René Sti (1897-1951) was a Romanian-born French

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and

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.Oscherwitz p.38 He was the son-in-law of the actor

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. Of

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heritage the

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in 1940 brought a halt to his film career. He was subsequently interned in

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. Having survived the war, he returned to filmmaking with his first post-war release ''

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'' in 1947.

Selected filmography

* ''L'inconnue des six jours'' (1926) * ''Gardez le sourire'' (1933) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1934) * '' Le Bossu'' (1934) * '' Ferdinand the Roisterer'' (1935) * ''

The Squadron's Baby ''The Squadron's Baby'' (French: ''Le bébé de l'escadron'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by René Sti and starring Michel Simon, Paulette Dubost and Suzy Prim. Bessy & Chirat p.93 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugè ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''Un scandale aux galeries'' (1937) * ''

'' (1947) * ''Nous avons tous fait la même chose'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Danya. ''Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage''. SIU Press, 2010. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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* 1897 births 1951 deaths French film directors French screenwriters Romanian film directors Romanian screenwriters Romanian male screenwriters Romanian Jews French Jews Romanian emigrants to France People from Iași {{France-film-bio-stub