Stengel, Christian

(September 22, 1902, Marly-Le-Roy, Yvelines, France - June 25, 1986, Ver-sailles, Yvelines, France)

   A former bank clerk, he entered films as a screenwriter (1933 Le Martyre de l'Obèse, Pierre Chenal, supervised by Marcel L'Herbier). From 1933 to 1943, he worked as a production manager (1933 L'Abbé Constantin, Jean-Paul Paulin; Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel, Pierre Billon; 1934 La Maison dans la Dune / USA: The House on the Dune, also art director, Pierre Billon; 1935 Crime et Châtiment / USA: Crime and Punishment, also co-screenwriter, Pierre Chenal; 1936 Un Grand Amour de Beethoven / USA: The Life and Loves of Beethoven, Abel Gance; Les Mutinés de l'Elseneur, Pierre Chenal; 1937 L'Homme de nulle Part / Il fu Mattia Pascal / UK: Man from Nowhere / The Late Mathias Pascal / USA: Feu Mathias Pascal, Pierre Chenal, France / Italy; La Dame de Pique, Fédor Ozep; 1938 Les Pirates du Rail, Christian-Jaque; La Piste du Sud, Pierre Billon; 1941 Le Briseur de Chaînes, Jacques Daniel-Norman; 1942 Boléro, Jean Boyer; Pontcarral, Colonel d'Empire, Jean Delannoy; 1943 Secrets, Pierre Blanchar; Je suis avec toi, Henri Decoin; 1959 La Bête à l'Affût, Pierre Chenal). Other credit (as assistant editor): 1949 Les Amants de Vérone / USA: The Lovers of Verona (André Cayatte).

 Filmography

        ◘ Je chante (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ La Famille Duraton

1945 ◘ Seul dans la Nuit (also co-adapter)

1947 ◘ Rêves d'Amour / USA: Dreams of Love (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Le Village perdu

1948 ◘ Figure de Proue

        ◘ Rome-Express (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Pas de Pitié pour les Femmes (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ La plus belle Fille du Monde (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Minuit, Quai de Bercy

        ◘ Mourez, nous ferons le reste (also screenwriter, co-adapter)

1955 ◘ Casse-Cou Mademoiselle (also co-adapter)

1957 ◘ Vacances explosives (also co-screenwriter)