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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.
Léon Poirier, né Louis Marie Léon Alfred Poirier le 25 août 1884 à Paris (16 e arrondissement) [1] et mort le 27 juin 1968 à Urval . est un réalisateur français
May 1, 2019 · Cet article examine l’oeuvre du cinéaste Léon Poirier, un grand champion des vertus de l’empire colonial français pendant l’entre-deux-guerres.
- White, Owen
Verdun: Looking at History: Directed by Léon Poirier. With Albert Préjean, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Suzanne Bianchetti, Hans Brausewetter. Dramatic re-enactment of the battle of Verdun during World War I, as seen by both French and German sides.
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- History, War
- Léon Poirier
- 1928-11
If Poirier’s outlook was unmistakably conservative, careful analysis of L’Appel du silence and Brazza nonetheless reveals a filmmaker who largely eschewed the confrontational style of interwar French politics.
Nov 11, 2007 · An epic French film begun by the pioneering director Léon Poirier (French, 1884–1968) on the 10th anniversary of one of the most devastating battles of World War I—the Battle of Verdun of February 1916—the film, conceived as a pacifist work, recreates the horrendous battle between French and German troops, and chronicles the ferocity of ...
Léon Poirier was born on 25 August 1884 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Call (1936), Brazza ou l'épopée du Congo (1940) and Soeurs d'armes (1937). He died on 27 June 1968 in Urval, Dordogne, France.
