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Henri Desfontaines(1876-1931)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Henri Desfontaines
Henri Desfontaines was born on 12 November 1876 in Paris, France. He was a director and actor, known for The Blues (1918), Son altesse (1922) and L'espionne (1923). He died on 7 January 1931 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 12, 1876
DiedJanuary 7, 1931(54)
BornNovember 12, 1876
DiedJanuary 7, 1931(54)
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Known for

The Blues (1918)
The Blues
  • Director
  • 1918
Son altesse
  • Director
  • 1922
L'espionne
  • Director
  • 1923
Chichinette et Cie
  • Director
  • 1921

Credits

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Director



  • Le film du poilu (1928)
    Le film du poilu
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1928
  • René Navarre in Poker d'as (1928)
    Poker d'as
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Le capitaine Rascasse (1927)
    Le capitaine Rascasse
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Anton Ziegler in Belphégor (1927)
    Belphégor
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1927
  • L'espionne aux yeux noirs (1926)
    L'espionne aux yeux noirs
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Vers Abecher la mystérieuse
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Château historique
    • Director
    • 1923
  • L'insigne mystérieux
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Madame Flirt
    • Director
    • 1923
  • L'espionne
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Albert Decoeur, Madeleine Guitty, and Blanche Montel in La fille des chiffonniers (1922)
    La fille des chiffonniers
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Son altesse
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Chichinette et Cie
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Les trois lys
    Short
    • Director
    • 1921
  • La marseillaise
    • Director
    • 1920

Actor



  • L'aiglon (1931)
    L'aiglon
    5.1
    • Metternich
    • 1931
  • La maison de La Flèche (1930)
    La maison de La Flèche
    6.2
    • Bex
    • 1930
  • Autour du mystère
    • 1920
  • Rolla Norman, Elmire Vautier, and Odette in Sa gosse (1919)
    Sa gosse
    • 1919
  • L'obstacle
    • 1918
  • La faute de Pierre Vaisy
    Short
    • 1916
  • La forêt qui écoute
    Short
    • 1916
  • Soupçon tragique
    Short
    • Le chef de la sûreté
    • 1916
  • Queen Margaret (1914)
    Queen Margaret
    4.4
    Short
    • Le roi Charles IX
    • 1914
  • Le secret du châtelain
    Short
    • 1914
  • Sarah Bernhardt in Adrienne Lecouvreur (1913)
    Adrienne Lecouvreur
    5.6
    Short
    • 1913
  • Antar
    Short
    • 1912
  • Les amours de la reine Élisabeth (1912)
    Les amours de la reine Élisabeth
    4.7
    • 1912
  • Sarah Bernhardt in La dame aux camélias (1912)
    La dame aux camélias
    5.5
    • 1912
  • Camille Desmoulins
    Short
    • 1911

Writer



  • Château historique
    • adaptation
    • 1923
  • L'espionne
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Son altesse
    • adaptation
    • 1922
  • Chichinette et Cie
    • adaptation
    • 1921
  • Autour du mystère
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • The Blues (1918)
    The Blues
    • scenario
    • 1918
  • Les yeux du coeur
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • Léon Bernard and Claude Garry in Le téléphone qui accuse (1914)
    Le téléphone qui accuse
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Desfontaines
  • Born
    • November 12, 1876
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • January 7, 1931
    • Paris, France

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A pioneer of cinema, one of the oldest in the directors' guild, after having done theatre at the Odéon and the Théâtre Antoine, where he was, for many months, one of Antoine 's faithful collaborators, when the creator of the Théâtre Libre was still on Boulevard de Strasbourg.

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