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.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
The Unknown Road
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1949
Jeannou
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1943
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 1940
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1940
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1940
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1940
Sisters-in-Arms
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1937
Sisters-in-Arms
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1937
Sisters-in-Arms
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1937
The Call
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1936
The Call
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 1936
The Call
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1936
The Call
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1936
The Yellow Cruise
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1934
The Yellow Cruise
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1934
Autopolis
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1934
La voie sans disque
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1933
La voie sans disque
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1933
Verdun, memories of history
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
Dans la brousse annamite
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931