Georges Sadoul
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Georges Sadoul (born Nancy 1904, died Paris 1967) was a French journalist and cinema writer.
Once a surrealist, he became a communist in 1932. He was a journalist of the Lettres Françaises.
He is the author of l'Histoire générale du cinéma, a comprehensive work on world cinema. He also produced an important work on the filmmaker Georges Méliès.
He was trained at the Sorbonne and the IDHEC, a French cinema school.
He is also known for writing encyclopedias of film and filmmakers, many of which have been translated into English.
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- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 1. L'invention du cinéma, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 2. Les pionniers du cinéma, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 3. Le cinéma devient un art - L'avant-guerre, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 4. Le cinéma devient un art - La première guerre mondiale, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 5. L'Art muet - L'après-guerre en Europe, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 6. L'Art muet - Hollywood - La fin du muet, Denoël, 1950-1975
- Dictionnaire du cinéma, 1965
- Dictionnaire des cinéastes, 1965
- Histoire de l'art du cinéma, 3e édition, Flammarion, 1949
- le Cinéma français, Flammarion, 1962
- Histoire du cinéma mondial, des origines à nos jours, Flammarion, 1949
