Albert Dieudonné

Born: 1889-11-26

Albert Dieudonné was a French actor,screenwriter, film director and novelist. Dieudonné was born in Paris, France, and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns. In 1924, he directed the film drama Catherine, in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film. Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne. Albert Dieudonné died in Paris in 1976.


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Napoleon

as Napoléon Bonaparte
Released: 1927-05-08

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a...

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The Assassination of the Duke de Guise

as uncredited
Released: 1908-11-17

The film portrays the events on the day King Henri III of France arranged for Duke Henri de...

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The Madness of Dr. Tube

as Young Man
Released: 1915-01-01

A scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for...

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Madame Sans-Gêne

as Napoléon 1er
Released: 1941-10-07

Deals with the ordeals of a crude washerwoman in the chic court of Napoleon the First. Based on...

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Bonaparte et la révolution

as uncredited
Released: 1972-11-24

Abel Gance's 1971 sound edition of his epic 1927 'Napoleon', which contains much of the silent...

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Napoléon Bonaparte

as Napoléon Bonaparte
Released: 1935-11-05

A second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.

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The Black Diamond

as Luc Ogier
Released: 1913-05-19

On instructions of the French company Pathé Frères, Alfred Machin develops a film industry in...

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Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 1968-01-01

BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

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L'empreinte ou La main rouge

as uncredited
Released: 1908-11-04

Who killed this man to rob him of his money in this notorious neighborhood of Paris? The usual...

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Backbiters

as Maurice Laisné
Released: 1927-11-09

About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an...

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The Kiss of Judas

as Jean
Released: 1908-12-24

Judas betrays Jesus Christ.

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Alsace

as Jacques Obey
Released: 1916-01-02

French war propaganda in the form of a family drama in the German government. Nationalist...

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