Joseph N. Ermolieff
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- March 24, 1889
- Died
- February 20, 1962 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russian Empire
Biography
One of the first Russian film entrepreneurs. In October 1907, while still a law student at Moscow University, he was hired as a junior technician in the Moscow branch of the "Pathé Brothers" film company. A year later, he was already the head of the company's sales department, and three years later, he was the general representative of "Pathe" in Russia. Since 1912 - co-owner of the rental company "Ermoliev, Zarkhin and Segel" (in Rostov-on-Don). In 1915 he founded his own film studio "I. Ermoliev”, under the auspices of which more than 120 films were released. In 1918 he opened a branch of the film company in Yalta. Since 1920 - in exile. Settled in France, where he organized the company "Ermolieff-Cinéma". It translated Russian films for foreign distribution. In 1936, he was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor for services to the French film industry. A year later, he moved to the United States, where he produced films in Hollywood until the end of his life.
Known For
Filmography
Fort Algiers
Movie · Producer
Outpost in Morocco
Movie · Producer
Miguel Strogoff
Movie · Producer
The Soldier and the Lady
Movie · Producer
The Czar's Courier
Movie · Producer
Taras Bulba
Movie · Producer
The House of Mystery
Movie · Producer
Member Of Parliament
Movie · Producer
The Child of the Carnival
Movie · Producer
White and Black
Movie · Producer
Punin and Baburin
Movie · Producer
Jenny the Maid
Movie · Producer
Father Sergius
Movie · Producer
A Knight of the Spirit
Movie · Producer
Little Ellie
Movie · Producer
The Station Master
Movie · Producer
Rude Girl
Movie · Producer
Satan Triumphant
Movie · Producer
Dance of Death
Movie · Producer
Behind the Screen
Movie · Producer
The Prosecutor
Movie · Producer
In a Lively Place
Movie · Producer
Life is a Moment, Art is Forever
Movie · Producer
The Queen of Spades
Movie · Producer
The Beggar Woman
Movie · Producer
The Hawk's Nest
Movie · Producer
She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately
Movie · Producer
Sin
Movie · Producer
Long Gone are Chrysanthemums in a Garden
Movie · Producer
Here Comes The Postal Troyka...
Movie · Producer
Sashka The Seminarian
Movie · Producer
Nikolay Stavrogin
Movie · Producer
In The Whirlpool Of Moscow
Movie · Producer