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Henri Pouctal

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Henri Pouctal

Born October 21, 1860 · Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, France

Died February 2, 1922 · aged 61

Henri Pouctal (21 October 1860 - 2 February 1922) was an early French silent film director and actor best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918. In film, Pouctal directed about 100 films between 1908 and 1922.

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CamilleCamille · 1912
Camille
★ 1.01912
MovieDrama
Marguerite is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Marguerite discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
GigoletteGigolette · 1921
Gigolette
★ 9.01921
MovieDrama
WorkWork · 1920
Work
★ 10.01920
MovieDrama
Luc Froment, a reform-minded engineer, starts working at a steel mill in a small town. There he founds small groups of workers (and their families) under miserable conditions. Under the influence of Fourier's ideas, Froment tries to turn the mill into a workers' co-operative.
MonaldeschiMonaldeschi · 1911
Monaldeschi
1911
MovieHistory
Queen Christine of Sweden finds out of an affair between her favourite Monaldeschi and a courtesan in Fontainebleau. From the Guerra Zacarías collection.
AlsaceAlsace · 1916
Alsace
1916
MovieDrama
French war propaganda in the form of a family drama in the German government. Nationalist sentiments severely test the young marriage between a French and a German. Directed by Henri Pouctal.
The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte Cristo · 1918
The Count of Monte Cristo
★ 6.01918
MovieAdventure
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
ChantecoqChantecoq · 1916
Chantecoq
★ 5.41916
MovieWar
Melodramatic war drama based on a novel by M.A. Bernière, directed by M. Pouctal, conceived as popular propaganda. When it turns out that plant director M. Dalibert has suddenly disappeared, Chantecoq is charged with the investigation. Through creative means he succeeds to unravel the case, involving two German spies looking for a secret recipe for a new French weapon of war.
The MannequinThe Mannequin · 1913
The Mannequin
1913
Movie

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