Alexandre Volkoff

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Alexandre Volkoff

Born December 27, 1885 · Moscow, Russia

Died May 22, 1942 · aged 56

Alexandre Volkoff was a Russian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on December 27, 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire. Aleksandre Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover. The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in German…

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NapoleonNapoleon · 1927
Napoleon
★ 7.91927
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic of former Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant 1797 invasion of Italy.
Loves of CasanovaLoves of Casanova · 1927
Loves of Casanova
★ 6.31927
MovieDramaAdventure
Republic of Venice, 1760. Pursued by a vengeful husband, the intrepid womanizer Casanova, who symbolizes the decline of the city and its fall into debauchery, manages to escape and, by a circuitous route, arrives in Saint Petersburg, where he will be involved in the many plots that threaten the throne of Czar Peter III…
KeanKean · 1924
Kean
★ 6.51924
MovieDrama
By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.
L'enfant du carnavalL'enfant du carnaval · 1934
L'enfant du carnaval
★ 8.01934
Movie
A desperate mother abandons her child on the door step of a playboy.
The 1002nd NightThe 1002nd Night · 1933
The 1002nd Night
★ 5.51933
MovieDramaAction
An Arabian prince falls in with a group of downtrodden rebels and faces the wrath of an unsympathetic sultan whose wife he is also romancing.
Father SergiusFather Sergius · 1918
Father Sergius
★ 5.31918
MovieHistoryDrama
The story of Prince Stepán Kasátsky discovering his fiancée was the mistress of the Czar, so he then becomes a monk.
Amore imperialeAmore imperiale · 1941
Amore imperiale
★ 6.51941
MovieComedyRomance
The Picture of Dorian GreyThe Picture of Dorian Grey · 1915
The Picture of Dorian Grey
★ 6.21915
MovieDramaFantasy
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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