Henri Diamant-Berger

Henri Diamant-Berger (June 9, 1895 - May 7, 1972) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer. Born in Paris, France to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career in the cinema in 1916 as a silent film screenwriter but within a few years was behind the camera, directing. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period of 1916 to 1919 he also published and edited a f... more

Henri Diamant-Berger (June 9, 1895 - May 7, 1972) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer. Born in Paris, France to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career in the cinema in 1916 as a silent film screenwriter but within a few years was behind the camera, directing. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period of 1916 to 1919 he also published and edited a film magazine and books about the movies. Hired by Pathé, in 1918 he was sent to Fort Lee, New Jersey to help set up the company's film laboratory. Returning home, Pathé had him set up a laboratory in Vincennes as well as organize a film studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1921, Henri Diamant-Berger directed the first ever film version of The Three Musketeers novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. By the end of the decade he had successfully made the transition to talkies and among his notable sound films was a remake of Three Musketeers in 1933, this... less