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Pierre Batcheff

Jun 23, 1907 - Apr 13, 1932 (24 years old) in 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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Known For

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Un Chien Andalou
Man
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Napoleon
General Louis Lazare Hoche
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The Late Mathias Pascal
Scipion
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Sea Fever
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Two Timid Souls
Fremissin
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Siren of the Tropics
André Berval
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Baroud
Si Hamed
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Monte Cristo
Albert de Morcerf
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The Chess Player
Prince Serge Oblomoff
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The Lovers of Midnight
Marcel

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