Fedor Ozep
Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important early writer on film and film theory, he served as dramaturge for the Mezhrabpomfilm-Rus company and wrote a number of films for directors such as V.I. Pudovkin and Yakov Protazanov before turning to directing in 1926.
Ozep was born into a Jewish merchant family in Moscow; his parents Khonon and Basya Otsep owned an umbrella factory. During the production of The Living Corpse in Germany, he decided to remain and worked throughout Europe during the 1930s, enjoying international acclaim for films including The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov and Amok. With the advent of World War II he moved to Hollywood but was unable to establish a career there, directing only one film. His last two films were made in Canada. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles in 1949.
Filmography
The Queen of Spades, screenwriterMetel, screenwriterPolikushka, screenwriterThe Cigarette Girl from Mosselprom, screenwriterThe Stationmaster, screenwriterAelita, screenwriterMiss Mend, director and screenwriterThe Yellow Ticket, director and screenwriterThe Doll With Millions, screenwriterThe Living Corpse, director and screenwriterThe Murderer Dimitri Karamazov, director and screenwriter- *There were two versions made at the same time, one in French and one in German, German language film co-director: Erich EngelsMirages de Paris, director and screenwriterGroßstadtnacht, director and screenwriter
- *Großstadtnacht and Mirages de Paris were two versions of the same film, made at the same time, one in French and one in GermanAmok, directorA Woman Alone, screenwriter, director and screenwriterGibraltar, directorPrincess Tarakanova, director and screenwriter
- *There were two versions made at the same time, one in French and one in Italian, Italian language film co-director: Mario SoldatiThree Russian Girls, directorCero en conducta, directorThe Music Master , directorWhispering City, directorLa Forteresse, director
- *Whispering City and La Forteresse were two versions of the same film, made at the same time, one in English and one in French