Fédote Bourgasoff

Fédote Bourgasoff (1890–1945) was a Russian-born French cinematographer. He shot the 1927 historical film The Loves of Casanova. He was born Fiodor Burgasow in Lokhvitsa, Poltava then in the Russian Empire and now in Ukraine. After establishing himself in Russian cinema, Bourgasoff fled to France following the Russian Revolution. He worked frequently on films there until his death, often on projects involving many other Russian exiles.

Selected filmography

• Father Sergius (1917)
• The House of Mystery (1923)
• The Loves of Casanova (1927)
• Secrets of the Orient (1928)
• Imperial Violets (1932)
• Beauty Spot (1932)
• Casanova (1934)
• The Mysteries of Paris (1935)
• Juanita (1935)
• The Volga Boatman (1936)
• The Lower Depths (1936)
• The Novel of Werther (1938)
• The Black Diamond (1941)
• Happy Days (1941)