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Director 1927 - 1991

John Spotton

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

2 titles
Memorandum

Memorandum

Donald Brittain, John Spotton 1967 58m

A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. This documentary follows a Holocaust survivor in 1965 on an emotional pilgrimage to Bergen Belsen, the last of 11 concentration camps where he was held by the Nazis. He and 30 other former Jewish inmates travel through the new Germany.

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

John Spotton 1965 55m 6.5

This is a documentary about the film "The Railrodder"

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