Louis Feuillade

Louis Feuillade was a French silent-film director whose career was closely associated with Gaumont, where he became artistic director in 1907. He directed more than 700 films across genres, but is best remembered for the influential crime serials Fantômas, Les Vampires, and Judex. His suspenseful episodic storytelling and blend of realism with fantasy helped establish the artistic importance of the film serial.