
Known for
Directing
Born
June 3, 1907
Birthplace
London, England
Died
March 7, 1984 (aged 76)
Paul Rotha (3 June 1907 – 7 March 1984) 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. R...
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1961
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1947
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1946
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1941
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1940
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1935
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