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{{short description|Russian-born French film producer}}
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| name = Alexandre Kamenka
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| image = 1919 Alexandre Kamenka.jpg
| caption = 1919 [[Autochrome]] by [[Auguste Léon]]
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| birth_date = 8 May 1888
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| birth_place = [[Odessa]], [[Kherson Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]
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| death_date = 3 December 1969 (aged 81)
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| birth_place = [[Odessa]], [[Kherson Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]
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| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
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| death_date = 3 December 1969
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| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
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| occupation = Producer
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| yearsactive = 1923 - 1960 (film)
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| yearsactive = 1923 - 1960 (film)
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'''Alexandre Kamenka''' (1888–1969) was a Russian-born French [[film producer]]. He was born in [[Odessa]], now in [[Ukraine]], when it was still part of the [[Russian Empire]]. He fled following the [[Russian Revolution]] and went to France where he established the production company [[Films Albatros]].<ref>Andrew p.291</ref> A number of other Russian exiles were involved with the company.
'''Alexandre Kamenka''' (8 May 1888 – 3 December 1969) was a Russian-born French [[film producer]]. He was born the son of [[Boris Kamenka]] in [[Odessa]], now in [[Ukraine]]. At that time the city was part of the [[Russian Empire]]. He fled following the [[Russian Revolution]] and went to France where he established the production company [[Films Albatros]].<ref>Andrew p.291</ref> A number of other Russian exiles were involved with the company.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Kean (film)|Kean]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Kean (1924 film)|Kean]]'' (1924)
* ''[[That Scoundrel Morin (1924 film)|That Scoundrel Morin]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Carmen (1926 film)|Carmen]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Carmen (1926 film)|Carmen]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Porter from Maxim's (1927 film)|The Porter from Maxim's]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Porter from Maxim's (1927 film)|The Porter from Maxim's]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Italian Straw Hat (film)|The Italian Straw Hat]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Italian Straw Hat (1928 film)|The Italian Straw Hat]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Two Timid Souls]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Two Timid Souls (1928 film)|Two Timid Souls]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Baccarat (1929 film)|Baccarat]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Cagliostro (1929 film)|Cagliostro]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Cagliostro (1929 film)|Cagliostro]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Antoinette (film)|Antoinette]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Invisible Woman (1933 film)|The Invisible Woman]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Hotel Free Exchange]]'' (1934)
* ''[[The Messenger (1937 film)|The Messenger]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Messenger (1937 film)|The Messenger]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Bouquinquant Brothers]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Barton Mystery (1949 film)|The Barton Mystery]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Barton Mystery (1949 film)|The Barton Mystery]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Guilty? (1951 film)|Guilty?]]'' (1951)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Imperial Russian emigrants to France]]
[[Category:Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France]]
[[Category:Ukrainian emigrants to France]]
[[Category:People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism]]
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 7 May 2024

Alexandre Kamenka
1919 Autochrome by Auguste Léon
Born8 May 1888
Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died3 December 1969 (aged 81)
Paris, France
OccupationProducer
Years active1923 - 1960 (film)

Alexandre Kamenka (8 May 1888 – 3 December 1969) was a Russian-born French film producer. He was born the son of Boris Kamenka in Odessa, now in Ukraine. At that time the city was part of the Russian Empire. He fled following the Russian Revolution and went to France where he established the production company Films Albatros.[1] A number of other Russian exiles were involved with the company.

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andrew p.291

Bibliography[edit]

  • Andrew, Dudley. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.

External links[edit]


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