Marc Sorkin or Mark Sorkin (1902â€"1986) was a Russian-born film
editor and director. He worked with Georg Wilhelm Pabst on a number of
films as editor or assistant director.He was born in the Lithuanian
capital Vilnius which was then part of the Russian Empire. He began
working in the German film industry in Berlin in the 1920s. Following
the Nazi Party's takeover of power in 1933, the Jewish Sorkin left for
France where he worked in that country's cinema industry. After the
Invasion of France by the Germans in 1940 he left for the United
States via Casablanca.
editor and director. He worked with Georg Wilhelm Pabst on a number of
films as editor or assistant director.He was born in the Lithuanian
capital Vilnius which was then part of the Russian Empire. He began
working in the German film industry in Berlin in the 1920s. Following
the Nazi Party's takeover of power in 1933, the Jewish Sorkin left for
France where he worked in that country's cinema industry. After the
Invasion of France by the Germans in 1940 he left for the United
States via Casablanca.
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