Joseph N. Ermolieff

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1889-03-24

Deathday 1962-02-20 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Moscow, Russian Empire

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

Joseph N. Ermolieff

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.

Known For

Producer

1953
Fort Algiers

as Producer

1949
Outpost in Morocco

as Producer

1944
Miguel Strogoff

as Producer

1937
1924
Taras Bulba

as Production Director

1923
1923
1919
White and Black

as Production Manager

1918
Father Sergius

as Production Manager

1918
Knight's Spirit

as Production Manager

1918
Jenny the Maid

as Production Manager

1918
Little Ellie

as Production Manager

1917
Satan Triumphant

as Production Manager

1917
The Prosecutor

as Production Manager

1917
Behind the Screen

as Production Manager

1917
Dance of Death

as Production Manager

1916
Beggar Woman

as Production Manager

1916
The Queen of Spades

as Production Manager

1916
Sin

as Production Manager

1916
Life is a Moment, Art is Forever

as Production Manager

1916
In a Lively Place

as Producer

1915
Sashka The Seminarian

as Production Manager

1914
In The Whirlpool Of Moscow

as Production Manager

Writer

1949
1944
Miguel Strogoff

as Writer

1938

Sound

1930

Director

1924
Taras Bulba

as Director

Actor