Noë Bloch (1875-1937) was a Russian-born

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. He was born as Noé Markowitsch Bloch to a

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family in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in the

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. After emigrating from Russia following the

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, Bloch established himself as a producer in Germany and in France where he often worked with other Russian exiles at Albatros Film.Crisp p.167

Selected filmography

* ''

The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova (172 ...

'' (1927) * ''

Hurrah! I Live! ''Hurrah! I Live!'' (german: Hurrah! Ich lebe!) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Nicolas Koline, Max Gülstorff, and Alexej Bondireff. It was adapted from the play '' Der mutige Seefahrer'' by Georg Ka ...

'' (1928) * ''

Dolly Gets Ahead ''Dolly Gets Ahead'' (german: Dolly macht Karriere) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Dolly Haas, Oskar Karlweis, and Grete Natzler. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1930) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''

No More Love "No More Love" is a song by the band God Lives Underwater. It was originally released on their self-titled EP album ''God Lives Underwater'' in 1995, resulting in significant airplay. The song was featured in the 1995 movie ''Johnny Mnemonic''. ...

'' (1931) * ''

Calais-Dover ''Calais-Dover'' (french: Calais-Douvres) is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, André Roanne and Armand Bernard.Bock & Bergfelder p. 455 It is the French-language version of th ...

'' (1931) * ''

In the Employ of the Secret Service ''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (german: Im Geheimdienst) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the Firs ...

'' (1931)

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993.

External links

* 1875 births 1937 deaths French film producers 20th-century Russian Jews People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France {{Russia-bio-stub