DisCina was a French film production and distribution company established in 1938 by Michel Safra and André Paulvé. [1] It reached its peak during the 1940s and early 1950s, remaining active during the Occupation of France.
It also operated a distribution company in the United States to release its French films on the American art house market. [2]
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