Louis Nalpas (1884–1948) was a Greek-French film producer. He was a leading producer during the

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, and was employed by the large French studio

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.^:30 He was behind the company's construction of the Victorine Studios in

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on the

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.^:95 He then broke away to form his own production company. He was the elder brother of producer Alex Nalpas. Nalpas produced many of the early films of director

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. He was the maternal uncle of

Antonin Artaud Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud (; ; 4September 18964March 1948), better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work in the theatre and cinema. Widely ...

and was essential in establishing Artaud's career as a film actor.^:623

Selected filmography

* '' Le périscope'' (1916) * '' Les Gaz mortels'' (1916) * '' Le droit à la vie'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Tenth Symphony'' (1918) * '' La Fête espagnole'' (1920) * '' Mathias Sandorf'' (1921) * '' Vidocq'' (1923) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Monte Cristo'' (1929)

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* 1884 births 1948 deaths French film producers French people of Greek descent Smyrniote Greeks Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to France {{France-film-bio-stub