German and American director of Ukrainian origin, one of the leading European directors who filmed large-scale historical adaptations.

KNOWN FOR

Hollywood
1980
The Swan
1925
Danton
1921
Mad Love
1921
Television: French Version
1931
Anita Jo
1919
The Crown of Lies
1926
The Countess of Paris
1923
Peter the Great
1922
The Night of the Decision
1931
Othello
1922
Lily of the Dust
1924

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
8
Directing
22
Writing
8
1980
Hollywood
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1920
A Narrow Escape
as Charles
1920
Die Brüder Karamasoff
1919
Comrade Abram
1918
A Knight of the Spirit
as Leo Rostovskiy
1918
Jenny the Maid
as Nicolas, the lackey
1918
Rude Girl
as Astrov
1918
The Station Master
as Minskiy