Paul Rotha
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday3 June 1907
Died7 March 1984 (age 76)
Place of birthLondon, England
Known credits28
Biography
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…
The Silent Raid
1962 · Director
The Silent Raid
1962 · Producer
The Life of Adolf Hitler
1961 · Editor
The Life of Adolf Hitler
1961 · Director
Cradle of Genius
1960 · Director
Cat & Mouse
1958 · Director
Cat & Mouse
1958 · Producer
Cat & Mouse
1958 · Writer
World Without End
1953 · Director
No Resting Place
1951 · Director
No Resting Place
1951 · Writer
The Balance
1947 · Director
The Balance
1947 · Producer
A City Speaks
1947 · Director
A City Speaks
1947 · Writer
The World Is Rich
1946 · Director
Land of Promise
1946 · Director
Britain Can Make It, No. 1
1946 · Producer
Land of Promise
1946 · Producer
Total War in Britain
1945 · Director
New Builders
1944 · Producer
World of Plenty
1943 · Director
World of Plenty
1943 · Writer
World of Plenty
1943 · Producer
Night Shift
1942 · Producer
The Countrywomen
1942 · Producer
Five and Under
1941 · Producer
Bampton Shows the Way
1941 · Associate Producer
Island People
1940 · Director
The Future’s in the Air
1938 · Producer
Air Outpost
1937 · Producer
Today We Live
1937 · Producer
Cover to Cover
1936 · Producer
People of Britain
1936 · Director
People of Britain
1936 · Writer
Shipyard
1935 · Director
The Face of Britain
1935 · Director
Contact
1933 · Director
Australian Wines
1931 · Director
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