Background
He was born as Noé Markowitsch Bloch to a Jewish family in Saint St. Petersburg in the Russian Empire.
He was born as Noé Markowitsch Bloch to a Jewish family in Saint St. Petersburg in the Russian Empire.
After emigrating from Russia following the Russian Revolution, Bloch established himself as a producer in Germany and in France where he often worked with other Russian exiles at Albatros Film.