Léonce Perret

Biography

Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer. He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Léonce Perret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Most Famous Work

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The Child of Paris

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Léonce: Cinematographer

(1913) Director

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The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador

(1912) Director

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Sur les rails

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Madame Sans-Gêne

(1925) Director

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The Empire of Diamonds

(1920) Scenario Writer

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Heart of Hearts

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The Secret Spring

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1919	N/A	Mademoiselle Chiffon 1919-03-28 Movie
1914	N/A	Léonce aux bains de mer 1914-01-07 Movie
1913	Léonce	The Child of Paris 1913-09-17 Movie
	Léonce	Léonce Loves Morels 1913-09-01 Movie
	Léonce	Léonce et Toto 1913-08-01 Movie
	Léonce	Léonce: Cinematographer 1913-07-12 Movie
	Léonce	Leonce Flirts 1913-03-01 Movie
	Léonce	Le homard 1913-01-10 Movie
	N/A	The Pins 1913-01-02 Movie
	Léonce	Léonce in the Countryside 1913-01-02 Movie
1912	Lieutenant Jacques Mareuil	La Rançon du Bonheur 1912-12-01 Movie
	Comte Fernand de Kéranic	The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador 1912-12-01 Movie
	Gontran	L'express matrimonial 1912-09-01 Movie
	Rizzio l'espion / Duc de Loze	Hand of Iron 1912-07-01 Movie
	N/A	La conquête d'Aurélia 1912-05-10 Movie
	Roger Darbois	La lumière et l'amour 1912-05-01 Movie
	André Darnel	Graziella la gitane 1912-05-01 Movie
	Léonce	Le Mariage de Suzie 1912-04-01 Movie
	Un prétendant	The Red Chrysanthemum 1912-02-17 Movie
1911	N/A	The Roman Orgy 1911-11-24 Movie
	Julien	Moses of the Mill 1911-11-10 Movie
	N/A	You'll Go Away, Youth 1911-11-03 Movie
	The director	The Crutches 1911-11-03 Movie
	Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV	The Béarnaise Girl 1911-10-27 Movie
	N/A	Fire at the Mine 1911-10-03 Movie
	Vanesco	The Autumn of the Heart 1911-05-05 Movie
	Harry Bull	Mariage par le cinématographe 1911-05-03 Movie
	Papa Insteade	A Spiritualistic Seance 1911-01-05 Movie
	Le haleur	Le haleur 1911-01-01 Movie
	André Chénier	André Chénier 1911-01-01 Movie
1910	N/A	Jephté's Daughter 1910-07-15 Movie
	N/A	Esther 1910-05-02 Movie
	N/A	Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike 1910-02-27 Movie
	N/A	The Seven Deadly Sins 1910-01-02 Movie
	N/A	Le Festin de Balthazar 1910-01-01 Movie
	N/A	The Legend of Daphne 1910-01-01 Movie
1909	N/A	Molière 1909-09-07 Movie
	N/A	Judith and Holophernes 1909-06-14 Movie
	N/A	Le portrait de Mireille 1909-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2005	Director	Gaumont Treasures 1897-1913 2005-01-05 Movie
1934	Director	Sapho 1934-04-07 Movie
1933	Director	Once Upon a Time 1933-10-06 Movie
1932	Director	Abduct Me 1932-10-28 Movie
	Director	Beauty Spot 1932-03-08 Movie
1931	Director	When Love Is Over 1931-12-04 Movie
	Director	Beauty Cult 1931-01-02 Movie
1930	Director	When we were two 1930-05-03 Movie
1929	Director	La Possession 1929-05-24 Movie
1928	Director	Woman of Destiny 1928-04-29 Movie
	Director	Morgane, the Enchantress 1928-03-02 Movie
1927	Director	Love's Springtime 1927-11-24 Movie
1926	Director	The Model From Montmartre 1926-12-10 Movie
1925	Director	Madame Sans-Gêne 1925-01-02 Movie
1923	Director	The Secret Spring 1923-01-01 Movie
1922	Director	L'écuyère 1922-09-15 Movie
1920	Director	The Empire of Diamonds 1920-12-19 Movie
	Director	Lifting Shadows 1920-04-04 Movie
1919	Director	The ABC of Love 1919-12-14 Movie
	Director	The Thirteenth Chair 1919-08-23 Movie
	Director	Unknown Love 1919-04-26 Movie
	Director	The Twin Pawns 1919-03-18 Movie
1918	Director	Lafayette, We Come 1918-11-02 Movie
	Director	The Million Dollar Dollies 1918-05-25 Movie
	Director	Lest We Forget 1918-01-27 Movie
1917	Director	Le devoir 1917-06-29 Movie
	Director	The Silent Master 1917-06-01 Movie
1916	Director	A Marriage of Reason 1916-12-11 Movie
	Director	Dernier amour 1916-11-24 Movie
	Director	Our Poor Heart 1916-11-01 Movie
	Director	Marraines de France 1916-09-08 Movie
	Director	L'Angelus de la victoire 1916-04-21 Movie
	Director	Qui? 1916-01-01 Movie
1915	Director	L'X Noir 1915-07-12 Movie
	Director	A Page of Glory 1915-01-01 Movie
1914	Director	The Wooing of the Sales Lady 1914-01-16 Movie
	Director	Léonce aux bains de mer 1914-01-07 Movie
	Director	The Curse of Greed 1914-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Redemption of the Past 1914-01-01 Movie
1913	Director	The Child of Paris 1913-09-17 Movie
	Director	Léonce Loves Morels 1913-09-01 Movie
	Director	The Trombone Champion 1913-08-07 Movie
	Director	Léonce et Toto 1913-08-01 Movie
	Director	Léonce: Cinematographer 1913-07-12 Movie
	Director	The Iron Teeth 1913-05-29 Movie
	Director	Oscar at the Bath 1913-05-15 Movie
	Director	Leonce Flirts 1913-03-01 Movie
	Director	Heart of Hearts 1913-01-28 Movie
	Director	Le homard 1913-01-10 Movie
	Director	Léonce in the Countryside 1913-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Pins 1913-01-02 Movie
	Director	Léonce cinématographiste cinématographié 1913-01-01 Movie
1912	Director	The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador 1912-12-01 Movie
	Director	La Rançon du Bonheur 1912-12-01 Movie
	Director	L'express matrimonial 1912-09-01 Movie
	Director	The Heart and the Money 1912-08-23 Movie
	Director	The Lacemaker 1912-08-17 Movie
	Director	Sur les rails 1912-07-03 Movie
	Director	Hand of Iron 1912-07-01 Movie
	Director	La conquête d'Aurélia 1912-05-10 Movie
	Director	Graziella la gitane 1912-05-01 Movie
	Director	La lumière et l'amour 1912-05-01 Movie
	Director	Le Mariage de Suzie 1912-04-01 Movie
	Director	The Red Chrysanthemum 1912-02-17 Movie
	Director	The Margrave's Daughter 1912-01-26 Movie
1911	Director	Moses of the Mill 1911-11-10 Movie
	Director	The Crutches 1911-11-03 Movie
	Director	You'll Go Away, Youth 1911-11-03 Movie
	Director	The Béarnaise Girl 1911-10-27 Movie
	Director	Fire at the Mine 1911-10-03 Movie
	Director	Cupidon aux manoeuvres 1911-09-03 Movie
	Director	The Autumn of the Heart 1911-05-05 Movie
	Director	Mariage par le cinématographe 1911-05-03 Movie
	Director	A Spiritualistic Seance 1911-01-05 Movie
	Director	Gisèle, enfant terrible 1911-01-01 Movie
	Director	Le haleur 1911-01-01 Movie
1910	Director	The Oval Portrait 1910-12-31 Movie
	Director	The Border-Guard 1910-10-28 Movie
	Director	The Grand Duke's Tour 1910-07-22 Movie
	Director	Jephté's Daughter 1910-07-15 Movie
	Director	Le Lys d'or 1910-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Guardian of Camargue 1910-01-01 Movie
1909	Director	Molière 1909-09-07 Movie
	Director	Le portrait de Mireille 1909-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1935	Scenario Writer	Crimson Dynasty 1935-12-04 Movie
1934	Scenario Writer	Sapho 1934-04-07 Movie
1932	Writer	Beauty Spot 1932-03-08 Movie
1931	Scenario Writer	When Love Is Over 1931-12-04 Movie
1928	Screenplay	Woman of Destiny 1928-04-29 Movie
1923	Adaptation	The Secret Spring 1923-01-01 Movie
1920	Scenario Writer	The Empire of Diamonds 1920-12-19 Movie
	Writer	Lifting Shadows 1920-04-04 Movie
1919	Writer	The ABC of Love 1919-12-14 Movie
	Writer	The Thirteenth Chair 1919-08-23 Movie
	Writer	Unknown Love 1919-04-26 Movie
	Scenario Writer	The Twin Pawns 1919-03-18 Movie
1918	Writer	The Million Dollar Dollies 1918-05-25 Movie
	Writer	Lest We Forget 1918-01-27 Movie
1917	Writer	The Silent Master 1917-06-01 Movie
1916	Writer	Dernier amour 1916-11-24 Movie
1913	Writer	The Child of Paris 1913-09-17 Movie
1912	Writer	La conquête d'Aurélia 1912-05-10 Movie
	Writer	La lumière et l'amour 1912-05-01 Movie
1911	Writer	Moses of the Mill 1911-11-10 Movie
	Writer	The Crutches 1911-11-03 Movie
	Writer	Fire at the Mine 1911-10-03 Movie
	Writer	Le haleur 1911-01-01 Movie
1910	Writer	Jephté's Daughter 1910-07-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1928	Producer	Morgane, the Enchantress 1928-03-02 Movie
1918	Producer	Lafayette, We Come 1918-11-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv