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. 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

• Father Sergius (1917)
• The House of Mystery (1923)
• The Loves of Casanova (1927)
• Secrets of the Orient (1928)
• Imperial Violets (1932)
• Beauty Spot (1932)
• Casanova (1934)
• The Mysteries of Paris (1935)
• Juanita (1935)
• The Volga Boatman (1936)
• The Lower Depths (1936)
• The Novel of Werther (1938)
• The Black Diamond (1941)
• Happy Days (1941)

Bibliography

• Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on film and television. McFarland & Co, 2002.

External links

• Fédote Bourgasoff at IMDb