FILM DIRECTOR

Albert Capellani

1874 - 1931

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Albert Capellani (23 August 1874 – 26 September 1931) was a French film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed films between 1905 and 1922. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Capellani has received more than 39,080 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Capellani is the 769th most popular film director (up from 835th in 2019), the 3,778th most popular biography from France (down from 3,747th in 2019) and the 99th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Albert Capellani ranks 769 out of 2,041. Before him are Nana Jorjadze, Chris Carter, Gustav Machatý, Todd Phillips, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, and Harald Reinl. After him are Joshua Logan, Laura Mulvey, Isabel Coixet, Boris Kaufman, Andrew V. McLaglen, and Giuseppe Rotunno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Albert Capellani ranks 136. Before him are Dimitrios Golemis, Billy Meredith, Theodore Lyman IV, Frederic Clements, Ephraim Moses Lilien, and Fejzi Alizoti. After him are Henri Deloge, Charles Despiau, Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov, J. C. Leyendecker, Iraj Mirza, and Ernst Streeruwitz. Among people deceased in 1931, Albert Capellani ranks 92. Before him are Constantin von Economo, Jacques Herbrand, Teresa Claramunt Creus, Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Dmitri Egorov, and Louis Wolheim. After him are William Orpen, Hjalmar Bergman, Emil Warburg, Selma Rıza, Alice Pike Barney, and Buddy Bolden.

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In France

Among people born in France, Albert Capellani ranks 3,778 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie of the Incarnation (1599), Maurice Paléologue (1859), Antoine Vollon (1833), Jacques Dufilho (1914), Constance Mayer (1775), and Albert Taillandier (1879). After him are Louis Buffet (1818), Erich Buschenhagen (1895), Micheline Ostermeyer (1922), Henri Deloge (1874), Charles Despiau (1874), and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1920).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Albert Capellani ranks 99. Before him are Gérard Krawczyk (1953), Claude Pinoteau (1925), Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927), Jacques Rozier (1926), Paul Grimault (1905), and Maurice Tourneur (1876). After him are Michel Audiard (1920), Pierre Schoendoerffer (1928), Alain Cavalier (1931), Claude Miller (1942), Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932), and Henri Decoin (1890).

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Filmography

Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp
Director
The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marriage to a princess. But his rival, an evil magician, steals the lamp for himself. Aladdin must regain the lamp or lose everything.
Oct 25th 19066.1 / 10
The Talisman
Director
"Le Pied de Mouton" is an adaptation of an old French stage play titled "The Talisman" written by Alphonse Martainville and César Ribié. The atmosphere is hilarious, oneiric and delicious. The film tells the story of Gusman and Léonora, two lovers who must deal with many spells and troubles in order to preserve their love. The tale is full of princes and princesses, damsels in distress, good witches and wicked lords and is an amazing piece of work.
Dec 28th 19076.2 / 10
Germinal
Director
Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.
Oct 3rd 19135.2 / 10