Serge Sandberg (1879–1981) was a French

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. Born in

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, then part of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

, he emigrated to France in 1900 and initially found work with

Pathe Pathe or Pathé may refer to: * Pathé, a French company established in 1896 * Pathé Exchange, U.S. division of the French film company that was spun off into an independent entity * Pathé News, a French and British distributor of cinema news ...

. He later went into production for himself, working for Eclair. In 1921 he and his business partner

Louis Nalpas Louis Nalpas (1884-1948) was a Greek-French film producer. He was a leading producer during the silent era, and was employed by the large French studio Pathé.:30 He was behind the company's construction of the Victorine Studios in Nice in 1921, ...

established their own

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.Barton p.142 In the 1930s he produced several of the hit comedies directed by and starring

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...

. He was also involved in the re-establishment of the

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after the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Mathias Sandorf ''Mathias Sandorf'' is an 1885 adventure book by French writer Jules Verne. It was first serialized in ''Le Temps'' in 1885, and it was Verne's epic Mediterranean adventure. It employs many of the devices that had served well in his earlier nov ...

'' (1921) * ''

A Foolish Maiden ''A Foolish Maiden'' (French: ''La vierge folle'') is a 1929 French silent comedy film directed by Luitz-Morat and starring Emmy Lynn, Jean Angelo and Suzy Vernon.Crisp p.121 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. C ...

'' (1929) * '' Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * ''

Confessions of a Cheat ''Le Roman d'un tricheur'' (sometimes known in English as ''The Story of a Cheat'', but also as ''Confessions of a Cheat'', ''The Story of a Trickster'', or ''The Cheat'') is a 1936 film starring, written and directed by Sacha Guitry. It was adap ...

'' (1936) * '' Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * '' The New Testament'' (1936) * ''

My Father Was Right ''My Father Was Right'' (French: ''Mon père avait raison...'') is a 1936 French romantic comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Betty Daussmond, Paul Bernard, Serge Grave and Gaston Dubosc.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.24 It is an ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Pearls of the Crown ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (french: Les Perles de la couronne) is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Mar ...

'' (1937) * ''

Désiré Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is Désirée. Désiré may refer to: * Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré * Désiré Bastin (1900–1972), Belgian foo ...

'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Barton, Ruth. ''Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

External links

* 1879 births 1981 deaths French film producers French centenarians Men centenarians Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France {{France-film-bio-stub