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.
Best known work
The Yellow Cruise
1934
Verdun: Visions of History
1928
Sisters-in-Arms
1937
Narayana
1920
The Call
1936
Rama, the Cannibal Girl
1930
Jocelyn
1922
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
1940
La voie sans disque
1933
La Brière
1924Filmography
1949
The Unknown RoadDirector
1943
JeannouDirector
1940
Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoDialogue, Screenplay, Producer, Director
1937
Sisters-in-ArmsScreenplay, Producer, Director
1936
The CallScreenplay, Dialogue, Producer, Director
1934
The Yellow CruiseDirector, Editor
1934
AutopolisDirector
1933
La voie sans disqueDirector, Writer
1931
Verdun, memories of historyDirector
1931
Dans la brousse annamiteDirector
1930
Rama, the Cannibal GirlWriter, Director
1928
Verdun: Visions of HistoryWriter, Director
1927
Amours exotiquesDirector
1926
The Black CruiseDirector
1924
La BrièreDirector
1923
L'affaire du courrier de LyonDirector
1923
GenevièveDirector
1922
JocelynDirector, Writer
1921
The Jade CasketDirector, Screenplay
1921
L'Ombre DéchiréeDirector
1920
NarayanaDirector
1920
Le penseurDirector