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Nikolai Toporkoff(1885-1965)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Nikolai Toporkoff was born on 20 June 1885 in Moscow, Russia. He was a cinematographer, known for Le brasier ardent (1923), A Narrow Escape (1920) and The Kidnapping (1934). He died on 20 June 1965 in Paris, France.
BornJune 20, 1885
DiedJune 20, 1965(80)
BornJune 20, 1885
DiedJune 20, 1965(80)
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Known for

Le brasier ardent (1923)
Le brasier ardent
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1923
A Narrow Escape (1920)
A Narrow Escape
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1920
The Kidnapping (1934)
The Kidnapping
7.3
  • Cinematographer(as Toporkoff)
  • 1934
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Michel Strogoff
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1926

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Leguignon guérisseur (1954)
    Leguignon guérisseur
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Le défroqué (1954)
    Le défroqué
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954
  • Je suis un mouchard (1953)
    Je suis un mouchard
    • Cinematographer
    • 1953
  • Seuls au monde (1952)
    Seuls au monde
    • Cinematographer
    • 1952
  • Mon phoque et elles (1951)
    Mon phoque et elles
    4.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1951
  • Margareta Fahlén, Douglas Håge, Barbro Larsson, Åke Söderblom, and Olof Winnerstrand in Min vän Oscar (1951)
    Min vän Oscar
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1951
  • Bibi Fricotin (1951)
    Bibi Fricotin
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1951
  • Maldonne
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • Chéri (1950)
    Chéri
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • Pierre Billon, Danièle Delorme, and Paul Meurisse in Agnès de rien (1950)
    Agnès de rien
    5.9
    • Cinematographer (as Nicolas Toporkoff)
    • 1950
  • Grock in Farewell Mister Grock (1950)
    Farewell Mister Grock
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1950
  • L'escadron blanc (1949)
    L'escadron blanc
    4.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • Du Guesclin (1949)
    Du Guesclin
    6.0
    • Cinematographer (as Nicolas Toporkoff)
    • 1949
  • The Lame Devil (1948)
    The Lame Devil
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948
  • The Private Life of an Actor (1948)
    The Private Life of an Actor
    6.8
    • Cinematographer (as N. Toporkoff)
    • 1948

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Le dernier choc (1932)
    Le dernier choc
    • cinematographer: additional footage (as Nicolas Toporkoff)
    • 1932
  • Niebla (1932)
    Niebla
    • cinematographer: additional footage
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • N. Toporkoff
  • Born
    • June 20, 1885
    • Moscow, Russia
  • Died
    • June 20, 1965
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)

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