Boris de Fast
Boris de Fast (July 6, 1890 – 1973) was a Russian actor, screenwriter, film editor and make-up artist. Boris de Fast was born in Feodosia, Crimea in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to France, where he worked in the film industry. His rare performances in American films include a strange villainous performance in Tempest (1928) and a role in The Woman Disputed.
Boris de Fast
- Name
- Boris de Fast
- Born
- July 6, 1890
- Birthplace
- Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire
- Died
- post 1966
- Occupation
- Actor, screenwriter, film editor and makeup artist
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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Boris de Fast (July 6, 1890 – 1973) was a Russian actor, screenwriter, film editor and make-up artist. Boris de Fast was born in Feodosia, Crimea in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to France, where he worked in the film industry. His rare performances in American films include a strange villainous performance in Tempest (1928) and a role in The Woman Disputed.
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Boris de Fast was an actor, film editor and screenwriter, of French nationality. The actor was born in Feodosiia and died in 14th arrondissement of Paris. Languages used include French.
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• Name — Boris de Fast • Born — July 6, 1890 • Birthplace — Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire • Died — post 1966 • Other Names — Boris Fastovich Boris De Fas • Occupation — Actor, screenwriter, film editor and makeup artist • Years Active — 1924–1967 (film)
Actor
Actor
• The Masked Woman (1924) • Michel Strogoff (1926) • En plongée (1926) • Napoleon (1927) • Princess Masha (1927) • The Woman Disputed (1928) • Tempest (1928) • Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (1928) • Volga Volga (1928) • Land Without Women (1929) • The Ship of Lost Souls (1929) • The Ring of the Empress (1930) • La Femme d'une nuit (1931) • Queen of the Night (1931) • The Man with a Broken Ear (1934)
Editor
Editor
• The Orderly (1933) • Les yeux noirs (1935) • The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937) • Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
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Boris de Fast was born at Feodosiia.
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Boris de Fast died at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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• Volga in Flames (1934)
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- 1.Waldman p. 141
- 2.Nouvelles éditions Opta. Positif. 1988.
- 3.Boris de Fast – Unifrance. en.unifrance.org.
- 4.Jeanne, René. Histoire encyclopédique du cinéma: Le cinéma américain, 1895–1945. R. Laffont. 1947.
- 5.Marmin, Michel. Le cinéma: grande histoire illustrée du 7e art. Editions Atlas. 1982. 978-2-7312-0172-7.
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- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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