Secrets of the Orient [SEP] director
Secrets of the Orient
Secrets of the Orient (German: Geheimnisse des Orients) is a 1928 German-French silent drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Nikolas Kolin, Iván Petrovich and Dimitri Dimitriev.
Location shooting took place in Nice and French Tunisia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard.
Cast.
- Nikolas Kolin as Ali, shoemaker in Cairo
- Iván Petrovich as Prince Achmed
- Dimitri Dimitriev as Sultan Schariah
- Gaston Modot as Prince
Alexandre Lochakoff
Alexandre Lochakoff was a Russian-born art director. After fleeing following the Russian Revolution in 1917 he settled in France where he worked designing film sets.
Selected filmography.
- "Heart of an Actress" (1924)
- "Michel Strogoff" (1926)
- "Napoleon" (1927)
- "Secrets of the Orient" (1928)
- "Port Arthur" (1936)
- "The Red Dancer" (1937)
- "The Patriot"