Léon Poirier (25 August 1884 – 27 June 1968) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards. He directed some 25 films between 1913 and 1949. His most famous film today is Verdun: Visions of History, a drama-documentary depicting the World War I Battle of Verdun. His later films adopted a form of poetic realism influenced by pictorialist photography.
1949The Unknown RoadMovieDirector
1943JeannouMovieDirector
1940Brazza, or The Epic of the CongoMovieDialogue · Screenplay · Producer · Director
1937Sisters-in-ArmsMovieScreenplay · Producer · Director
1936The CallMovieScreenplay · Dialogue · Producer · Director
1934The Yellow CruiseMovieDirector · Editor
1934AutopolisMovieDirector1931Verdun, memories of historyMovieDirector
1930Rama, the Cannibal GirlMovieWriter · Director
1928Verdun: Visions of HistoryMovieWriter · Director
1926The Black CruiseMovieDirector
1924La BrièreMovieDirector
1922JocelynMovieDirector · Writer1921The Jade CasketMovieDirector · Screenplay
