Charles Burguet (26 May 1878 – 9 June 1946) was a French

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best known for his

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

s of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He directed well over 30 films between 1912 and 1929.

Selected filmography

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The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...

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Barocco ''Barocco'' is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a y ...

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The Veil Dancer ''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter v ...

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* French film directors Silent film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 1878 births 1946 deaths 20th-century French male writers {{france-film-director-stub