About René Le Somptier
Lived 1884 – 1950 (aged 65). René Le Somptier was a French journalist, poet, film director and film producer.
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.
Films Poum à la chasse (1908) Un drame de l'air (1913) La sultane de l’amour (1918) La montée vers l'Acropole (1920) La dame de Montsoreau (1922) The Bread Peddler (1923) La forêt qui tue (1926) Le p'tit Parigot (1926) - a movie serial in 6 parts Le dernier conte de Shéhérazade (1937)
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French journalist and film producer
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René Le Somptier was born on 12 November 1884 in Caen.
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René Le Somptier died on 23 September 1950 in Paris.
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René Le Somptier was a journalist, poet, film director and film producer.
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René Le Somptier was French.
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