Alexandre Volkoff (Russian: Александр Александрович Волков, romanized: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov; 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.
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.
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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
Amore imperiale (1941) – Italy
Screenwriter
Heart of an Actress (1924, dir. Germaine Dulac) – France