Bernard Natan
Bernard Natan (1886-1942) was a French-Romanian porn director and actor who worked in 20’s and 30’s France. His success as first big promoter of bi-sexual and masochistic themes allowed him to buy Pathé in 1929. If you want to get some perspective on how much money was in hardcore back then, that’s like Seymour Butt’s buying NBC today. During his ownership of Pathé the studio developed the anamorphic lens - the basis for every widescreen film system you’ve ever heard of.
In 1935, during the depression, Pathé went bankrupt and in 1939 Natan was imprisoned for fraud. He was released in 1942 but due to his Jewish heritage was sent to Auschwitz where he died.
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