The Lost OnesBasile Zaharoff, The Merchant of Death

Basile Zaharoff is one of the richest people of his time. The enigmatic, unscrupulous businessman led many lives. He was a tourist guide in Constantinople, artillery officer, bank clerk in Egypt and a diplomat. But most of all, he was an arms dealer who, as Europe's merchant of death, made a killing supplying both sides with the means to kill. 


Director

Mathilde Hirsch

Production

INA

Country

France

Year

2019

Duration

6 min

Available

From 02/03/2024 to 09/04/2024

Genre

Documentaries and Reportage

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