Boris de Fast

Acting

Boris de Fast

Born June 4, 1891 · Feodossia, Crimea, Ukraine

Died February 1, 1973 · aged 81

Boris de Fast (July 6, 1890 - ?after 1966) was a Russian actor, screenwriter, film editor and make-up artist. Born in Feodosia, Crimea in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to France where he worked in the county's film industry. His only American film was a strange villainous performance in Tempest(1928). Source: Article "Boris de Fast" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Elevator to the GallowsElevator to the Gallows · 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
7.61958
MovieCrimeDrama
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
NapoleonNapoleon · 1927
Napoleon
7.81927
MovieDramaHistory
A biopic of 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 invasion of Italy in 1797.
La dame masquéeLa dame masquée · 1924
La dame masquée
6.01924
Movie
A young woman, forced into a loveless marriage, takes a lover.
Princesse MashaPrincesse Masha · 1928
Princesse Masha
8.01928
Movie
A baby is abandoned near the Neva in St. Petersburg 1890. A teacher picks it up and takes the little girl. 20 years pass, Masha (Claudia Victrix) flee Russia because her father conspired against the Tsarist regime and is in the attention of the dangerous General Bourgassoff (Jean Toulout) . She goes to study medicine in Paris....
The Last AdventureThe Last Adventure · 1967
The Last Adventure
6.91967
MovieAdventureDrama
Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot's license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot.
Frou-FrouFrou-Frou · 1955
Frou-Frou
6.01955
MovieRomanceComedy
A story of the love of Frou-Frou - an actress and singer in the in the beginning of her career.
Madonna of the Sleeping CarsMadonna of the Sleeping Cars · 1928
Madonna of the Sleeping Cars
8.01928
MovieDramaAdventure
Lady Diana Wynham, a crumbling aristocrat, entrusts her new secretary, Prince Séliman, with a daring mission on whose success will depend the survival of her fortune.
La Femme d'une nuitLa Femme d'une nuit · 1930
La Femme d'une nuit
8.01930
MovieDrama
A lieutenant of the French navy, ready to kill himself in despair, renounces his project after spending a night with a beautiful stranger, the Princess of Lystrie.

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