Henri Diamant-Berger

1895-1972

Biography: life and films

Henri Diamant-Berger was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Paris, France on 9th June 1895 and died in Paris, France on 7th May 1972, aged 76.

His best films as a film director include Les Trois mousquetaires (1921), Lover's Island (1925), Les Trois mousquetaires (1933), Arsène Lupin détective (1937) and Monsieur Fabre (1951), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Viktor Tourjansky's Le chanteur inconnu (1931), André Cayatte's Le Chanteur inconnu (1947), Monsieur Fabre (1951) and C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles (1957).

Henri Diamant-Berger directed 38 films (including 5 shorts) and scripted 19 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Raymond Bernard (2 films) and D.B. Maurice (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (24 films), comedy (12), comedy-drama (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Henri Diamant-Berger over all films is: 2.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

Le Petit café (1919) [w]

Les Trois mousquetaires (1921) [d]

Gonzague (1922) [d]

Le Mauvais garçon (1922) [d]

Vingt ans après (1922) [d]

Jim Bougne, boxeur (1923) [d]

L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine (1923) [d]

L'Emprise (1923) [d]

Le Roi de la vitesse (1923) [d]

Milady (1923) [d]

Fifty-Fifty (1925) [d]

Lover's Island (1925) [d]

The Unfair Sex (1926) [d]

Éducation de prince (1927) [d]

Rue de la paix (1927) [d]

Paris la nuit (1930) [d]

Tu m'oublieras (1930) [d]

Le Chanteur inconnu (1931) [w]

Ma tante d'Honfleur (1931) [w]

Sola (1931) [d]

Tout s'arrange (1931) [d,w]

Clair de lune (1932) [d]

Claire de lune (1932) [d]

L'Enfant du miracle (1932) [w]

La Bonne aventure (1932) [d,w]

Les Trois mousquetaires (1933) [d,w]

Miquette et sa mère (1933) [d,w]

Miquette et sa mère (1934) [d,w]

Amants et voleurs (1935) [w]

Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1937) [d]

Arsène Lupin détective (1937) [d,w]

La Vierge folle (1938) [d]

Tourbillon de Paris (1939) [d]

Le Chanteur inconnu (1947) [w]

Monsieur Fabre (1951) [d,w]

Mon curé chez les riches (1952) [d]

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1953) [d,w]

La Madone des sleepings (1955) [d,w]

Mon curé chez les pauvres (1956) [d,w]

C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles (1957) [d,w]

Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959) [d,w]

L'Homme qui vient de la nuit (1971) [w]



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