Albert Dieudonné

Albert Dieudonné (* November 26, 1889 in Paris, † March 19, 1976 ) was a French actor, writer and director.

Life

Dieudonné was by his uncle, Alphonse Dieudonné actor with the theater world in touch and already played in small roles before he had made ​​his film debut in 1908 with a supporting role in The Assassination of the Duke of Guise. In addition to his work in the theater he played until the mid- 1910s in films by Maurice Féraudy, Georges Monca, Albert Capellani and Georges Denola. 1915/16 he appeared in five films directed by Abel Gance.

In the early 1920s Dieudonné also tried his hand as a writer and director. In 1923 he met Jean Renoir know and turned to him whose debut film Une vie sans joie ( and Catherine). The film came to differences between the two until 1927 for the world premiere.

However Consistent became famous for his depictions of Dieudonne with Napoleon Bonaparte. Although he actually was considered too old for the role, he said in 1925 before at Abel Gance, who was impressed by Dieudonné and gave him the title role in his monumental biography film Napoleon. Dieudonné played Napoleon in the 1927 released movie with absolute identification. He entered then only in two other film productions, in 1934 and 1941 - both times as Napoleon.

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