Henri Pouctal


Henri Pouctal was an early French silent film director, screenwriter, and actor of the stage and film. He is best known for his directorship on silent films of the 1910s, notably Alsace or Chantecoq, and The Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.
He was a stage actor at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, and André Antoine's Théâtre Libre. The first film directed by him was Le Curé de Campagne in 1908. Pouctal directed about 100 films between 1908 and 1922. By 1913, he became the artistic director of Le Film d'Art production company.

Filmography

Le Curé de Campagne ' La Dame aux Camélias