Fédote Bourgasoff

Fédote Bourgasoff
Born 9 March 1890
Lokhvitsa, Ukraine, then in Russian Empire
Died 12 May 1945
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Other names Fiodor Burgasow
Occupation Cinematographer
Years active 1917-1944 (film)

Fédote Bourgasoff (1890–1945) was a Russian-born French cinematographer. He shot the 1927 historical film The Loves of Casanova.[1] He was born Fiodor Burgasow in Lokhvitsa, Poltava then in the Russian Empire and now in Ukraine. After establishing himself in Russian cinema, Bourgasoff fled to France following the Russian Revolution. He worked frequently on films there until his death, often on projects involving many other Russian exiles.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Klossner p.64

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