Paul Rotha

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Paul Rotha


Born
in London, England
June 30, 1907

Died
March 07, 1984

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Paul Rotha was an English documentary film-maker, film historian and critic. He was born Paul Thompson in London, and educated at Highgate School and at the Slade School of Fine Art.

Rotha was a close collaborator of John Grierson, and Wolfgang Suschitzky was one of his cinematographers. He directed and produced dozens of documentaries including Contact (1933), Air Outpost (1937) The Face of Britain (1935), World of Plenty (1943), Land of Promise (1947), A City Speaks (1947) and many others. The World Is Rich (1947) and Cradle of Genius (1961), both of which were nominated for an Academy Award, and feature films including the BAFTA-nominated No Resting Place. Rotha was Head of BBC TV's Documentaries Department between May 1953 and May 1955.

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Documentary Diary: An infor...

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The Film Till Now

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Robert J. Flaherty: A Biogr...

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ROTHA ON THE FILM

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Belgesel Sinema

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Documentary Film

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A Paul Rotha Reader

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