Louis Feuillade (February 19 1873 – February 25 1925) was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films.

He is primarily known for the serials Fantômas, Les Vampires and Judex.

Biography

Louis Feuillade was born in Lunel (Hérault) to a family of modest wine merchants. Just beyond adolescence, he showed a deep interest in literature and created numerous drama and vaudeville projects. His excessively academic poems were occasionally published in local newspapers, and he acquired a reputation for his articles devoted to bullfighting. He went to Paris in 1898 seeking literary success, but would suffer miserably for several years.