Léon Poirier

(1884 - 1968)

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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.

Personal details

Gender

Male

Born

1884-08-25

Died

1968-06-27 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

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