Marc Ferro

Directing

Marc Ferro

Born
Died
(aged 96)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Credits
11 titles

Biography

Marc Ferro (24 December 1924 – 21 April 2021) was a French historian. His Ukrainian-Jewish mother was murdered during the Holocaust.

Ferro worked on early twentieth-century European history, specialising in the history of Russia and the USSR, as well as the history of cinema. He was Director of Studies in Social Sciences at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He was a co-director of the French review Annales and co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History. He also directed and presented television documentaries on the rise of the Nazis, Lenin and the Russian revolution and on the representation of history in cinema.

Ferro died from COVID-19 complications in Maisons-Laffitte in April 2021, at the age of 96.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 4

YearTitleRole
2021 Les carnets d'Histoire parallèle TV (9 ep)
2006 Una belleza nueva TV Self (1 ep)
1999 Marc Ferro, la passion de l'Histoire Film Lui-même
1975 Apostrophes TV Self (2 ep)

Crew credits 7

YearTitleJob
TBA Archives de Guerre 1940 - 1945. Vivre au quotidien sous l'occupation Film Director
2017 Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution Film Writer
1993 Pétain Film Writer
1991 How the Nazis Came to Power Film Director
1989 Histoire parallèle TV Creator
1974 Algeria 1954, The Revolt Of A Colonized Film Director
1970 Lenin According to Lenin Film Director
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