Pierre Batcheff

Pierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901?

One of the Parisian newspapers reporting on his death summarised his contemporary appeal as an actor: "As an artist, he brought an extremely personal tone of refinement, of sensitivity and of melancholy, which was not devoid of strength, and this earned him a very wide popularity". It also noted that on the day after his death he had been due to sign a contract with a producer to direct his first film.

Filmography

Year Original title English title Director Notes 1923 Maurice de Marsan and Charles Maudru Lost film. 1924 Claudine et le poussin Marcel Manchez Role of Claude de Puygiron 1925 Princesse Lulu Princess Lulu Émile-Bernard Donatien Lost film. 1925 Autour d'un berceau Georges Monca and Maurice Kéroul Lost film. 1925 Jean Epstein 1926 Feu Mathias Pascal Marcel L'Herbier Role of Scipion. 1926 Destinée Henry Roussel Lost film. 1926 Georges Pallu Lost film. 1927 Raymond Bernard Role of Prince Serge Oblonoff. 1927 Napoléon Abel Gance Role of General Hoche. 1927 Éducation de prince Education of a Prince Henri Diamant-Berger 1927 En rade Alberto Cavalcanti 1927 Siren of the Tropics Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant With Josephine Baker. 1928 Gaston Ravel Lost film. 1928 Island of Love Jean Durand and Berthe Dagmar 1928 Vivre Robert Boudrioz Lost film. 1928 Jean Milva 1929 Two Timid Souls René Clair 1929 Luis Buñuel Short film. 1929 Monte Cristo Henri Fescourt Role of Albert de Mortcerf. 1930 Illusions Lucien Mayrargue 1930 Leo Mittler Lost film. 1931 Les Amours de minuit The Lovers of Midnight Augusto Genina and Marc Allégret Also in German version Mitternachtsliebe. 1931 Adelqui Migliar Lost film. 1932 Baroud Baroud Rex Ingram and Alice Terry Batcheff appeared in both French and English versions. 1932 Amour... Amour... Robert Bibal Batcheff wrote the script only; filmed and released after his death.