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'''[[Basil Wright]]''', (June 12, 1907, [[Sutton]] [[Surrey]] - 14 October, 1987, [[Frieth]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]), was an [[English]] [[documentary]] film-maker, film historian, film critic and teacher. He was a key figure in the British [[documentary]] film movement and the first recruit to join [[John Grierson]] at the [[Empire Marketing Board]]'s film unit early in [[1930]]. |
'''[[Basil Wright]]''', ([[June 12]], [[1907]], [[Sutton, London|Sutton]], [[Surrey]] - [[14 October]], [[1987]], [[Frieth]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]), was an [[English]] [[documentary]] film-maker, film historian, film critic and teacher. He was a key figure in the British [[documentary]] film movement and the first recruit to join [[John Grierson]] at the [[Empire Marketing Board]]'s film unit early in [[1930]]. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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*''[[Conquest]]'' (1930) |
*''[[Conquest]]'' (1930) |
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*''[[Song of Ceylon]]'' |
*''[[Song of Ceylon]]'' |
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*''[[Children at School]]'' |
*''[[Children at School]]'' |
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*''[[World Without End]]'' |
*''[[World Without End]]'' |
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*''[[The Stained Glass at Fairford]]'' |
*''[[The Stained Glass at Fairford]]'' |
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* 'The Long View: An International History of Cinema', Secker & Warburg, London, 1974. |
* 'The Long View: An International History of Cinema', Secker & Warburg, London, 1974. |
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==External |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/454662/ Bfi's Screenonline entry for Basil Wright] |
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/454662/ Bfi's Screenonline entry for Basil Wright] |
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==See |
==See also== |
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*[[Edgar Anstey]] |
*[[Edgar Anstey]] |
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*[[Alberto Cavalcanti]] |
*[[Alberto Cavalcanti]] |
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Revision as of 15:57, 20 April 2007
Basil Wright, (June 12, 1907, Sutton, Surrey - 14 October, 1987, Frieth, Buckinghamshire, England), was an English documentary film-maker, film historian, film critic and teacher. He was a key figure in the British documentary film movement and the first recruit to join John Grierson at the Empire Marketing Board's film unit early in 1930.
Filmography
- Conquest (1930)
- The Country Comes To Town
- O'er Hill and Dale
- Liner Cruising South
- Cargo From Jamaica
- Windmill in Barbados
- Song of Ceylon
- Children at School
- World Without End
- The Stained Glass at Fairford
- A Place For Gold
References
- 'The Long View: An International History of Cinema', Secker & Warburg, London, 1974.