Louis Nalpas

Louis Nalpas
Born 3 November 1884
Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Died 1948
Paris, France
Occupation Producer

Louis Nalpas (1884-1948) was a Greek-French film producer. Naplas was a leading producer during the silent era, and was employed by the large French studio Pathé.[1] He was behind the company's construction of the Victorine Studios in Nice in 1921, which attempted to create a version of Hollywood on the French Riviera.[2] He then broke away to form his own production company.

He produced many of the early films of director Abel Gance.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Crisp p.30
  2. Crisp p.95

Bibliography

  • Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.


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