1924Winner
Best Director
La Brière
Léon Poirier
Director · Producer · Writer
Paris, France
August 25, 1884
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1943Winner
Best Director
Jeannou
1920Nominee
Best Director
Narayana
Career Highlights
1922Highlight
Best Director
Jocelyn
1934Highlight
Best Director
The Yellow Cruise