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]
- ^ a b c d e Rège, Philippe (2009-12-11). Encyclopedia of French Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-8108-6939-4.
- ^ a b Abel, Richard; Myrent, Glenn (2005). "Pouctal, Henri". Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.