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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.

Filmography

References

  • 'The Long View: An International History of Cinema', Secker & Warburg, London, 1974.

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