About René Métain
Lived 1903 – 1984 (aged 81). René Métain was a German and French film editor, screenwriter and director.
René Métain was a German film editor. His elder brother was the cinematographer Charles Métain. He edited the 1938 comedy Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything.
Selected filmography Danton (1931) Bobby Gets Going (1931) The Empress and I (1933) Her Highness the Saleswoman (1933) The Only Girl (1933) So Ended a Great Love (1934) The Princess's Whim (1934) Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1935) Pygmalion (1935) Three Girls for Schubert (1936) The Cabbie's Song (1936) The Emperor's Candlesticks (1936) Darling of the Sailors (1937) Dangerous Game (1937) Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938) The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1938) Wibbel the Tailor (1939) Hotel Sacher (1939) We Danced Around the World (1939) The Golden Spider (1943)
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Who was René Métain?
German film editor
When was René Métain born?
René Métain was born on 22 May 1903 in Potsdam.
When did René Métain die?
René Métain died on 23 November 1984 in France.
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René Métain was a film editor, screenwriter and director.
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René Métain was German and French.
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