Dimitri Kirsanoff
French film director (1899-1957) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 57
Dimitri Kirsanoff was a Russian-French early film-maker working in France, sometimes considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film.
Dimitri Kirsanoff is read about 13 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1957Died11 February 1957
Miss CatastropheFilm, 1957Director1956
Tonight the Skirts FlyFilm, Director1953
The Midnight WitnessFilm, Director1951
Death of a StagFilm, Director, Writer1950
Backward SeasonFilm, Director, Writer1938
The Midnight AirplaneFilm, Director, Writer1937
Franco de portFilm, Director, Writer1936
The Fountain of ArethusaFilm, Director1935ScrupuleFilm, Director1931
The CradlesFilm, Director1929
Autumn MistsFilm, Director1928SablesFilm, Director1926
MénilmontantFilm, Director, Writer1924
Irony of FateFilm, Director, Writer1899Born6 March 1899
Miss CatastropheFilm, 1957Director1956Tonight the Skirts FlyFilm, Director1953The Midnight WitnessFilm, Director1951Death of a StagFilm, Director, Writer1950Backward SeasonFilm, Director, Writer1938The Midnight AirplaneFilm, Director, Writer1937Franco de portFilm, Director, Writer1936The Fountain of ArethusaFilm, Director1935ScrupuleFilm, Director1931The CradlesFilm, Director1929Autumn MistsFilm, Director1928SablesFilm, Director1926MénilmontantFilm, Director, Writer1924Irony of FateFilm, Director, Writer1899Born6 March 1899People around Dimitri
Close ties
Raymond Pellegrin Dimitri directed Le crâneur and Midnight Witness
Sophie Desmarets Dimitri directed Miss Catastrophe (1957)
Marina Vlady Dimitri directed Le crâneur (1955)
Dora Doll Dimitri directed Le crâneur (1955)
Louis Seigner Dimitri directed Miss Catastrophe (1957)
Ray Ventura Produced Le Crâneur (1955)
Paul Frankeur Dimitri directed Le crâneur (1955)
Janine Darcey Dimitri directed The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1938)
Nadine de Rothschild Also in Tonight the Skirts Fly (1956)
Micheline Dax Dimitri directed Miss Catastrophe (1957)
Gaby André Dimitri directed The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1938)
Filmography 22
36 credits on file
About this person
He is known for some poetic silent films which he made independently, especially the medium-length Ménilmontant, but he was less successful with commercial films in the sound era.
Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1957 · aged 57
