René Métain

René Métain
Born	22 May 1903 Potsdam, German Empire
Died	23 November 1984 France
Occupation	Editor
Years active	1931-1944 (film)

René Métain (22 May 1903 – 23 November 1984) was a German film editor. He was born in Potsdam into a family of French origin. His elder brother was the cinematographer Charles Métain. He edited twenty two films during his career including the 1938 comedy Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything.

Selected filmography

• Danton (1931)
• The Empress and I (1933)
• The Only Girl (1933)
• So Ended a Great Love (1934)
• Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden (1935)
• Pygmalion (1935)
• Three Girls for Schubert (1936)
• The Cabbie's Song (1936)
• The Emperor's Candlesticks (1936)
• Darling of the Sailors (1937)
• Dangerous Game (1937)
• Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything (1938)
• The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1938)
• Wibbel the Tailor (1939)
• Hotel Sacher (1939)
• We Danced Around the World (1939)
• The Golden Spider (1943)

Bibliography

• Langford, Michelle (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Germany. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841504650. OCLC 899527628.

External links

• René Métain at IMDb