René Guissart | |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1888 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Place: | Monaco |
Occupation: | Cinematographer Film director |
Yearsactive: | 1916–1939 |
René Guissart (24 October 1888 – 19 May 1960) was a French film director and cinematographer. During the 1920s and 1930s he worked as cinematographer on numerous British films, many of them for British International Pictures. He also worked on MGM's 1925 epic Ben-Hur. From 1931 Guissart began directing and had made twenty eight films by 1939.