René Sti

René Sti
Born	23 April 1897 Iasi, Romania
Died	29 October 1951 (aged 54) Paris, France
Other names	Adolf Ornstein
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter
Years active	1926-1950 (film)

René Sti (1897-1951) was a Romanian-born French screenwriter and film director. He was the son-in-law of the actor André Dubosc. Of Jewish heritage the German Occupation of France in 1940 brought a halt to his film career. He was subsequently interned in Drancy internment camp. Having survived the war, he returned to filmmaking with his first post-war release Chinese Quarter in 1947.

Selected filmography

• L'inconnue des six jours (1926)
• Gardez le sourire (1933)
• The Bread Peddler (1934)
• Le Bossu (1934)
• Ferdinand the Roisterer (1935)
• The Squadron's Baby (1935)
• Moutonnet (1936)
• Un scandale aux galeries (1937)
• Chinese Quarter (1947)
• Nous avons tous fait la même chose (1950)

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Danya. Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage. SIU Press, 2010.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• René Sti at IMDb