Marcel Vandal

Marcel Vandal (1882–1965) was a French film producer. During the 1910s he worked closely with the German producer Erich Pommer for the French company Elcair.[1] Vandal served in the French Army during the First World War. He directed four silent films between 1926 and 1928.

Marcel Vandal
Born	1 March 1882 Paris France
Died	14 April 1965 Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France
Occupation	Film producer and director

Vandal and Pommer later collaborated following the latter's exile from Nazi Germany, firstly in Paris on Liliom (1934)[2] and later in London for Vessel of Wrath (1938).[3]

Selected filmography

Producer

• The Secret of Polichinelle (1923)
• The Bread Peddler (1923)
• Paris (1924)
• The Flame (1926)
• The Man with the Hispano (1926)
• The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1927)
• The Maelstrom of Paris (1928)
• David Golder (1931)
• Mountains on Fire (1931)
• Moon Over Morocco (1931)
• The Five Accursed Gentlemen (1932)
• Amourous Adventure (1932)
• A Man's Neck (1933)
• The Man with the Hispano (1933)
• The Lady of Lebanon (1934)
• Liliom (1934)

Director

• Graziella (1926)
• The Crystal Submarine (1927)

References

1. Hardt p.19-22
2. Hardt p.142
3. Hardt p.151

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

• Marcel Vandal on IMDb