- Poligny, Serge de
- (April 14, 1903, Paris, France-March 23, 1983, Paris, France)After studying at the Beaux-Arts, he started his film career as a production designer at the Paramount studios of Joinville. His first movies were shorts and French-language versions of German films.Filmography1931 ◘ Ménages ultra-modernes (short)◘ Une Brune piquante / La Femme à Barbe (short)1932 ◘ Les As du Turf / Canari / USA: Aces of the Turf◘ Vous serez ma Femme (French-language version of Carl Boese and Heinz Hille's Der Frechdachs; Germany / France)◘ Coup de Feu à l'Aube (French-language version of Alfred Zeisler's Schuss im Morgengrauen; Germany / France)1933 ◘ Rivaux de la Piste (French-language version of Alfred Zeisler's Strich durch die Rechnung; Germany / France)◘ L'Etoile de Valencia (French-language version of Alfred Zeisler's Stern von Valencia; Germany / France)◘ L'Or (French-language version of Karl Hartl's Das Gold; Germany / France)◘ Un de la Montagne (co-director with René Le Hénaff)◘ Lonny haute Couture◘ Retour au Paradis (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)1937 ◘ La Chanson du Souvenir (French-language version of Detlef Sierck's Das Hofkonzert; Germany / France)◘ Claudine à l'Ecole1939 ◘ Le Veau gras1943 ◘ Le Baron Fantôme / UK: The Phantom Baron (also screenwriter, co-adapter)1945 ◘ La Fiancée des Ténèbres (also co-screenwriter)1947 ◘ Torrents (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)1950 ◘ La Soif des Hommes / USA: Thirst of Men (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)1953 ◘ Alger-Le Cap (documentary; also screenwriter)◘ Cent Ans de Gloire—La Médaille militaire (also screenwriter)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.