Directing
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Born January 1, 1895 · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died January 1, 1932 · aged 36
German and American director of Ukrainian origin, one of the leading European directors who filmed large-scale historical adaptations.
Known For
Rude Girl · 1918Rude Girl
1918
MovieDrama
Danton · 1921Danton
★ 6.51921
MovieHistoryDrama
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Mad Love · 1921Mad Love
★ 7.41921
MovieDramaRomance
Richard de la Croix's brother, Andreas, has been driven insane by a notorious vamp and socialite named Sappho. A friend takes Richard to the Odeon to meet her, but when Sappho actually meets him, he is unaware that she is the woman who drove Andreas to be institutionalised. Sappho genuinely falls in love with Richard, and decides to leave her vampy ways and her older lover behind her so that she can have him.
Othello · 1922Othello
★ 6.91922
MovieDrama
Based on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Jenny the Maid · 1918Jenny the Maid
★ 5.51918
MovieDrama
After the death of Count Chambery his wife and daughter were left without means of subsistence. Seeing no other way out, a young woman settles maid in the house of Baroness Angers.
The Station Master · 1918The Station Master
1918
MovieDrama
Das Experiment des Prof. Mithrany · 1921Das Experiment des Prof. Mithrany
★ 10.01921
MovieDrama
Anita Jo · 1919Anita Jo
1919
MovieDrama
Movies
Rude Girl · 1918Rude Girl
1918
MovieDrama
Danton · 1921Danton
★ 6.51921
MovieHistoryDrama
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Mad Love · 1921Mad Love
★ 7.41921
MovieDramaRomance
Richard de la Croix's brother, Andreas, has been driven insane by a notorious vamp and socialite named Sappho. A friend takes Richard to the Odeon to meet her, but when Sappho actually meets him, he is unaware that she is the woman who drove Andreas to be institutionalised. Sappho genuinely falls in love with Richard, and decides to leave her vampy ways and her older lover behind her so that she can have him.
Othello · 1922Othello
★ 6.91922
MovieDrama
Based on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Jenny the Maid · 1918Jenny the Maid
★ 5.51918
MovieDrama
After the death of Count Chambery his wife and daughter were left without means of subsistence. Seeing no other way out, a young woman settles maid in the house of Baroness Angers.
The Station Master · 1918The Station Master
1918
MovieDrama
Das Experiment des Prof. Mithrany · 1921Das Experiment des Prof. Mithrany
★ 10.01921
MovieDrama
Anita Jo · 1919Anita Jo
1919
MovieDrama
Landstraße und Großstadt · 1921Landstraße und Großstadt
★ 7.01921
MovieDrama
Two poor musicians rise from rags to riches. Money, fame and their love for the same woman begin to crumble their friendship, revealing the true natures of both men--one noble and kind, the other a greedy, ruthless beast.
Men · 1924Men
★ 7.21924
MovieDrama
Cleo lives in Marseilles and works as a waitress in a waterfront dive. A stranger entices her into coming to Paris to take dancing lessons, but instead she is taken to a baron, who betrays her. In spite of this inauspicious start, Cleo becomes a successful and renowned actress, but her feelings about men have never recovered. She loathes them and uses them only for the money they offer her, which she then hands over to a penniless girl.
Die Brüder Karamasoff · 1920Die Brüder Karamasoff
★ 6.01920
MovieDrama
An adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel.
Der Galiläer · 1921Der Galiläer
★ 9.01921
MovieHistoryDrama
The treason and trial of Jesus Christ, leading to his execution by crucifixion; based on the Oberammergau Passion Play.
The Night of the Decision · 1931The Night of the Decision
★ 7.01931
MovieDramaRomance
German language version of The Virtuous Sin (1930).
The Crown of Lies · 1926The Crown of Lies
★ 10.01926
MovieDramaRomance
Olga Kriga, a New York boarding house maid, is loved by John Knight, an automobile salesman, asks her to wed him. One day in a delicatessen, she is seen by a foreigner, who immediately hails her as "Queen." He tells her the faithful cabinet is waiting nearby. The foreigner is a servant of the former prime minister and he insists that she is the long lost ruler of Sylvania, a small European country. Olga decides to pose as that lost queen of Sylvania, and travels to that Balkan country accompanied by Knight. Count Mirko, knowing her return will cause usurper troubles, plans to make it appear beneficial to be rid of Olga. However, the people of the country acclaim her as queen and, after a revolt, put her on the throne. Happiness has been restored to Sylvania, but Olga decides that she no longer to pose as a royal and returns to New York with Knight. A lost film.
Peter the Great · 1922Peter the Great
★ 7.01922
MovieDramaHistory
Peter the Great, having become Tsar of Russia, using his shipbuilding knowledge acquired in a foreign country to establish a navy, and being able to use it, provokes a war with Sweden, defeating that country at the Battle of Poltava. This battle marks a turning point between Peter and Russia. His only son turns out to be a coward, meets a refugee girl and makes her his Empress, alienating himself from the church and many nobles. All these factors lead to a conspiracy...
The Swan · 1925The Swan
★ 8.01925
MovieRomanceComedy
The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in Russia, Sweden, and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night, an early talkie for Lillian Gish, and in Technicolor as a 1956 vehicle for Grace Kelly.
Lily of the Dust · 1924Lily of the Dust
★ 8.01924
MovieDrama
Lily, a poor and friendless orphan, is married to a sensual and elderly Colonel in the German army who divorces her when he finds her with a former officer sweetheart. Introduced by a girl friend to Bohemian society, Lily loses the love of the young officer and marries her former lover, a wealthy art connoisseur.
The Midnight Sun · 1926The Midnight Sun
★ 8.01926
MovieDrama
Stamboul · 1931Stamboul
★ 9.01931
MovieDrama
In the lead-up to the First World War, a French military attaché falls in love with the wife of a prominent German in Stamboul in the Ottoman Empire.
The Countess of Paris · 1923The Countess of Paris
★ 7.01923
MovieComedy
The Whirlwind of Passion · 1923The Whirlwind of Passion
★ 8.01923
MovieDrama
Blanche Benton is out on her morning ride with horse and carriage, when an automobile shows up and scares the horse. The driver in the car manages to intervene and takes Blanche to her home.
Knight's Spirit · 1918Knight's Spirit
★ 5.81918
MovieDrama
A romance in the upper-classes develops as the Bolshevik revolution is at hand.
A Narrow Escape · 1920A Narrow Escape
★ 6.81920
MovieRomanceAdventure
The marquis de Granier would like his son Charles to end his current relationship for a respectable marriage. His younger brother Octave tries to help but Yvonne Lelys tricks him and he nearly leaves his family for the dancer. He even follows her to Constantinople. He falls asleep while writing to his father and dreams that he is a movie actor who, driven by poverty, sneaks into his father's home to rob him. As his father catches him, he kills him. Thankfully, it was all a dream.
Graustark · 1925Graustark
★ 9.01925
MovieDramaAdventure
An American falls for the princess of the Kingdom of Graustark, and decides to her marriage to a dastardly prince.