Léon Poirier
Known for Directing
Born August 24, 1884
Died June 27, 1968
Place of Birth Paris, France
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.
Filmography
The Call
1936
Director
The Call
1936
Screenplay
The Call
1936
Dialogue
The Call
1936
Producer
Verdun: Visions of History
1928
Director
Verdun: Visions of History
1928
Writer
Narayana
1920
Director
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La voie sans disque
1933
Director
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La voie sans disque
1933
Writer
The Unknown Road
1949
Director
Jeannou
1943
Director
Sisters-in-Arms
1937
Director
Sisters-in-Arms
1937
Screenplay
Sisters-in-Arms
1937
Producer
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Dans la brousse annamite
1931
Director
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940
Director
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940
Dialogue
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940
Screenplay
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940
Producer
Autopolis
1934
Director
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