Léon Poirier
Directing
August 25, 1884 — June 27, 1968Paris, 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.
Behind the camera
Jeannou
Director
Verdun: Visions of History
Writer
Verdun: Visions of History
Director
Narayana
Director
The Yellow Cruise
Director
Sisters-in-Arms
Screenplay
Sisters-in-Arms
Director
The Call
Screenplay
The Call
Director
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Screenplay
Brazza, or The Epic of the Congo
Director
The Black Cruise
Director