Basil Wright
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.