

Similar
  
Alexandre Volkoff, Léonce‑Henri Burel, Marguerite Renoir, Joseph N Ermolieff, Charles Spaak

Fédote Bourgasoff (1890–1945) was a Russian-born French cinematographer. He shot the 1927 historical film The Loves of Casanova. He was born Fiodor Burgasow in Lokhvitsa, Poltava then in the Russian Empire and now in Ukraine. After establishing himself in Russian cinema, Bourgasoff fled to France following the Russian Revolution. He worked frequently on films there until his death, often on projects involving many other Russian exiles.

Selected filmography

  • Father Sergius (1917)
  • The House of Mystery (1923)
  • The Loves of Casanova (1927)
  • Secrets of the Orient (1928)
  • Imperial Violets (1932)
  • Beauty Spot (1932)
  • Casanova (1934)
  • The Mysteries of Paris (1935)
  • Juanita (1935)
  • The Lower Depths (1936)
  • The Novel of Werther (1938)
  • References

    Fédote Bourgasoff Wikipedia


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