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Marcel Vandal

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Marcel Vandal
Born1 March 1882
Paris
France
Died14 April 1965 (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Film producer and director

Marcel Vandal (1882–1965) was a French film producer. During the 1910s he worked closely with the German producer Erich Pommer for the French company Eclair.[1] Vandal served in the French Army during the First World War. He directed four silent films between 1926 and 1928.

Vandal and Pommer later collaborated following the latter's exile from Nazi Germany, firstly in Paris on Liliom (1934)[2] and later in London for Vessel of Wrath (1938).[3]

Selected filmography

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Producer

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ Hardt p.19-22
  2. ^ Hardt p.142
  3. ^ Hardt p.151

Bibliography

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  • Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
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