BASIL WRIGHT

Basil Wright
Basil Wright
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: June 12, 1907
Deathday: October 14, 1987
Place of Birth: 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 Instruments of the Orchestra (1946) featuring Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.[1] Returning to direction in the early 1950s, his films included Waters of Time (1951) made for the Festival of Britain, World Without End (1953) directed with Paul Rotha for UNESCO and Greece: The Immortal Land (1958) in collaboration with his friend the artist Michael Ayrton.

Filmography

Production

Producer, Director
Director
Director
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Producer
Producer
Director
Director
Producer
Director, Editor
1935·
Coal Face
Director of Photography
Editor, Director of Photography, Director
Cinematography, Director
Additional Photography
1930·
Conquest
Editor