René Eugène Le Somptier was a French filmmaker and journalist.

He made his first short film, Poum à la chasse, in 1908 with his father as an actor. He was injured in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and after the war together with Charles Burguet

Charles Burguet

Charles Burguet was a French silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s.He directed well over 30 films between 1912 and 1929.- External links :...

 made his first full length film, La sultane de l’amour (1918).

In 1922 he produced La dame de Montsoreau based on a novel

La Dame de Monsoreau

La Dame de Monsoreau is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. The novel is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III. Tragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Count de Bussy and the woman he adores, la Dame de Monsoreau....

 by Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas, père

Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...

, starring Geneviève Félix. A colorized version was released in 1925.

Films

• Poum à la chasse (1908)
• La sultane de l’amour (1918)
• La montée vers l'Acropole (1920)
• La dame de Montsoreau (1922)
• La forêt qui tue (1926)
• Le p'tit Parigot
  Le p'tit Parigot
  Le p'tit Parigot is a 1926 French movie serial in six parts.It was directed by René Le Somptier and starred Georges Biscot.*part 1: "Premiere Partie" *part 2: "La Belle Inconnue" *part 3: "Le Complot"...
  
  (1926) - a movie serial in 6 parts
• Le dernier conte de Shéhérazade (1937)

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