Gaston Ravel (; 1878–1958) was a French

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

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. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. In 1929 he co-directed the historical film '' The Queen's Necklace''. He directed Musidora in various shorts. Jacques Feyder was his assistant director on ''Des pieds et des mains'' and ''Monsieur Pinson policier,'' in which he played'','' before directing his first feature ''L'Atlantide''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Knot'' (1921) * '' Ferragus'' (1923) * '' The Advocate'' (1925) * '' Jocaste'' (1925) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1926) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1926) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1928) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' The Stranger'' (1931) * '' Fanatisme'' (1934) * '' The Rosary'' (1934)

References

Bibliography

* Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland, 2002.

External links

* Film directors from Paris 1878 births 1958 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Silent film screenwriters 20th-century French male writers {{France-writer-stub