Pierre Batcheff
Acting·June 23, 1907·† April 13, 1932 — 24 years old·Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Pierre Batcheff (23 June 1907 – 13 April 1932) was a French actor, whose original name was Piotr Bacev (from Russia), born in Harbin, Manchuria. His best-known film was Un chien andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. He was married to French film editor Denise Piazza.
Both Batcheff and the leading actress in Un chien andalou, Simone Mareuil, committed suicide, Mareuil by setting herself on fire in 1954, Batcheff reportedly by overdosing on Veronal.
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1972Bonaparte et la révolutionHoche (archive footage)1933BaroudSi Hamed1932BaroudSi Hamed1931The Rebel1931The Lovers of MidnightMarcel1930The King of Paris1930Illusions1929Un Chien AndalouMan1929Monte CristoAlbert de Morcerf1928Two Timid SoulsFremissin1928Island of Love1927Siren of the TropicsAndré Berval1927Sea Fever1927Education of a PrinceSacha1927The Chess PlayerPrince Serge Oblomoff1927NapoleonGeneral Louis Lazare Hoche1926Destinée1925Double LoveJacques Maresco1925Princesse LuluRaoul Brounet - le 'prince'1925The Late Mathias PascalScipion