Léon Poirier
Known for Directing
- Born
- August 25, 1884
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- June 27, 1968 (aged 83)
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.
Latest
The Unknown RoadDirector1949Rating: 8.0 out of 10
JeannouDirector1943Rating: 9.0 out of 10
Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoDirector1940Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Sisters-in-ArmsDirector1937Rating: 5.2 out of 10
The CallDirector1936Rating: 8.0 out of 10
The Yellow CruiseDirector1934Rating: 6.3 out of 10
AutopolisDirector1934- La voie sans disqueDirector1933Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Verdun, memories of historyDirector1931Rating: 7.0 out of 10- Dans la brousse annamiteDirector1931
Rama, the Cannibal GirlDirector1930Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Verdun: Visions of HistoryDirector1928Rating: 7.8 out of 10- Amours exotiquesDirector1927
The Black CruiseDirector1926Rating: 10.0 out of 10
La BrièreDirector1924Rating: 10.0 out of 10- L'affaire du courrier de LyonDirector1923Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- GenevièveDirector1923Rating: 7.0 out of 10
JocelynDirector1922Rating: 8.0 out of 10
The Jade CasketDirector1921Rating: 9.0 out of 10- L'Ombre DéchiréeDirector1921
Known for
- The Yellow CruiseDirector1934Rating: 6.3 out of 10
NarayanaDirector1920Rating: 5.8 out of 10- Sisters-in-ArmsDirector1937Rating: 5.2 out of 10
- Verdun: Visions of HistoryDirector1928Rating: 7.8 out of 10
- The CallDirector1936Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- JocelynDirector1922Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- Rama, the Cannibal GirlDirector1930Rating: 8.0 out of 10
- GenevièveDirector1923Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- JeannouDirector1943Rating: 9.0 out of 10
- La BrièreDirector1924Rating: 10.0 out of 10
- Le penseurDirector1920Rating: 9.0 out of 10
- Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoDirector1940Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Filmography
22 titles
