Henri Pouctal
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DiedFebruary 3, 1922 (aged 65–66)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter, art director
Yearsactive1908—1922
Henri Pouctal | |
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| Born | c. 1856[1][2] |
| Died | February 3, 1922 (aged 65–66) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, screenwriter, art director |
| Years active | 1908—1922 |
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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]
