John Spotton
Regie, Schnitt, Produzent
8. August 1927 — 3. März 1991 (63 Jahre)
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.
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Filmografie
| 1979 | |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Againauf plex.tv |
| 1965 |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Againauf plex.tv |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 |
| 1999 | Village of Idiots · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 3: Falling Apart and Getting Together · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 1: International Background - Canadian Roots · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 2: Born of Hard Times · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | A House Divided: Caregiver Stress and Elder Abuse · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | Peep and the Big Wide World · as Executive Producer |
| 1987 | Mr. Nobody · as Executive Producer |
| 1987 | No Way! Not Me · as Executive Producer |
| 1985 | Final Offer · as Executive Producer |
| 1985 | Pitchmen · as Executive Producer |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community · as Executive Producer |
| 1984 | Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | |
| 1958 |
| 1973 | Kainai · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | Memorandum · as Cinematographer |
| 1965 | Buster Keaton Rides Again · as Director Of Photographyauf plex.tv |
| 1965 | High Steel · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Nobody Waved Good-bye · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | The Hutterites · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Toronto Jazz · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | Runner · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Circle of the Sun · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Railroaders · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Treasure of the Forest · as Cinematographer |
| 1958 | The Hands That Heal · as Cinematographer |
| 1958 | The General Foreman · as Cinematographer |
| 1955 | Grain Handling in Canada · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | Salt Cod · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | Frontier College · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | College in the Wilds · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | Eye Witness No. 67 · as Cinematographer |
| 1953 | The World at Your Feet · as Cinematographer |
| 1953 | The Story of Peter and the Potter · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | Epidemic: Foot and Mouth Disease - Saskatchewan, 1952 · as Cinematographer |