Roger Capellani

French film director and screenwriter

René Capellani
Born	31 January 1905 Paris, France
Died	30 May 1940(1940-05-30) (aged 35) Zuydcoote, France
Cause of death	Killed in action
Occupation	Film director

Roger Capellani (31 January 1905 – 30 May 1940) was a French film director, the son of film director and screenwriter Albert Capellani and the nephew of the actor Paul Capellani.

He shot French versions of foreign films for the studios of the Paramount Pictures located at Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne), and worked several times for the screenwriter Saint-Granier.

He died at the battle of Dunkirk.

Filmography

1931: When Do You Commit Suicide?
1931: Delphine (began by Jean de Marguenat)
1931: A Gentleman in Tails, Spanish version of The Man in Evening Clothes by René Guissart
1931: Les Déménageurs (short film)
1932: Avec l'assurance
1932: Côte d'Azur
1932: Le Domestique mécanique
1932: Mimi Pandore (short film)
1932: Le Beau Rôle (short film)
1932: Riri et Nono chez les pur-sang
1932: Le Bolide (short film)
1933: Noces et banquets
1933: Maison hantée
1933: Feu Toupinel
1934: Voilà Montmartre
1934: Torture
1934: Crime d'amour
1936: Le Mari rêvé
1940: The Emigrant