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Jean Epstein(1897-1953)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Jean Epstein
Jean Epstein was born on 25 March 1897 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), Mauprat (1926) and Le lion des Mogols (1924). He died on 2 April 1953 in Paris, France.
BornMarch 25, 1897
DiedApril 2, 1953(56)
BornMarch 25, 1897
DiedApril 2, 1953(56)
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Known for

The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
The Fall of the House of Usher
7.2
  • Director
  • 1928
Nino Constantini and Sandra Milovanoff in Mauprat (1926)
Mauprat
6.6
  • Director
  • 1926
Le lion des Mogols (1924)
Le lion des Mogols
6.6
  • Director
  • 1924
The Faithful Heart (1923)
The Faithful Heart
7.4
  • Director
  • 1923

Credits

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Director

  • Les bâtisseurs
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Les feux de la mer
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Le tempestaire (1947)
    Le tempestaire
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Artères de France
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • La relève
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Eau vive
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1938
  • The Woman from the End of the World (1938)
    The Woman from the End of the World
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Vive la vie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • La Bretagne
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1936
  • La Bourgogne
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Cuor di vagabondo (1936)
    Cuor di vagabondo
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Marius et Olive à Paris (1935)
    Marius et Olive à Paris
    • Director
    • 1935
  • La vie d'un grand journal
    Short
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Chanson d'Armor (1934)
    Chanson d'Armor
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1934
  • La châtelaine du Liban
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • Le tempestaire (1947)
    Le tempestaire
    7.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 1947
  • Eau vive
    6.6
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • The Woman from the End of the World (1938)
    The Woman from the End of the World
    6.3
    • scenario
    • 1938
  • Marius et Olive à Paris (1935)
    Marius et Olive à Paris
    • dialogue
    • 1935
  • La châtelaine du Liban
    • writer
    • 1934
  • Marie Bell in L'homme à l'Hispano (1933)
    L'homme à l'Hispano
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • La vilanelle des rubans
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • La chanson des peupliers
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Le Cor
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Le vieux chaland
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Mor-Vran (1930)
    Mor-Vran
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • France Dhélia and René Ferté in Sa tête (1929)
    Sa tête
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1929
  • Finis terrae (1929)
    Finis terrae
    7.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
    The Fall of the House of Usher
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1928
  • The Three-Sided Mirror (1927)
    The Three-Sided Mirror
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • 1927

Production Manager

  • La Ruche
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1952
  • La noce à Monaco
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1952
  • La mystérieuse Fatima
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1951
  • Sleeping Beauty
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1951
  • Ballade de Chopin
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 25, 1897
    • Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
  • Died
    • April 2, 1953
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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    Brother of Marie Epstein.

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