Dimitri Buchowetzki was born in 1885 in Russia. He was a director and writer, known for Valencia (1926), Danton (1921) and The Swan (1925). He died in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Buchowetzki began work at MGM on Love with Greta Garbo and Ricardo Cortez. However, producer Irving Thalberg was unhappy with the early filming, and replaced Buchowetzki with Edmund Goulding, cinematographer Merritt B. Gerstad with William H. Daniels, and Cortez with John Gilbert.
Initially Buchowetzki studied law. Later he starred in a number of silent films, mostly playing antagonistic characters.
Pola Negri, whom Buchowetzki had directed in the German-made Sappho (1924), invited him to Hollywood, where he directed her in a series of erotic melodramas, including Men (1924), Lily of the Dust (1926), and The Crown of Lies (1926).
He made first cinematical experiences in Russia as well when he appeared in small roles in "Stantsionnyy smotritel" (1918) and "Lojak" (1919).
Because his last movies were not as successful as expected the production companies did no longer support him.