René Eugène Le Somptier (12 November 1884 in

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– 23 September 1950 in

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) was a French filmmaker and journalist. He made his first short film, ''Poum à la chasse'', in 1908 with his father as an actor. He was injured in

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and after the war together with

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made his first full-length film, ''La sultane de l’amour'' (1918). In 1922 he produced ''La dame de Montsoreau'' based on a

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, starring Geneviève Félix. A colorized version was released in 1925.

Films

*''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) *''Un drame de l'air'' (1913) *''La sultane de l’amour'' (1918) *''La montée vers l'Acropole'' (1920) *''La dame de Montsoreau'' (1922) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) *''La forêt qui tue'' (1926) *''

Le p'tit Parigot ''Le p'tit Parigot'' (''The Small Parisian One'') is a 1926 French movie serial in six parts. It was directed by René Le Somptier and starred Georges Biscot. Costume design was by Sonia Delaunay Sonia Delaunay (; 14 November 1885 – ...

'' (1926) - a

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in 6 parts *''Le dernier conte de Shéhérazade'' (1937)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Somptier, Rene French film directors 1884 births 1950 deaths French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French journalists 20th-century French male writers