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Léon Poirier

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Léon Poirier

Born
Died
(aged 83)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Credits
22 titles

Biography

Léon Poirier (25 August 1884 – 27 June 1968) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards. He directed some 25 films between 1913 and 1949. His most famous film today is Verdun: Visions of History, a drama-documentary depicting the World War I Battle of Verdun. His later films adopted a form of poetic realism influenced by pictorialist photography.

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Known For

Crew credits 22

YearTitleJob
1949 The Unknown Road Film Director
1943 Jeannou Film Director
1940 Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo Film Screenplay, Dialogue, Producer, Director
1937 Sisters-in-Arms Film Screenplay, Producer, Director
1936 The Call Film Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
1934 The Yellow Cruise Film Director, Editor
1934 Autopolis Film Director
1933 La voie sans disque Film Director, Writer
1931 Verdun, memories of history Film Director
1931 Dans la brousse annamite Film Director
1930 Rama, the Cannibal Girl Film Writer, Director
1928 Verdun: Visions of History Film Writer, Director
1927 Amours exotiques Film Director
1926 The Black Cruise Film Director
1924 La Brière Film Director
1923 L'affaire du courrier de Lyon Film Director
1923 Geneviève Film Director
1922 Jocelyn Film Director, Writer
1921 The Jade Casket Film Director, Screenplay
1921 L'Ombre Déchirée Film Director
1920 Narayana Film Director
1920 Le penseur Film Director
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