Biography: life and films
René Guissart was a French cinematographer and film director. He was born in Paris, France on 24th October 1888 and died in Monaco on 19th May 1960, aged 71.His best films as a cinematographer include James Vincent's Ambition (1916), Sister Against Sister (1917), George Kelson's Stolen Orders (1918), Fred Niblo's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) and Hans Behrendt's Die Regimentstochter (1929), and whose best work as a film director include La chance (1931), Ah! Quelle gare! (1932), L'École des contribuables (1934), À nous deux, madame la vie (1936) and Sweet Devil (1938).
René Guissart was cinematographer on 53 films, directed 26 films and scripted 1 film.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Harley Knoles (8 films), Maurice Tourneur (7), James Vincent (6), Léonce Perret (3), Norman Walker (2) and Herbert Wilcox (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (47 films), comedy (20), comedy-drama (4), romance (3), comedy-romance (3) and War (3).
Our average rating for René Guissart over all films is: 2.7
Filmography
Key: d = director; c = cinematographer; w = writer
Ambition (1916) [c]
Love and Hate (1916) [c]
Sins of Men (1916) [c]
The Battle of Life (1916) [c]
The Unwelcome Mother (1916) [c]
Fighting Odds (1917) [c]
Sister Against Sister (1917) [c]
The Butterfly Girl (1917) [c]
The Volunteer (1917) [c]
Little Women (1918) [c]
Sporting Life (1918) [c]
Stolen Orders (1918) [c]
The Cabaret (1918) [c]
The Gates of Gladness (1918) [c]
Wanted: A Mother (1918) [c]
Woman (1918) [c]
The White Heather (1919) [c]
Victory (1919) [c]
My Lady's Garter (1920) [c]
The Empire of Diamonds (1920) [c]
The Yellow Typhoon (1920) [c]
Treasure Island (1920) [c]
Sowing the Wind (1921) [c]
The Breaking Point (1921) [c]
The Butterfly Girl (1921) [c]
The Money Maniac (1921) [c]
The Bohemian Girl (1922) [c]
The Lying Truth (1922) [c]
While Satan Sleeps (1922) [c]
Chu-Chin-Chow (1923) [c]
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) [c]
While Paris Sleeps (1923) [c]
Madame Sans-Gêne (1924) [c]
Southern Love (1924) [c]
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) [c]
Land of Hope and Glory (1927) [c]
A Little Bit of Fluff (1928) [c]
Adam's Apple (1928) [c]
The White Sheik (1928) [c]
Tommy Atkins (1928) [c]
Die Regimentstochter (1929) [c]
The American Prisoner (1929) [c]
The Hate Ship (1929) [c]
Dans une île perdue (1930) [c]
La Lettre (1930) [c]
Le Secret du docteur (1930) [c]
Raise the Roof (1930) [c]
The Compulsory Husband (1930) [c]
The W Plan (1930) [c]
La Chance (1931) [d]
Tropennächte (1931) [c]
Un homme en habit (1931) [d]
Ah! Quelle gare! (1932) [d]
La Perle (1932) [d]
La Poule (1932) [d]
Le Fils improvisé (1932) [d]
Mon coeur balance (1932) [d]
Passionnément (1932) [d]
Je te confie ma femme (1933) [d]
Le Père prématuré (1933) [d]
Primerose (1933) [d]
L'École des contribuables (1934) [d]
On a volé un homme (1934) [c]
Dédé (1935) [d]
Dora Nelson (1935) [d]
Les Soeurs Hortensia (1935) [d]
Parlez-moi d'amour (1935) [d]
Une fille à papa (1935) [d]
À nous deux, madame la vie (1936) [d]
Le Vertige (1936) [w]
Toi, c'est moi (1936) [d]
Alexis gentleman chauffeur (1938) [d]
Bourrachon (1938) [d]
Sweet Devil (1938) [d]
Visages de femmes (1938) [d]
The Golden Age of French cinema
The very best period film dramas
The silent era of French cinema
