Akim Tamiroff
19 titles
Filmography
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Alphaville
(1965)Secret Agent Lemmy Caution is sent on a mission to the futuristic city of Alphaville to convince Professor Braun to return to the "outer planets".

For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1943)Based on the best-selling controversial novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls graces the screen with legendary stars Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. The story follows expatriate American demolition expert Robert Jordan (Cooper) who aides anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain.

Black Magic
(1949)Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, Black Magic stars Orson Welles as the 18th century master hypnotist and charismatic charlatan Cagliostro.

The Corsican Brothers
(1941)After their parents are killed, conjoined twin boys are separated, with one raised as a gentleman in Paris and the other as a bandit in the mountains.

The Buccaneer
(1938)A swashbuckling tale of the sea and the life and loves of the well-known pirate, Jean Lafitte. The film stars Fredric March as Lafitte, Franciska Gaal and Akim Tamiroff with Margot Grahame, Walter Brennan, Ian Keith, Spring Byington, Douglass Dumbrille, Beulah Bondi and Anthony Quinn in supporting roles.

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
(1966)A Navy pilot is marooned alone on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast local tribal women.

Outpost in Morocco
(1949)An emir's vivacious daughter and a dashing Foreign Legion captain get caught in a web of intrigue and high adventure in post-war French Morocco.

The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)This Jules Verne epic action-adventure follows a courageous courier as he struggles to deliver vital information to Russian troops.

A Scandal in Paris
(1946)Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a thief who cons his way into the Paris police chief appointment to rob the city bank.

Anastasia
(1956)After being released from an asylum, a girl declares she is Anastasia Romanov, sole surviving heir of Czar Nicholas II.

The Black Sleep
(1956)In B movie legend Bela Lugosi's final film, a mad scientist experiments on his kidnapped victims in the search for a cure for his wife’s brain cancer.

Dragon Seed
(1944)The lives of a Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese Invaders.

The Trial
(1962)Based on the Kafka novel, an unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial without ever being informed of the charges against him.

After the Fox
(1966)In order to intercept a large shipment of gold, criminal mastermind The Fox poses as a flamboyant director shooting a film on the Italian coast.

Tortilla Flat
(1942)A poor young man inherits two houses, but his dream of a better life is jeopardized by the vagabond friends who quickly move in and take over.

The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)A phony evangelist, a saloon dancer, a bumbling band of Mexican bandidos, a Texas Ranger and his six Chinese-American G-Men converge on a mean little Western town named Friendly to stage The Great Bank Robbery. 1884. Friendly ferociously guards its seemingly impregnable bank, while the town's corrupt mayor caters to outlaws--storing their ill-gotten gains in the bank's vault. But when three separate teams simultaneously attempt a heist--by way of tunnel, subterfuge and frontal assault--a comic melee ensues.

The Bacchantes
(1961)Based on the play by Euripides. The Greek goddess Athena is angry at the city of Thebes, so she decides to dry up all the wells causing a massive drought. In order to save the city, King Pentheus has to make a human sacrifice and choses to sacrifice Teiresias' daughter, Manto. However, the Greek god Dionysus intervenes and saves the girl.
Desire
(1936)A French jewel thief (Marlene Dietrich) speeds to Spain with pearls, which she drops in the pocket of a U.S. engineer (Gary Cooper).