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Georges Lourau

Georges Lourau

French film producer

Georges Lourau (1898–1974) was a French film producer active from the 1930s to the 1960s. During the 1930s he was the director of Tobis Filmsonor, the French subsidiary of Germany company Tobis Film based at Epinay Studios in Paris.[1] In the postwar era he was associated with the distribution outfit Cinédis, producing four films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.[2] He was also a president of Unifrance.[3] He was a member of the jury at the 1937 Venice Film Festival and the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.

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References

  1. [1]
    Roust p.111
  2. [2]
    Lloyd p.10
  3. [3]
    Segrave p.94

Bibliography

  • Lloyd, Christopher. Henri-Georges Clouzot: French Film Directors. Manchester University Press, 2007.
  • Roust, Colin. Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics. Oxford University Press, 2020.
  • Segrave, Kerry. Foreign Films in America: A History. McFarland, 2014.


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