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Basil Wright (1907–1987)

Author of The Long View

6+ Works 54 Members 1 Review

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Works by Basil Wright

The Long View (1974) 35 copies
Night Mail [1936 film] (1936) — Director — 10 copies, 1 review
The Song of Ceylon [1934 film] — Director — 3 copies
A Diary for Timothy [1945 film] — Producer — 3 copies
Use of the Film (Arno Press Cinema Program) (1972) 2 copies
Michael Ayrton, Work of the 1950s 1 copy
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Associated Works

Cambridge Poetry, 1929 — Editor — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1907-06-12
Date of death
1987-10-14
Gender
male
Education
University of Cambridge
Occupations
film director
film critic
film historian
Organizations
British Film Institute
Nationality
UK
Associated Place (for map)
UK

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Reviews

1 review
TrueFalseFilm313 reviews
Night Mail by Harry Watt
With a live original soundtrack by Ken Thomson, New York avant-jazz vikings Gutbucket breathe new life into this classic documentary about the British mail train.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Mail
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028030/
Apr 13, 2012 (Edited)

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Works
6
Also by
1
Members
54
Popularity
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Rating
½ 3.5
Reviews
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ISBNs
4

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