Roger Capellani (31 January 1905 – 30 May 1940) was a French film director, the son of film director and screenwriter Albert Capellani and the nephew of the actor Paul Capellani.
René Capellani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1905 Paris, France |
| Died | 30 May 1940 (aged 35) Zuydcoote, France |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Occupation | Film director |
He shot French versions of foreign films for the studios of the Paramount Pictures located at Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne), and worked several times for the screenwriter Saint-Granier.
He died at the battle of Dunkirk.
Filmography edit
- 1931: When Do You Commit Suicide?
- 1931: Delphine (began by Jean de Marguenat)
- 1931: A Gentleman in Tails, Spanish version of The Man in Evening Clothes by René Guissart
- 1931: Les Déménageurs (short film)
- 1932: Avec l'assurance
- 1932: Côte d'Azur
- 1932: Le Domestique mécanique
- 1932: Mimi Pandore (short film)
- 1932: Le Beau Rôle (short film)
- 1932: Riri et Nono chez les pur-sang
- 1932: Le Bolide (short film)
- 1933: Noces et banquets
- 1933: Maison hantée
- 1933: Feu Toupinel
- 1934: Voilà Montmartre
- 1934: Torture
- 1934: Crime d'amour
- 1936: Le Mari rêvé
- 1940: The Emigrant