Biography
René Eugène Le Somptier (12 November 1884 in Caen – 23 September 1950 in Paris) was a French filmmaker and journalist.
He made his first short film, Poum à la chasse, in 1908 with his father as an actor. He was injured in World War I and after the war together with Charles Burguet made his first full-length film, La sultane de l’amour (1918).
In 1922 he produced La dame de Montsoreau based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, starring Geneviève Félix. A colorized version was released in 1925.
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La forêt qui tue (1927)
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The Sons of the Sun (1924)
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The Bread Peddler (1923)
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La dame de Monsoreau (1923)
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The Hunted Beast (1923)
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La croisade (1920)
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The Sultan of Love (1919)
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Head of School (1914)
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A Drama of the Air (1913)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1884-11-12
Deathday1950-09-23 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceCaen, France
CitizenshipsFrance
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