Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French

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. His brother was the director

Albert Capellani Albert Capellani (23 August 1874 – 26 September 1931) was a French film director and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He directed films between 1905 and 1922. One of his brothers was the actor-sculptor Paul Capellani, and anoth ...

and his uncle the film director Roger Capellani who died May 1940 at the

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. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. In 1920 he appeared in

Guy du Fresnay Guy Du Fresnay (1877-1937) was a French writer and silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1919.decree of the French Ministry of war dated 11 January 1919. He i ...

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De la coupe aux lèvres ''De la coupe aux lèvres'' is a 1920 French silent film directed by Guy du Fresnay. Cast * Marguerite Madys *Paul Capellani Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French silent film actor. His brother was ...

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Selected filmography

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story o ...

'' (1911) * ''

Marie Tudor ''Marie Tudor'' is an 1833 play by the French writer Victor Hugo. It is a historical work portraying the rise, fall and execution of Fabiano Fabiani, a fictional favourite of Mary I of England (1516–1558). Mary has Fabiani thrown in the Tower of ...

'' (1912) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1913) * '' Camille'' (1915) * '' The Feast of Life'' (1916) * ''

The Foolish Virgin ''For the earlier silent.film of the same name see The Foolish Virgin (1916 film)'' ''The Foolish Virgin'' is a lost 1924 American silent romantic drama film released by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by George W. Hill and stars Elaine H ...

'' (1916) * '' The Common Law'' (1916) * ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions ''quadri'', ''tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1922)

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1877 births 1960 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors French expatriate male actors in the United States {{france-film-actor-stub