Georg Asagaroff (1892–1957) was a Russian-born

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 211 He left Russia following the

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and settled in Germany where he directed several films.

Selected filmography

* '' After Death'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Eva and the Grasshopper'' (1927) * '' Milak, the Greenland Hunter'' (1928) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928) * '' Revolt in the Reformatory'' (1929) * '' The Age of Seventeen'' (1929) * ''The Green Monacle'' (1930) * ''Das Donkosakenlied'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932)

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* 1892 births 1957 deaths Male actors from Moscow Film directors from the Russian Empire Male actors from the Russian Empire Russian male film actors Russian male silent film actors Russian emigrants to Germany People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism {{Russia-actor-stub