Director

Joseph N. Ermolieff

Production

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 1195656

IMDb ID: nm0259616

Known for: Production

Born: March 24, 1889

Died: February 20, 1962

Age: 72

Place of birth: Moscow, Russian Empire

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1914 - 1953

Years active: 40

Average TMDB rating: 5.3

Wikidata: Q503741

Also known as

Joseph Yermoliev • Iosif Yermolyev • Josef Ermoliev • Иосиф Ермольев • Josef Yermoliev • Iosif Ermolyev • Iosif Ermoliev • J.N. Ermolieff • J. N. Ermolieff • И. Н. Ермольев

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Production Director (1)Production Manager (16)Producer (6)Writer (2)Sound (1)Story (1)

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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 "Pate" 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.

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