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Basil Wright

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Born: June 12, 1907 in Frieth, Buckinghamshire, England

Biography

Basil Wright - was a documentary filmmaker, film historian, film critic and teacher. During World War II, Wright worked only as a producer, first at John Grierson's Film Centre before joining The Crown Film Unit between 1945 and 1946 as producer-in-charge. Among the best known films he produced for Crown are Humphrey Jennings' A Diary for Timothy (1946) and A Defeated People (1946) and Instrument...

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32 Titles
A Diary for Timothy
6.8
FILM
A Diary for Timothy1945
Grierson
7.3
FILM
Grierson1973
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
FILM
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy1974
The Song of Ceylon
6.3
FILM
The Song of Ceylon1934
London Can Take It!
6.7
FILM
London Can Take It!1940
Night Mail
6.2
FILM
Night Mail1936
Waters of Time
FILM
Waters of Time1951
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
FILM
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci1953
Industrial Britain
5.6
FILM
Industrial Britain1931
Rainbow Dance
6.3
FILM
Rainbow Dance1936
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
FILM
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children1937
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
7.0
FILM
The Rape of Czechoslovakia1939
Coal Face
6.3
FILM
Coal Face1935
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
5.8
FILM
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs1934
Men of Africa
FILM
Men of Africa1940
Every Day
6.9
FILM
Every Day1929
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