Louis Nalpas
Louis Nalpas (1884-1948) was a Greek-French film producer. He 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.
Louis Nalpas | |
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| Born | 3 November 1884 |
| Died | 1948 |
| Occupation | Producer |
Nalpas produced many of the early films of director Abel Gance.
Selected filmography
- Le périscope (1916)
- Les Gaz mortels (1916)
- Le droit à la vie (1917)
- The Torture of Silence (1917)
- Barberousse (1917)
- The Zone of Death (1917)
- The Tenth Symphony (1918)
- La Fête espagnole (1920)
- Surcouf (1925)
- The Marriage of Rosine (1926)
- The Chocolate Girl (1927)
- Monte Cristo (1929)
References
- Crisp p.30
- Crisp p.95
Bibliography
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.
External links
- Louis Nalpas on IMDb
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