Léon Poirier
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 25, 1884
- Died
- June 27, 1968
- Birthplace
- 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 Unknown Road 1949
Director
Jeannou 1943
Director
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo 1940
Screenplay, Dialogue, Producer, Director
Sisters-in-Arms 1937
Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Call 1936
Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
The Yellow Cruise 1934
Director, Editor
Autopolis 1934
Director
- La voie sans disque
La voie sans disque 1933
Director, Writer
Verdun, memories of history 1931
Director
- Dans la brousse annamite
Dans la brousse annamite 1931
Director
Rama, the Cannibal Girl 1930
Writer, Director
Verdun: Visions of History 1928
Writer, Director
- Amours exotiques
Amours exotiques 1927
Director
The Black Cruise 1926
Director
La Brière 1924
Director
- L'affaire du courrier de Lyon
L'affaire du courrier de Lyon 1923
Director
- Geneviève
Geneviève 1923
Director
Jocelyn 1922
Director, Writer
The Jade Casket 1921
Director, Screenplay
- L'Ombre Déchirée
L'Ombre Déchirée 1921
Director
Narayana 1920
Director
- Le penseur
Le penseur 1920
Director
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