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Léon Poirier

Léon Poirier

DirectorWriterProducerEditor Aug 25 (died age 83) Paris, France 1920–1949 (29 year career)
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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.

Known For

The Yellow Cruise
Film

The Yellow Cruise

Director
Verdun: Visions of History
Film

Verdun: Visions of History

Director
Narayana
Film

Narayana

Director
Sisters-in-Arms
Film

Sisters-in-Arms

Director
Verdun, memories of history
Film

Verdun, memories of history

Director
Jocelyn
Film

Jocelyn

Director
The Call
Film

The Call

Dialogue
Rama, the Cannibal Girl
Film

Rama, the Cannibal Girl

Director

Filmography