Silent Directors (international)

101. Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset

Director | Protéa

Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset was born on March 30, 1862 in Fumay, Ardennes, France. Victorin-Hippolyte was a director and writer, known for Protéa (1913), Zigomar contre Nick Carter (1912) and Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 1 (1913). Victorin-Hippolyte died on June 22, 1913 in Paris, ...

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102. José Buchs

Director | Una extraña aventura de Luis Candelas

José Buchs was born on January 16, 1896 in Santander, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Una extraña aventura de Luis Candelas (1926), El conde de Maravillas (1927) and Diego Corrientes (1924). He died on January 30, 1973 in Madrid, Spain.

103. Mikheil Chiaureli

Director | Arsena

Mikhail Edisherovich Chiaureli (Micheil Chiaureli) was born on February 6, 1894, in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia). In 1916 he graduated from the School of Painting and Sculpture in Tbilisi. Young Chiaureli made his acting debut on stage as an amateur in 1910. In 1914 he married ...

104. Wolfgang Neff

Director | Das Achtgroschenmädel, Teil 1

Wolfgang Neff was born on September 8, 1875 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and actor, known for Das Achtgroschenmädel, Teil 1 (1921), Und die Gerechtigkeit fand den Weg (1916) and Nat Pinkerton im Kampf, 1. Teil - Das Ende des Artisten Bartolini (...

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105. Walter Ruttmann

Cinematographer | Metropolis

Walter Ruttmann was born on December 28, 1887 in Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Metropolis (1927), Mannesmann - Ein Film der Mannesmannröhren-Werke (1937) and Acciaio (1933). He was married to Christine Margarete Helene Prasch, Nina Hamson, Erna Treitel and...

106. Franz Osten

Director | Der Sonderling

Franz Osten was born on December 23, 1876 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and actor, known for Der Sonderling (1929), Der gelbe Gaukler (1920) and The Great Cattle War (1920). He died on December 2, 1956 in Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany.

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107. Hans Richter

Director | Dreams That Money Can Buy

Hans Richter was born on April 6, 1888 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947), 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1955) and Chesscetera (1957). He was married to Frida Ruppel, Erna Niemeyer, Maria van Vanselow and Elisabeth Steiner. He died ...

108. Victor Janson

Actor | Die Austernprinzessin

Victor Janson was born on September 25, 1884 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Oyster Princess (1919), Die Dame in Schwarz (1920) and Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius (1920). He died on June 29, 1960 in West Berlin, West Germany.

109. Lupu Pick

Director | Das Panzergewölbe

Lupu Pick was born on January 2, 1886 in Iasi, Iasi, Romania. He was an actor and director, known for The Armored Vault (1926), Die tolle Heirat von Laló (1918) and Die Liebe des Van Royk (1918). He was married to Edith Posca. He died on March 7, 1931 in Berlin, Germany.

110. Béla Balogh

Director | Elnémult harangok

In 1904 he was a member of the Népligeti Színkör (Acting Group of the People's Park) then he entered into engagement in the country as singer romantic lead and theatre director. Later he went to Budapest. In WWI he became disabled. After his discharge he played in Royal Orfeum and Crystal Palace. ...

111. Alfréd Deésy

Director | Casanova

Director, actor and script-writer. He completed his education in his place of birth and Kolozsvár (now Cluj, Romania). He was a popular character actor of dramatic plays. From 1911 he was temporarily a cinema managing director in Debrecen, from 1913 he made movies. He wrote scripts and directed ...

112. Eugen Illés

Director | Der Eisenbahnkönig, 2. Teil - Lauernder Tod

German director of Hungarian origin, cameraman, author and mechanical engineer. He got a degree in Liberal Arts in Budapest, then in Mechanical Engineering in Berlin. From 1905 to 1939, he lived and worked in Berlin. He published several novels. In 1906, he was the contributor of the Berliner ...

113. Béla Gaál

Director | Az új földesúr

Director. He read law in Budapest, then in 1913 he completed the course on acting of the National Association for Acting. In 1914 he published a volume of poetry entitled Kóborlások. In 1918 he founded the Madách Theatre, which he became the director of. Between 1920-27 he is the director of Star. ...

114. Zoltan Korda

Director | Cry, the Beloved Country

A one time Hungarian cavalry officer, Zoltan Korda started working in films as a cameraman then an editor before becoming a director with London Films run by his brother Alexander Korda. Zoltan had strong liberal/socialist ideals and often clashed with Alexander, who, despite their both being born ...

115. Henri Fescourt

Director | Les misérables

Henri Fescourt was born on November 23, 1880 in Béziers, Hérault, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les misérables (1925), Monte Cristo (1929) and Mathias Sandorf (1921). He died on August 9, 1966 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

116. Henri Desfontaines

Director | Les bleus de l'amour

Henri Desfontaines was born on November 12, 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 January 7, 1931 in Paris, France.

117. Camille de Morlhon

Director | La Broyeuse de Coeur

Camille de Morlhon was born on February 19, 1869 in Paris, France. Camille was a director and writer, known for La Broyeuse de Coeur (1913), Simone (1918) and L'ibis bleu (1919). Camille died on November 24, 1952 in Paris, France.

118. Roger Lion

Director | Trois balles dans la peau

Founder of Société des Auteurs de Films (1917 or 1918), and active as member of the directors board as treasurer (1919 onwards), and secretary (until his death). Member of Société des Auteurs et des Gens de Lettres, and of Société des Auteurs Dramatiques. Took part in establishing the film industry...

119. Alexandre Volkoff

Director | Amore imperiale

Alexandre Volkoff was born on December 27, 1885 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Amore imperiale (1941), La maison du mystère (1923) and Kean (1924). He died on May 22, 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

120. Rudolf Meinert

Director | Der Saratogakoffer

Rudolf Meinert was born on September 28, 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and producer, known for Der Saratogakoffer (1917), John Rool (1916) and Die schöne Jolan (1918). He died in 1943 in Majdanek Concentration Camp, Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland.

121. Boris Barnet

Director | Miss Mend

Boris Barnet was born on June 18, 1902 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and actor, known for The Adventures of the Three Reporters (1926), Secret Agent (1947) and Okraina (1933). He was married to Yelena Kuzmina, Natalia Glan, Alla Kazanskaya and Valentina Barnet. He died ...

122. Vsevolod Meyerhold

Actor | Portret Doryana Greya

Vsevolod Meyerhold was born Karl Theodor Kazimir Emil Meyerhold in 1874, in Penza, Russia, into the Russian-German family of Emil Meyerhold. He converted to Orthodox Christianity on his 21st birthday and took the name of Vsevolod in memory of the Russian writer Vsevolod Garshin. After conversion ...

123. Guido Brignone

Director | Passaporto rosso

Guido Brignone was born on December 6, 1886 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Passaporto rosso (1935), Loyalty of Love (1934) and Under the Southern Cross (1938). He was married to Lola Visconti-Brignone. He died on March 6, 1959 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

124. Nino Martoglio

Writer | Il salto del lupo

Nino Martoglio was born on December 3, 1870 in Belpasso, Sicily, Italy. Nino was a writer and director, known for A Fugitive at Bay (1913), Sperduti nel buio (1914) and Capitan Blanco (1914). Nino died on September 15, 1921 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.

125. Augusto Genina

Director | Cielo sulla palude

Augusto Genina was born on January 28, 1892 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Cielo sulla palude (1949), Bengasi (1942) and L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1940). He was married to Carmen Boni. He died on September 18, 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

126. Gerolamo Lo Savio

Director | L'assalto fatale

Gerolamo Lo Savio was born in 1865 in Italy. He was a director and assistant director, known for L'assalto fatale (1913), Lucretia Borgia (1912) and Carmen (1909). He died in 1931 in Italy.

127. Svend Gade

Writer | Balletten danser

A former stage actor and director in his native Denmark, Sven Gade began making films there in 1916. He traveled to Germany a few years later to direct a film version of Hamlet (Hamlet (1921)), then journeyed to Hollywood the next year. He designed sets for other directors' films and directed ...

128. Lotte Reiniger

Director | Silhouetten

Lotte Reiniger was born on June 2, 1899 in Berlin, Germany. She was a director and writer, known for Silhouetten (1936), Der Graf von Carabas (1935) and Lotte Reiniger - The Fairy Tale Films (1961). She was married to Carl Koch. She died on June 19, 1981 in Dettenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

129. Wilhelm Prager

Director | Die Radio Heirat

The son of an exchange broker, Wihelm Prager (born in Augsburg 1n 1876) studies business before turning to theater, notably with Max Reinhardt. In 1919, Prager debuts in the UFA Shorts Department for which, until 1943, he will make over 150 films. He is mainly remembered for being the co-director of...

130. Max Mack

Director | Freie Liebe

Max Mack was born on October 21, 1884 in Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia [now Saxony-Anhalt], Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Freie Liebe (1919), Der Andere (1913) and Der Sturz des Hauses Macwell (1918). He died on February 18, 1973 in London, England, UK.

131. Rolf Randolf

Director | Kronprinz Rudolph oder: Das Geheimnis von Mayerling

Rolf Randolf was born on January 15, 1878 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and producer, known for Kronprinz Rudolph oder: Das Geheimnis von Mayerling (1919), The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927) and Rächendes Gift (1919). He died on June 29, 1941 in Vienna, Austria.

132. Hans Steinhoff

Director | Ohm Krüger

Hans Steinhoff was born on March 10, 1882 in Marienberg, Saxony, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Ohm Krüger (1941), The Making of a King (1935) and Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939). He died on April 20, 1945 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany.

133. Ludwig Wolff

Writer | Garragan

Ludwig Wolff was born on March 7, 1876 in Bielitz, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland]. He is known for Garragan (1924), Downfall (1923) and Die Liebe einer Königin (1923).

134. Harry Southwell

Writer | David

Born 1882 in Slarn, Llandaff, South Wales, son of Henry Southwell Cardell (Publican, b. 1856 d. 1912) and Sarah Ann Drew (b. 1856 d. 1907). Educated at Clifton Grammar School (Bristol). He then spent three years in London under Herman Vezin, and later, for five years, was with the Vitagraph Company...

135. Mario Bonnard

Director | Il trattato scomparso

Mario Bonnard was born on December 24, 1889 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Il trattato scomparso (1933), I promessi sposi (1922) and Cinque a zero (1932). He died on March 22, 1965 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

136. Gennaro Righelli

Director | Hanno rapito un uomo

Gennaro Righelli was born on December 12, 1886 in Salerno, Campania, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Hanno rapito un uomo (1938), Der Meister der Welt (1927) and Amazzoni bianche (1936). He was married to Maria Jacobini. He died on January 6, 1949 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

137. Romeo Bosetti

Director | Le cambriolé récalcitrant

Romeo Bosetti was born on January 18, 1879 in Chiari, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Le cambriolé récalcitrant (1911), Fidèle jusqu'à la mort (1911) and Il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la fois (1914). He died on October 27, ...

138. Sacha Guitry

Writer | Les perles de la couronne

French actor, dramatist and director, Sacha Guitry was born in 1885 in Saint-Petersburg where his father, actor Lucien Guitry, was under contract with the city's French theater. Early on, Sacha knew he was going to be an artist. Therefore, his studies were mediocre.

His acting debuts were not too ...

139. Anthony Asquith

Director | The Browning Version

British film director Anthony Asquith was born on November 9, 1902, to H.H. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his second wife. A former home secretary and the future leader of the Liberal Party, H.H. Asquith served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1908-1916 and was ...

140. Sinclair Hill

Director | The Cardinal

Sinclair Hill was born on June 10, 1896 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Cardinal (1936), The Indian Love Lyrics (1923) and The Tidal Wave (1920). He died on March 6, 1945 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK.

141. Kenelm Foss

Writer | Dicky Monteith

Kenelm Foss was born on December 13, 1885 in Croydon, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Dicky Monteith (1922), Once Upon a Time (1918) and All Roads Lead to Calvary (1921). He was married to Elisabeth Gilson (actress). He died on November 28, 1963 in London, England, UK.

142. Harley Knoles

Director | Oh, Baby!

Harley Knoles was born on June 4, 1880 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Oh, Baby! (1926), The Bohemian Girl (1922) and Miss Petticoats (1916). He was married to Rosina Henley. He died on January 6, 1936 in London, England, UK.

143. George Ridgwell

Director | A Gamble in Lives

George Ridgwell was born on October 29, 1867 in Woolwich, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for A Gamble in Lives (1920), The Sword of Damocles (1920) and Don't Blame Your Children (1922). He died on April 3, 1935 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

144. Ubaldo Maria Del Colle

Director | Il diamante azzurro

Ubaldo Maria Del Colle was both an actor and director, often at the same time, two different aspects through which emerge other facets of his artistic work: he also wrote many scripts of his movies and in 1914 founded his own production company, Riviera Film, with his friend Riccardo Caimmi (a ...

145. Giuseppe de Liguoro

Director | L'Inferno

Giuseppe de Liguoro was born on January 10, 1869 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Dante's Inferno (1911), Homer's Odyssey (1911) and Re Lear (1910). He died on March 19, 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

146. Roberto Roberti

Director | Meteora

Roberto Roberti was born on August 5, 1879 in Torella dei Lombardi, Campania, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Meteora (1916), Passa l'amore (1916) and Tenebre (1916). He was married to Bice Valerian. He died on January 9, 1959 in Torella dei Lombardi, Campania, Italy.

147. Nunzio Malasomma

Writer | L'uomo dall'artiglio

Nunzio Malasomma was born on February 4, 1894 in Caserta, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931), Acque di primavera (1942) and Cose dell'altro mondo (1939). He died on January 12, 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Der Kampf ums Matterhorn (1928) Mister Radio(1924)

148. Jean Kemm

Director | Honneur d'artiste

Jean Kemm was born on May 15, 1874 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Honneur d'artiste (1920), Son premier film (1926) and Le bossu (1925). He was married to Henriette Kemm. He died in 1939 in France.

149. René Hervil

Director | Azaïs

René Hervil was born on March 27, 1881 in Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a director and writer, known for Azaïs (1931), Suzanne (1916) and La p'tite du sixième (1917). He died on July 1, 1960 in Sartrouville, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France.

150. Louis Pré Fils

Actor | Le bossu

Louis Pré Fils was born on March 3, 1884 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was an actor, known for Le bossu (1925), The Three Musketeers (1921) and Vingt ans après (1922). He died on July 20, 1970 in Paris, France.

151. Robert Saidreau

Director | Bonheur conjugal

Robert Saidreau was born on September 19, 1875 in Valence, Drôme, France. He was a director and actor, known for Bonheur conjugal (1923), L'idée de Françoise (1923) and Méfiez-vous de votre bonne (1920). He died on December 5, 1925 in Paris, France.

152. Vasili Goncharov

Director | Votsareniye doma Romanovykh

Vasili Goncharov was born in 1861. He was a director and writer, known for Votsareniye doma Romanovykh (1913), Pyotr Velikiy (1910) and Vanka-klyuchnik (1909). He died on August 23, 1915.

153. Gaston Leprieur

Director | Le paradis

Gaston Leprieur is known for Le paradis (1914), Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé (1922) and Pardon glorieux (1916).

154. Richard Eichberg

Director | Der Tiger von Eschnapur

Traversing a consistent middle road between artistry and more prosaic mainstream fare was the German director Richard Eichberg. Though he had enjoyed moderate success as an actor on the stage from 1906, Eichberg soon focused his energies on the burgeoning film industry. His career as a director/...

155. Josef Stein

Director | Die Welt in Flammen. 1. Haß und Liebe

Josef Stein was born on February 2, 1876 in Wien, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and production manager, known for Die Welt in Flammen. 1. Haß und Liebe (1923), Die Kleine aus Amerika (1925) and Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920). He died on June 16, 1937 in Prague,...

156. William Barker

Producer | She

William Barker was born on January 18, 1868 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for She (1916), Hamlet (1910) and Princess Clementina (1911). He was married to Mary Edwards. He died on November 6, 1951 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK.

157. Wancang Bu

Director | Tao hua qi xue ji

Wancang Bu was born in 1903 in Anhui Province, China. He was a director and writer, known for Tao hua qi xue ji (1931), Shu nu tu (1952) and Hong lou meng (1945). He died in 1974.

158. Yu Sun

Director | Dalu

Yu Sun was born on March 21, 1900 in Chongqing, Sichuan, China. He was a director and writer, known for The Big Road (1935), Wild Rose (1932) and Lian hua jiao xiang qu (1937). He died on July 11, 1990 in Shanghai, China.

159. Shichuan Zhang

Director | Huo shao hong lian si

His first movie, "Difficult Husband, Difficult Wife", was shot in 1913, and was considered as the first narrative short film in China. Zhang directed all kind of films, but from 1922 he focused on dramas about women. In the mid-20s he added knight-errants and ghosts stories to his personal themes. ...

160. Zhengqiu Zheng

Writer | Zi mei hua

Zhengqiu Zheng was born on January 25, 1889 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer and director, known for Twin Sisters (1934), Nü er jing (1934) and The Boxer from Shandong (1927). He died on July 16, 1935 in Shanghai, China.

161. Étienne Arnaud

Director | The Dancer and the King

Étienne Arnaud was born on September 4, 1879 in Villeneuve-les-Béziers, Hérault, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Dancer and the King (1914), The Letter with the Black Seals (1912) and Little Hands (1912). He was married to Yvonne Serand. He died on March 10, 1955 in Paris, ...

162. Herbert Blaché

Director | The Song of the Wage Slave

Herbert Blaché was born on October 5, 1882 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Song of the Wage Slave (1915), A Prisoner in the Harem (1913) and The Million Dollar Robbery (1914). He was married to Alice Guy. He died on October 23, 1953 in Santa Monica, California,...

163. Amleto Palermi

Director | La peccatrice

Amleto Palermi was born on July 11, 1889 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for La peccatrice (1940), L'allegro fantasma (1941) and The Old Lady (1932). He died on April 20, 1941 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

164. Tal Ordell

Actor | The Kid Stakes

Tal Ordell was born on June 8, 1880 in Calcutta, India. He was an actor and director, known for The Kid Stakes (1927), The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup (1918) and The Hayseeds Come to Sydney (1917). He died on June 8, 1948 in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

165. Kote Mikaberidze

Director | Qadjeti

Kote Mikaberidze was born on July 31, 1896 in Temruk, Russia. He was an actor and director, known for Qadjeti (1937), My Grandmother (1929) and Hasani (1932). He died on January 9, 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].

166. Jacob Fleck

Director | Mir kommt keiner aus

Jacob Fleck was born on November 8, 1881 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Mir kommt keiner aus (1917), Eva, die Sünde (1920) and Das Fürstenkind (1927). He was married to Luise Fleck. He died on September 19, 1953 in Vienna, Austria.

167. Luise Fleck

Director | Mir kommt keiner aus

Luise Fleck was born on August 1, 1873 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was a director and writer, known for Mir kommt keiner aus (1917), Eva, die Sünde (1920) and Die Ahnfrau (1919). She was married to Jacob Fleck and Anton Kolm. She died on March 15, 1950 in Vienna, Austria.

168. Václav Binovec

Director | Za svobodu národa

Václav Binovec was born on September 18, 1892 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Za svobodu národa (1920), Krasavice Kata (1920) and Cerní myslivci (1921). He died on February 29, 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech ...

169. A.W. Sandberg

Director | 7-9-13

A.W. Sandberg was born on May 22, 1887 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for 7-9-13 (1934), Manden med de ni Fingre III (1916) and Manden med de ni Fingre IV (1916). He was married to Else Frölich, Karen Caspersen and Ruth Jacobsen. He died on March 27, 1938 in Bad Nauheim, ...

Revolutionshochzeit (1928)

170. Lau Lauritzen

Director | Harestegen

Lau Lauritzen was born on March 13, 1878 in Silkeborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Harestegen (1921), Hallo! Afrika forude! (1929) and Manden der gøer (1919). He was married to Ulla Poulsen and Hulda Christensen. He died on July 2, 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

171. Johannes Guter

Director | Die Frau im Käfig

Johannes Guter was born on April 25, 1882 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for Die Frau im Käfig (1919), Die Frau im Himmel (1920) and Die schwarze Pantherin (1921). He died on March 18, 1962 in Greifswald, East Germany [now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ...

172. Max Neufeld

Director | Hoffmanns Erzählungen

Max Neufeld was born on February 13, 1887 in Guntersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and actor, known for Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1923), Die Brandstifter Europas (1926) and An Orphan Boy of Vienna (1936). He died on December 2, 1967 in Vienna, Austria.

173. Teuvo Puro

Director | Kihlaus

Teuvo Puro was born on November 9, 1884 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and director, known for Kihlaus (1922), Sylvi (1913) and Curses of the Witch (1927). He was married to Tyyni Elina Rissanen and Lyyli Kanerva. He died on July 24, 1956 in Helsinki, Finland.

174. Nelo Cosimi

Director | El cantor del circo

Nelo Cosimi was born in 1894 in Macerata, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for El cantor del circo (1940), La mujer y la bestia (1928) and Corazón ante la ley (1929). He died on October 5, 1945 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

175. Carlo Campogalliani

Director | La grande luce - Montevergine

Carlo Campogalliani was born on October 10, 1885 in Concordia sulla Secchia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for La grande luce - Montevergine (1939), Stadio (1934) and Il cavaliere di Kruja (1940). He was married to Letizia Quaranta. He died on August 10, 1974 in Rome, ...

176. Fructuós Gelabert

Director | Beby y su circo

Fructuós Gelabert was born on January 15, 1874 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Beby y su circo (1915), Fabricación del corcho en Sant Feliu de Guixols (1909) and Lucha por la herencia (1911). He died on February 27, 1955 in ...

177. Walter West

Director | The Loudwater Mystery

Walter West was born on September 11, 1885 in Cookham, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Loudwater Mystery (1921), A Great Coup (1919) and Beautiful Kitty (1923). He was married to Ane Katrine Dusine Kristensen and Violet Hopson. He died on March 7, 1958 in ...

178. Robert Dinesen

Director | De fire djævle

Robert Dinesen was born on October 23, 1874 in Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for The Four Devils (1911), Malva (1924) and Die Feuertänzerin (1925). He was married to Margarete Schön, Marie Dinesen and Johanne. He died on March 8, 1972.

179. Fridrikh Ermler

Director | Velikaya sila

Fridrikh Ermler was born on May 13, 1898 in Rechitsa, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Rezekne, Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for The Great Force (1951), Great Citizen (1938) and The Turning Point (1945). He died on July 12, 1967 in Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia...

180. Kurt Matull

Director | Wildwasser

Kurt Matull was born on February 25, 1872 in Treptow an der Rega, Brandenburg-Prussia. He was a director and writer, known for Wildwasser (1916), Es war einst ein Prinzesschen (1916) and Suchomlinow (1918). He died in 1930 in Berlin, Germany.

181. Gaston Roudès

Director | Féliana l'espionne

Gaston Roudès was born on March 24, 1878 in Béziers, Hérault, France. He was a director and writer, known for Féliana l'espionne (1924), L'âme de Pierre (1929) and L'éveil (1924). He died on November 5, 1958 in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France.

182. Charles Burguet

Director | L'essor

Charles Burguet was born on May 26, 1878 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for L'essor (1921), Gosse de riche (1920) and Les yeux qui accusent (1917). He died on June 9, 1946 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France.

183. Pierre Colombier

Director | Le roi des resquilleurs

Pierre Colombier was born on March 18, 1896 in Compiègne, Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for The King of the Gate Crashers (1930), Petit hôtel à louer (1923) and Le Noël du père Lathuile (1922). He died on January 25, 1958 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, ...

184. Georges Monca

Director | Sans famille

Georges Monca was born on October 23, 1867 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Sans famille (1925), L'ironie du sort (1924) and Le choc en retour (1937). He died on December 26, 1939 in Paris, France.

185. Theo Frenkel

Director | Judith

Theo Frenkel made more than 220 films between 1908 and 1925, but only a few have survived, making it impossible properly to assess his artistic importance. He was a director on a European scale, producing a vast body of work spanning Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Frenkel preferred ...

186. Gaston Velle

Director | Le cauchemar de Pierrot

Gaston Velle was born in 1872. He was a director and writer, known for Le cauchemar de Pierrot (1911), The Moon Lover (1905) and Drama in the Air (1904). He died in 1948 in Paris, France.

187. René Leprince

Director | La folie du doute

René Leprince was born in 1876 in Sathonay, Rhône, France. He was a director and actor, known for La folie du doute (1923), La lutte pour la vie (1914) and Le roi du bagne (1913). He died on May 25, 1929 in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France.

188. Donatien

Director | Mon curé chez les riches

Donatien was born on June 20, 1887 in Paris, France. He was a director and actor, known for Mon curé chez les riches (1925), Les hommes nouveaux (1922) and Mon curé chez les pauvres (1925). He died on November 8, 1955 in Appoigny, Yonne, France.

189. A.E. Coleby

Director | Serving a Summons

A.E. Coleby was born in 1876 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Serving a Summons (1907), Unto Each Other (1929) and A Traitor to the King (1908). He died on July 15, 1930 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

190. Eugene Py

Director | Mister Wiskey

Eugene Py was born on May 19, 1859 in Carcassonne, Aude, France. Eugene was a director and writer, known for Mister Wiskey (1907), Los escruchantes (1911) and Cochero de tranvía (1909). Eugene died on August 26, 1924 in San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

191. Frank Wilson

Director | The Blindness of Fortune

Frank Wilson began his career as an actor and opera singer. He joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1900 playing many of the Principal Bass-Baritone roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas. These were The Counsel in "Trial by Jury", the Notary in "The Sorcerer", Bill Bobstay or Corcoran in "...

192. Alfred Halm

Director | Rose Bernd

Alfred Halm was born on December 9, 1861 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Rose Bernd (1919), Prinzesschen (1920) and Das Frühlingslied (1918). He died on February 5, 1951 in Berlin, Germany.

193. Lucien Nonguet

Director | La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ

Lucien Nonguet was born on May 10, 1869 in Poitiers, Vienne, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903), Freddy chef costumier (1919) and Les trois potards (1919). He died on June 22, 1955 in Fay-aux-Loges, Loiret, France.

194. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke

Director | Satyavan Savitri

Dadasaaheb Phalke was born in 1870 in Trymbakeshwar in Nasik. He was born to a Sanskrit scholar, he studied at J.J. college of Art in Bombay and at Kala Bhavan, Baroda. He then studied architecture and became landscape painter of academic nature studies. He worked in a photographic studio and at ...

195. Hiralal Sen

Director | Arrival at Howrah

Hiralal Sen is known as the first film maker in the Indian sub-continent. He was born in Manikgonj near Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was the son of a famous lawyer and from a Zamindar family. He grew up in Kolkata. In 1898, a film troupe en route to Paris screened a certain Professor Stevenson's short ...

196. John W. Brunius

Director | En lyckoriddare

John W. Brunius was born on December 26, 1884 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a director and writer, known for En lyckoriddare (1921), Kärlekens ögon (1922) and Längtan till havet (1931). He was married to Levin, Wiola and Pauline Brunius. He died on December 17, 1937 in...

197. Walter R. Booth

Director | The Airship Destroyer

Walter R. Booth was born on July 12, 1869 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Battle in the Clouds (1909), The Portrait of Dolly Grey (1915) and Magical Sword (1901). He died in 1938 in Birmingham, England, UK.

198. Walter Forde

Director | Chu Chin Chow

British director Walter Forde started his show-business career on the stage of the music halls of northern England. He entered the film business as a screenwriter but became an actor in 1920, in a series of two-reel comedies he wrote himself. He spent some time in Hollywood, but not much happened ...

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199. Dziga Vertov

Director | Chelovek s kino-apparatom

Dziga Vertov was born on January 2, 1896 in Bialystok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Podlaskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Man with a Movie Camera (1929), Three Songs About Lenin (1934) and The Sixth Part of the World (1926). He was married to Elizaveta Svilova. He ...

200. Karl Freund

Cinematographer | Metropolis

Karl Freund, an innovative director of photography responsible for development of the three-camera system used to shoot television situation comedies, was born on January 16, 1890, in the Bohemian city of Koeniginhof, then part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire (now known as Dvur Kralove in the Czech...