Henri Pouctal

Henri Pouctal
Bornc. 1856[1][2]
DiedFebruary 3, 1922(1922-02-03) (aged 65–66)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter, art director
Years active1908—1922
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1917) : center, Léon Mathot (Dantès) ; right, Nelly Cormon (Mercédès).

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]

  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.
  2. ^ a b Abel, Richard; Myrent, Glenn (2005). "Pouctal, Henri". Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.

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