Henri Pouctal
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| Born | c. 1856[1][2] |
| Died | February 3, 1922 (aged 65–66) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, screenwriter, art director |
| Years active | 1908—1922 |
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Henri Pouctal (c. 1856 – 3 February 1922) was an early French silent film director, screenwriter, and actor of the stage and film.[1] He is best known for his directorship on silent films of the 1910s, notably Alsace (1916) or Chantecoq (1916), and The Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
He was a stage actor at the
Théâtre de l'Odéon, and André Antoine's Théâtre Libre.[1][2] The first film directed by him was Le Curé de Campagne in 1908.[1] Pouctal directed about 100 films between 1908 and 1922. By 1913, he became the artistic director of Le Film d'Art production company.[1]
Filmography
- Le Curé de Campagne (1908)[1]
- A Conquest (1911)
- La Dame aux Camélias (1912)[3]
- The Tragedy of the Mine (1913)
- La Fille du Boche (1915)[4]
- La Menace (1915)[5]
- Alsace (1916)
- Chantecoq (1916)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1918)[6]
- Travail (1920), based on the book, Travail (1901) by Emile Zola[2][6]
- Gigolette (1920)[2]
- The Crime of Bouif (1922)[2]
- Saint Joan the Maid (1929)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
- ISBN 978-0-7566-2259-6.
- ISBN 978-0-289-79813-3.
- ISBN 978-0-8166-4584-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5013-1181-9.
External links
- Henri Pouctal at IMDb
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