Georges Hatot

Georges Alphonse Hatot (22 December 1876 – 8 August 1959) was a theater manager and pioneering[1][2] french filmmaker during the late 1890s and early twentieth century. He directed the first known film based on the story of Joan of Arc in 1898[3][4][5][6] as well as having made the first films to feature the Roman emperor Nero.[7][8][9][10] Besides being a director he also wrote the 1908 serial Nick Carter, le roi des détectives which was a major success and spawned many detective series in the following years.[11]

Georges Hatot
Born(1876-12-22)December 22, 1876
Paris, France
DiedAugust 11, 1959(1959-08-11) (aged 82)
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1896–1922
Spouse(s)1

Biography

Georges Alphonse Hatot was born on December 22, 1876 in Paris.[12]

Filmography
YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
1896 Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves Yes
1897 Le cocher endormi Yes
1898 Exécution de Jeanne d'Arc Yes

References
  1. Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, MaryEllen (2 September 2009). The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 202. ISBN 9780810870383 – via Internet Archive. Georges Hatot .
  2. Abel, Richard (16 December 2017). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415234405 – via Google Books.
  3. Engelen, Leen; Winkel, Roel Vande (16 December 2017). Perspectives on European Film and History. Academia Press. ISBN 9789038210827 – via Google Books.
  4. Haines, John (30 October 2013). Music in Films on the Middle Ages: Authenticity Vs. Fantasy. Routledge. ISBN 9781135927691 – via Google Books.
  5. Aberth, John (16 December 2017). A Knight at the Movies: Medieval History on Film. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415938860 – via Google Books.
  6. Greene, Naomi (29 March 1999). Landscapes of Loss: The National Past in Postwar French Cinema. Princeton University Press. ISBN 1400823048 – via Google Books.
  7. Michelakis, Pantelis; Wyke, Maria (15 August 2013). The Ancient World in Silent Cinema. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107016101 – via Google Books.
  8. Pomeroy, Arthur J. (1 June 2017). A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118741443 – via Google Books.
  9. Pomeroy, Arthur J. (1 June 2017). A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118741443 – via Google Books.
  10. Winkler, Martin M. (4 February 2009). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781405178549 – via Google Books.
  11. Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, Maryellen (2009-09-02). The a to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 203. ISBN 9780810870383. Nick Carter hatot.
  12. Riazzoli, Mirko (25 September 2017). A Chronology of the Cinema Volume 1 From the pioneers to 1960. Youcanprint. ISBN 9788892685482 – via Google Books.
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