About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1884-08-25
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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Léon Poirier

Overview

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

Directing
1949 The Unknown Road Directing Director N/A
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1943 Jeannou Directing Director N/A
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1940 Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo Directing Director N/A
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1937 Sisters-in-Arms Directing Director 58
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1936 The Call Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Yellow Cruise Directing Director 58
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1934 Autopolis Directing Director N/A
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1933 La voie sans disque Directing Director N/A
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1931 Verdun, memories of history Directing Director 59
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1931 Dans la brousse annamite Directing Director N/A
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1930 Rama, the Cannibal Girl Directing Director 59
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1928 Verdun: Visions of History Directing Director 58
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1927 Amours exotiques Directing Director N/A
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1926 La croisière noire Directing Director N/A
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1924 La Brière Directing Director N/A
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1923 L'affaire du courrier de Lyon Directing Director N/A
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1923 Geneviève Directing Director N/A
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1922 Jocelyn Directing Director 59
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1921 The Jade Casket Directing Director N/A
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1920 Narayana Directing Director 58
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1920 Le penseur Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1940 Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo Writing Dialogue N/A
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1940 Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo Writing Screenplay N/A
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1937 Sisters-in-Arms Writing Screenplay 58
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1936 The Call Writing Screenplay N/A
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1936 The Call Writing Dialogue N/A
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1933 La voie sans disque Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Rama, the Cannibal Girl Writing Writer 59
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1928 Verdun: Visions of History Writing Writer 58
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1922 Jocelyn Writing Writer 59
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1921 The Jade Casket Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1940 Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo Production Producer N/A
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1937 Sisters-in-Arms Production Producer 58
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1936 The Call Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1934 The Yellow Cruise Editing Editor 58
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