Directing
Léon Poirier
Born 1884-08-25 · Paris, France
Died 1968-06-27
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.
Credits
Newest first
The Unknown RoadDirector1949
JeannouDirector1943
Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoDialogue1940- Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoScreenplay1940
- Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoProducer1940
- Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoDirector1940
Sisters-in-ArmsScreenplay1937- Sisters-in-ArmsProducer1937
- Sisters-in-ArmsDirector1937
The CallScreenplay1936- The CallDialogue1936
- The CallProducer1936
- The CallDirector1936
The Yellow CruiseDirector1934- The Yellow CruiseEditor1934
AutopolisDirector1934- La voie sans disqueDirector1933
- La voie sans disqueWriter1933
Verdun, memories of historyDirector1931- Dans la brousse annamiteDirector1931
Rama, the Cannibal GirlWriter1930- Rama, the Cannibal GirlDirector1930
Verdun: Visions of HistoryWriter1928- Verdun: Visions of HistoryDirector1928
- Amours exotiquesDirector1927
The Black CruiseDirector1926
La BrièreDirector1924- L'affaire du courrier de LyonDirector1923
- GenevièveDirector1923
JocelynDirector1922- JocelynWriter1922
The Jade CasketDirector1921- The Jade CasketScreenplay1921
- L'Ombre DéchiréeDirector1921
NarayanaDirector1920- Le penseurDirector1920