One of the first Russian film entrepreneurs. In October 1907, while still a law student at Moscow University, he was hired as a junior technician in the Moscow branch of the "Pathé Brothers" film company. A year later, he was already the head of the company's sales department, and three years later, he was the general representative of "Pathe" in Russia. Since 1912 - co-owner of the rental company "Ermoliev, Zarkhin and Segel" (in Rostov-on-Don). In 1915 he founded his own film studio "I. Ermoliev”, under the auspices of which more than 120 films were released. In 1918 he opened a branch of the film company in Yalta. Since 1920 - in exile. Settled in France, where he organized the company "Ermolieff-Cinéma". It translated Russian films for foreign distribution. In 1936, he was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor for services to the French film industry. A year later, he moved to the United States, where he produced films in Hollywood until the end of his life.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 24, 1889
- February 20, 1962 (aged 72)
- Moscow, Russian Empire
- Producer, also writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Joseph N. Ermolieff's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Joseph N. Ermolieff's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Joseph N. Ermolieff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
35 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Fort Algiers(1953)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Outpost in Morocco(1949)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Miguel Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Nuits de princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Soldier and the Lady(1937)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Czar's Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
When we were two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Taras Bulba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Member Of Parliament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
The House of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
The Child of the Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Punin and Baburin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
White and Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Rude Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Father Sergius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
A Knight of the Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Jenny the Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Little Ellie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Station Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Satan Triumphant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Behind the Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Dance of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Beggar Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Hawk's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
In a Lively Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Life is a Moment, Art is Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Queen of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Long Gone are Chrysanthemums in a Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Nikolay Stavrogin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Here Comes The Postal Troyka... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Sashka The Seminarian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
In The Whirlpool Of Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles from 1914 to 1953.
How do Joseph N. Ermolieff's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Joseph N. Ermolieff work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joseph N. Ermolieff's MovieCove titles; Akim Tamiroff shares the most, 2.
- Akim TamiroffShared titles: Outpost in Morocco (1949), The Soldier and the Lady (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Akim Tamiroff
- Michel MicheletShared titles: Fort Algiers (1953), Outpost in Morocco (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Michelet